Newsela Community
The Newsela Community builds collaborative connections between teachers and provides a place for all Newsela educators to find and share lesson ideas, discuss teaching strategies, and stay on top of Newsela features and updates.
The Newsela Community is open to all teachers registered on Newsela, regardless of subscription. It’s a great place to connect to other educators for ideas on instruction with Newsela. You can ask questions, work through challenges with other educators, and view lessons built by Newsela Certified Educators you can use in your classroom.
Video: Discovering the Newsela Community
Connect to the Community
To use the Newsela Community, you’ll need to be logged in to your Newsela account. To do so,
Click the “Educator Center” from any page in newsela.com, then select “Community.” (Or click “Community from the top of any Support page.)
Use your Newsela username to log in if you’re not already.
Building a Profile
Update your Community profile to introduce yourself to the community. To do so,
Click the avatar in the top right of the screen.
Select Profile to view your page.
Click Edit Profile on the right.
We recommend you add an avatar, update your display name, and complete the available profile fields so other community members can find and connect with you.
Make a Post and start a Discussion
Starting a Discussion creates a post within the Community. To build a post
Join a group in the Community.
We recommend selecting the subject group that most closely aligns with what you teach.
Click Discussion or Q&A under the Group Name in the Group Banner
Click the "New" Button to launch the page to start your Discussion or Question
Type your overall question into the subject bar. You can include additional information in the description.
Managing Newsela Community Notifications
You will receive email notifications to the email you used to sign up for Newsela and the Community.
Updating your email settings
Adjust the frequency of Community emails.
Click your avatar.
Go to Settings.
Click Email tab.
Adjust the frequency of your email settings under Email Digests.
Locate the Group you wish to adjust the notifications for.
Adjust the Frequency from the drop-down list.
Remove all Community email notifications
Click your avatar.
Go to Settings.
Click Email tab
Under Notifications, deselect Send Notifications. This should stop all emails related to content updates for which you are subscribed.
Please note, password update messages will still be sent.
Manage Community notifications
Navigate to the Settings > Notifications page.
Scroll to the following sections and make your selections:
Activity from subscriptions – These notifications include what you are subscribed to:
Blog posts in blogs to which you are subscribed
Comments on blog posts to which you are subscribed
Replies to a thread I'm subscribed to
Creates threads in forums to which you are subscribed
Comments on media files to which you are subscribed
New media in galleries of which you are an owner
Comments on pages to which you are subscribed
Updates a page to which you are subscribed
Activity from your network - These notifications include actions other members take in relation to the member, for example following or mentioning them. They include:
Approves my friendship request
Requests my friendship
Follow me
New group invitation
Approves my friendship request
New group memberships not added by you
Membership request in groups to which you are an owner
Mentions my groups
Mentions me
Sends me a private message or replies to my private message
Activity related to content you write - These notifications include actions that other members take in relation to the content the member creates, for example replying to a forum question/discussion or liking content. They include:
Comments on content that I comment on
Comments on content that I write
Replies you created awaiting moderation
Replies to my question or discussion
Threads you created awaiting moderation
Replies to a question or discussion I have replied to or suggested an answer to
Suggests an answer to my question
Verifies a reply as an answer to my question
Forums requiring moderation
Likes content I write
Rates content I write
To receive an email notification for a type, listed in the previous step, select its left-column checkbox.
To stop receiving such notifications, deselect the left checkbox.
To receive Live Alerts for a notification, select its right-column checkbox.
To discontinue receiving both notifications and Live Alerts, deselect the left-column checkbox.
Click Save.
More Information on the Community
Need more information or help on the Community? View Newsela’s Community documentation here.