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CoLab Tip: Don’t hesitate to reach out to our team for support during the onboarding phase. We are here to train, energize, and set up structures that can scale with your organization!

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• Table of Contents

First Steps for Administrators

As an administrator, your leadership will help drive successful adoption across your organization:

1. Complete your implementation planning with Team CoLab 👋
   • Identify your collaboration goals
   • Define success metrics
   • Select pilot participants (if applicable)
   • Create an implementation timeline
2. Configure your organization's instance
   • Customize branding elements (profile photo and theme colour)
   • Set up organizational structure for groups
   • Define resource categories and tags
3. Prepare seed content
   • Upload initial resources to populate your knowledge base
   • Create starter community groups
   • Develop welcome materials for users
4. Plan your communication strategy
   • Prepare announcement messages
   • Schedule training sessions with Team CoLab 👋
   • Identify and brief early adopters with Team CoLab 👋
5. Establish support processes
   • Designate internal support contacts
   • Familiarize yourself with CoLab support channels
   • Create an FAQ for common questions

First Steps for Teachers

Welcome to CoLab! Here's how to get started on your collaboration journey:

1. Set up your professional profile
   • Add your photo, banner and headline
   • Highlight your background, expertise and interests
   • Showcase how you can support others in the CoLab community
2. Explore the resource repository
   • Browse existing materials
   • Try the advanced search features
   • Save resources to your collection called My CoLab
3. Join groups relevant to your work
   • Connect with subject/grade-specific groups
   • Participate in board-wide initiatives
   • Explore special interest communities
4. Find potential collaborators
   • View your Community directory, search, and filter for people based on commonalities
   • Connect with colleagues at other schools
   • (coming soon) Set your collaboration preferences, review your suggested matches, and send collaboration invitations
   • View the Launch Pad, view and share projects, and send invites to collaborate
5. Share your first resource
   • Upload a successful lesson or activity
   • Add appropriate tags and descriptions
   • Invite feedback from colleagues

Recommended Implementation Timeline

For optimal implementation, we recommend this phased approach:

Pre-Launch (1-2 weeks)

• Administrator training