Teachers and Site administrators can issue QR Codes to support student logins to Discovery Education. This provides an alternative method that is quick and easy for students. 

Generating QR codes for student logins serves as an additional option for logging in and does not replace any previous login methods. Students can still use their traditional login methods at any time.

If you have completed your Wonde integration or manually uploaded pupil accounts using our User import tool, you will still need to set the passwords for your pupils. 

Teacher Setup: Generate QR Codes for a Class

Teachers can issue QR codes for their students through the Classrooms section of their My DE homepage. To do this:

In the Classrooms, under ‘All classrooms’ you will find your class that you teach. The yellow triangle next to the class name will indicate that the pupils in the class require passwords. To set the passwords, select ‘Bulk issue Sign in QR codes’ from the Actions menu.

Note: If you have manually uploaded your accounts using our User Import tool, you will have to manually create your class and add your pupils.

Select ‘Generate pupil sign in QR codes’ to generate the codes for the pupils. You have the option to print or save the codes in a PDF file.

Once the QR codes are generated, you have two options: Print or Download. Both options will prompt you with layout options:

• Square Labels 45mm x 45mm (Avery L7121-25)
• Individual Pages (One Student QR Per Page)

If you select Download, it will automatically download onto your device. If you select Print, a print window will open to allow you to print the page of QR codes.

Note, the only way to access the codes is to save this file as a PDF or print the file at this step. Once you leave this screen, you will not be able to view the codes that you have set.

Admin Setup: Generate & Reissue QR Codes for all students

Anyone with a site admin account in Discovery Education can generate QR codes for students at the school level. To do this:

1. Click the Admin dashboard tile from your homepage. 
2. Click the Manage School dropdown in the upper right corner. 
3. Select Issue Sign In QR Code. 
4. The school register will appear. Click Generate QR Codes from selection
5. Once the QR codes are generated, you have two layout options:
   • Square Labels 45mm x 45mm (Avery L7121-25)
   • Individual Pages (One Student QR Per Page)
6. Select Download, it will automatically download a zip file to your device with files and folders organised by teacher to make distribution easier.

Logging in using QR codes

Signing in with a QR Code serves as an additional option for logging in. All previously created login methods will continue to work and can be used at any time. 

Visit www.discoveryeducation.co.uk and select Login in the top right hand corner.  Select 'Use QR code'

OR visit https://app.discoveryeducation.co.uk/learn/signin/qr

Please ensure that the camera is allowed to access the page visited. Hold up the QR code to the camera to scan. Once your computer reads the QR code, you will land on your Discovery Education homepage.

You can now scan the QR code to access the service.