Feature Guides
Guides for our key features including Journeys, Curricula and Families
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Child Journeys
How to use all features in child Journeys
- What is the background summary in a Journey?The background summary is a document Mana automatically generates at the start of a Journey, giving educators a helpful starting point based on what's already been recorded for the child.
- How to edit your Journey titleLearn how to rename an open journey and where the updated title will appear across Mana.
- How do I assign key children to myself?Guidance on allocating children to educators
- How do I delete or inactivate a child's profile?Guidance on deleting/inactivating a child's profile in Mana
- How do I recover a child that was deleted/inactivated?Guidance on locating and recovering a child's inactivated/deleted profile in Mana
- How can I mark a journey "complete" or "incomplete"?Mark your cycles of planning as "complete" or "incomplete"
- What are jottings?Write quick notes without AI generation
- What is a Journey in Mana?Understanding Journeys in Mana including recent changes to our Journeys feature
- Does Mana link to the ACECQA planning cycle?Understanding how Mana relates to the ACECQA planning cycle
- What is the quality monitoring feature in Journeys?Mana provides an automated AI auditing tool to track planning and ensure that every child’s learning journey is fully documented.
- Using voice recording to help with Document developmentGuide on how to record your voice to guide Mana on developing documentation for you
- Customise your Stages of the planning cycle or ILPSet up your stages of the cycle of planning
- Translating to other languages in ManaHow Mana supports educators with diverse linguistic backgrounds
- Using Stages in a Child's JourneyStages in a child's Journeys
- Converting a document into any style after it's written
- What Are Magic Actions on Mana?
- Recording a jotting of Family Input
- Why do some Journeys get flagged as "Falling behind"?Mana flags Journeys as falling behind based on a number of factors detailed below.
- How do I migrate Journeys?With Mana's new update you can have one journey per child with multiple goals within the Journey.
- Individual cycle of planning / ILP on ManaFollow these steps to make full use of the Journey (Cycle of Planning / ILP) feature on Mana
- How to begin a JourneyJourneys walk you through every step of the planning cycle with coaching, AI support, and smart features built right in.
- How to write a learning storyTo get started with Mana, begin by writing your first learning story. It will only take a few minutes with Mana's AI working as your aide!
- Create a follow up planYou've documented observe and assess, now it's time to create a plan.
- Gather evidence of implementationGather observations in all forms including jottings, learning stories, daily diaries, letters and photos to showcase your plans in action
- Reflect/evaluate a Journey with Coach SueReflect and evaluate the outcomes you set. How did you plan to achieve them? What worked? What didn't work? Why? What can we do better/next?
- How to create a summative assessmentMana can write a summative assessment for a child using documents already in their Journey
- Profile & Team Setting ConfigurationThis article explains how to find your settings, and what you can customise profile and team settings in the new view.
- How to navigate the new Homepage dashboard for LeadersThe Home tab has a brand new look- and Manager roles have access to additional features.
- How to move a document into Spontaneous Moments
- How do I set the Coaching level for my Team?Centre leaders have the ability to set the pace of Coach Sue conversation for educators before being able to generate the document.
- How do I delete a Journey
Documents
Educators can now create any document on Mana
- Writing a full cycle documentDocument a child's complete learning cycle from what you observed through to how your planning made a difference.
- What are the different document types in Mana?Understanding all of the options available to you in Mana
- How can I add photos to my documents?Guidance on how to add photos to documents you develop in Mana
- How to write a daily diaryWrite a meaningful daily diary/day story/daily reflection using Mana
- How do I search for documents by child, group, or document type?How to efficiently search for documents on Mana by child, group, or document type.
- How do I get follow up suggestions for diary entries?
- How can I delete a document?Steps to delete/remove a story or other type of document from your account
Coach Sue
Coach Sue is your educator bestie! She's always there to support and guide you. Coach Sue helps you deepen and expand your pedagogical knowledge.
- Who is Coach Sue?More about Coach Sue and how she can support you with your educational practoce
- How do I have a coaching session with Coach Sue?Guidance on getting started with your first coaching session
- How do I conduct reflections with Coach Sue?Coach Sue is a great mentor to support you to reflect on your educational practice
- Reflection models used by Coach SueHere are some reflection models Coach Sue will use for a Reflection document to help guide your practice
- Getting guidance for next steps from Coach SueTwo ways Mana can suggest what to do next in your Grow journey: "Ask Sue what's next" from the stages view or "Refresh ideas" from inside a document's follow-up section.
- Using "Force generate" when you don't have much to share with Coach SueForce generate lets you skip Coach Sue's minimum input threshold when you have a short or simple document in mind, you just give a brief reason why.
Program Feature
How to use all features in Program (previously "Curricula")
- Mana Program OverviewAn overview of how Mana Program works from setting up rooms and adding children, to creating plans, using AI Suggest, sharing with families, and reflecting on your program.
- How to share your program with familiesThere are two ways to share your program with families- directly through the app or by printing and displaying it in the room. Here's how each works.
- How to move a document across stages or areasMove documents between journey stages or program areas using drag and drop, or the options menu on any document card.
- Create permanent areas for your group programsHow to create curriculum areas for each group / room / studio
- How do I create a room/group and add children?Set up your centre’s rooms in Mana and assign children to rooms
- Where can I edit the rooms?
- How do I assign educators to rooms?You can assign educators to rooms in Mana depending on your role and team settings.
- How can I mark a program "complete" or "incomplete"?Mark your program complete or incomplete
- Curricula just got smarter: Introducing Program--> group planning, tailored to each childGroup plans and learning stories now tailor to each child and "Suggest" spots learning threads across your children's goals to help you plan meaningfully.
Families Feature
How to enable Families features as a service
- Posters you can use at your serviceDownload these posters to support your Mana Families rollout at your service!
- Turning off "Continue at home" suggestionsControl whether auto-generated home learning suggestions are sent to families alongside your magic moments.
- What's coming to Mana Families: the updated family experienceMana Families app version 2.0 is coming, here's what's new
- How to preview the Families view as a parentPreview the family experience on Mana by adding yourself as a parent contact to a test child
- How to enable family sharing and invite familiesThis feature provides a secure, private space for families to view learning journeys, share stories, and engage with educators.
- How to share documentation with families
- What is the 'All About Me' feature?Families have an active role in sharing meaningful information about their child’s interests, preferences, and cultural background through completing an "All About Me"
- What are Catch ups?Stay connected to your child’s learning journey with Catch ups
- How to write and share a Community UpdateUse this document type to share timely updates, event reminders, or important notices with families in just a few simple steps.
Grow Feature
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