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How Students Use OpenSkyGive your student access to their dashboard, set permissions that fit their independence level, and let them work through their daily checklist on their own.
The Checklist
Admin
Getting Started with OpenSkyWatch the welcome videos for a quick tour of adding courses, using the checklist, and tracking books read.
Courses & Activities
The Checklist
How to Enroll a Student in a CourseAdd a course from the student dashboard, set up scheduling and pacing, and build out lessons in the course editor.
Courses & Activities
Scheduling
Enrolling in a Course That's Already in ProgressAlready partway through a curriculum? Enroll with your real start date, then tell OpenSky which lesson you're on so prior lessons are marked complete and the rest reschedule automatically.
Courses & Activities
Scheduling
Assigning and Keeping Track of BooksEnroll a student in a book, choose between scheduled chapters and free read, track books against courses, and review everything they have read in the book list.
Courses & Activities
Staying Flexible with Your ScheduleMove lessons, take spontaneous days off, and handle sick days or snow days while OpenSky automatically keeps your whole plan up to date.
Scheduling
The Checklist
Block SchedulingUse the block schedule builder to rotate courses, start one course when another ends, teach several courses the same day, and set up A and B weeks.
Scheduling
Courses & Activities
Using Weekly LessonsGive a course one lesson per week instead of one per day — perfect for unit studies, projects, and curricula organized by week.
Courses & Activities
Scheduling
Printing Your ChecklistPrint a daily, weekly, or monthly checklist, choose between calendar and detailed formats, and pick the layout that reads best for your family.
The Checklist
Managing Billing and InvoicesUpdate your card, cancel your subscription, and download invoices from the billing section of your settings.
Admin
Inviting Other Parents to Your HomeschoolInvite as many parents or guardians as you want to manage your homeschool alongside you, with full access to all students and progress.
Admin
Syncing OpenSky with Third Party CalendarsSync your OpenSky calendar with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and products like Skylight that accept a calendar URL.
Scheduling