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Setting up Buddy Access Video

This video explains how to set up buddy access in Staff Kiosk Staff > Staff Details, allowing a trusted colleague to “ghost” into your account and assist with day‑to‑day tasks while operating under your permissions. It outlines what ghosting access allows and restricts, provides practical examples such as supporting new teachers, and shows where buddy access is managed within Staff Kiosk. The video also explains how security permissions affect what a buddy can do, how to grant or revoke access, and highlights that buddy access is one‑way and not automatically reciprocal.

This video refers to the ‘Teacher Kiosk’ portal, which has since been renamed ‘Staff Kiosk.’

This video refers to the ‘Teacher’ menu, which has since been renamed ‘Staff.’

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00:02 - Overview of buddy access and ghosting
00:13 - What ghosting access allows and restricts
00:21 - Practical example of using buddy access
00:35 - Navigating to buddy access settings in Staff Kiosk
00:49 - Viewing your current buddies
01:02 - How security permissions affect buddy access
01:29 - What buddies can do when ghosted in
01:36 - Granting and revoking buddy access
01:52 - Buddy access is not reciprocal
02:11 - Further help and resources

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