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title: Instructor Single Sign-On is Here! – News from the Nest
description: Manage all of your grade books and your student account from one central location with the brand new instructor portal.
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# [Instructor Single Sign-On is Here! – News from the Nest](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/blog/instructor-single-sign-on-is-here)

 Written by [Hawkes Learning](https://www.hawkeslearning.com/blog/author/hawkesmarketing) | Aug 3, 2020 4:00:00 AM

Manage all of your grade books and your student account from one central location with the brand new instructor portal. Here’s how to get started:

### 1. CREATE AN ACCOUNT

**Go to** [t](http://teach.hawkeslearning.com/)[each.hawkeslearning.com](https://teach.hawkeslearning.com/instructorportal/accounts/login/) 

**If you have a student *Learn *account, use those credentials to log in.**

***Your email address must be tied to at least one of the instructors in a grade book in order to log in with your *Learn *credentials. If you have a *Learn *account but have not added your email to a grade book, doing so enables you to log in to the portal. (Grade Book > Tools > Manage Sections)*

If you do not yet have a student *Learn* account, select “Create an Instructor Account”** **and complete the form inputting your school email address and creating a password. 

 

 

 

### 2. LINK COURSES TO DASHBOARD

Upon your initial login, you will be directed to your blank dashboard.

**Select **‘**Add Course**‘ to link courses to your dashboard and enter either your Course Link Code or grade book password.

- **If you are adding a first-time user of this course, input the Course Link Code** sent to you via email. 
    - *Course Admins can resend**** ****this email (Grade Book > Tools > Manage Instructors/Sections > Instructor Details) if needed.*
- **If you are a returning user of this course **and have accessed this grade book previously, select your school, courseID, name, and input your existing password.

When you add a new course, you may choose to change the course name displayed on your Instructor Dashboard. **This edited course name will only be visible on your Instructor Dashboard**—it will not impact students, other instructors, or your individual sections in any way.

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A **shortcut tile** will appear on your dashboard that you can select to open the corresponding grade book.  

<https://www.hawkeslearning.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/course-tile-4.png>

To link other courses, select ‘**Add Course**’ and follow the same process to **add all of your Hawkes grade books to the dashboard.**

 Dashboard with Course Tiles Added

### 3. NAVIGATION

**Select a course tile to open your grade book and then easily switch between courses** without returning to the dashboard using the new drop-down menu.

From the Instructor Dashboard, select ‘**Student Dashboard**‘ for single sign-on access to your student *Learn *account.

Questions? Contact your Training and Support Specialist at 1-800-426-9538 or [training@hawkeslearning.com](mailto:training@hawkeslearning.com).

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