What kind of notifications appear in the menu notifications? – Schoology Support

The menu notifications in the header in Schoology displays course events in chronological order to keep you abreast of academic activity. These notifications are not customizable, but you can filter the view by content-type from the Notifications area. Click View All from the menu notifications dropdown to navigate to the Notifications area.

Note: To customize email and text notifications in Schoology, see our Account Notifications article.

The counter next to the notifications (bell) icon in the header and a green dot in the drop-down menu indicate new and unread notifications:

Note: The notifications counter is not supported on Schoology Basic. Learn more here.

Menu Notifications for Teachers

Teachers will receive menu notifications for the following activity in courses they administer:

Direct Replies to comments in discussions

e.g. Student has replied to your comment in Discussion Name

Discussion responses

e.g. Student A and Student B replied to Discussion Name

Created Content

e.g. Course Name posted Event, Assignment, Test/Quiz, Discussion, Page, Album, File, or Link

Assignment Submissions/Comments

e.g. Student submitted an item to Assignment Name

e.g. Student posted a comment to Assignment Name

Please note that these submissions include revisions

Assessment Submissions

e.g. Student submitted an item to Assessment Name

Test/Quiz Submissions

e.g. Student A and 8 other people submitted the test/quiz for Test/quiz Name

In cases where there are a number of students listed in the notification, click the X other people link on the Notifications page to display the remainder of students who've completed the activity.

Above, the menu notifications view from the header. Below, the Notifications page.

Menu Notifications for Students

Students will receive menu notifications for the following activity in courses they are enrolled:

Direct Replies to comments in discussions

e.g. Student has replied to your comment in Discussion Name

Discussion responses

e.g. Student A and Student B replied to Discussion Name

Created Content

e.g. Course Name posted Event, Assignment, Test/Quiz, Discussion, Page, Album, File, or Link

Grades Posted

e.g. A new grade was posted for Item Name and 2 other assignments

Assignment Submission Comments

e.g. Course Admin posted a submission comment for Assignment Name

Test/Quiz Comments

e.g. Course Admin commented on your submission for Test/Quiz Name

Badges

e.g. Congratulations! You've earned Badge Name

Above, the menu notifications view from the header. Below, the Notifications page.