Starfish Help
Help for Faculty
To login to Starfish, use the link to the left or this direct link to Starfish.
If you have a USNA email account, chances are you have a Starfish account. The following users all have Starfish accounts:
- Professors
- Company Officers
- Company Senior Enlisted Leaders
- Academic Advisors
- Athletic Coaches
- Officer Representatives
- Professional Evening Tutors (via the Academic Center)
- AFLEAD cohort
How-to Documents
- How-to for Professors Draft
How-to Videos
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The Basics
Video: How to Log in to Starfish (Video opens in new window)
This video will show you how to log in to Starfish. You can log in from the intranet or the Internet.
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This video will show you the basics of what you see when you log into Starfish, and how these tools might help you.
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Your Profile and Preferences
How to set up your Profile
In Starfish, your profile sets your preferred email address, contact information such as your office phone number, your profile picture, and some other biographical information.
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How to set up your Appointment signup and Location preferences
In Starfish, when you hold an appointment you must have a location setup in your Profile. You can also set parameters on when Midshipmen are allowed to make appointments with you.
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How to set up your Email notification preferences
In Starfish, you receive emails when Midshipmen make an appointment with you. This will help you tweak when you would like those emails to arrive, and how often.
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Calendar and Appointment Functions
How to set up Office Hours and manage appointments
In Starfish, Midshipmen can only meet with you if you have set up your calendar. One way to do this is to set up recurring office hours. This video will also show you some appointment basics.
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See how a Midshipman signs up for your Office Hours
Watch how a Midshipman uses Starfish to sign up for your Office Hours, which may help you when you design your Office Hours.
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How to Edit or Cancel an Appointment
This shows how to edit an appointment or series of appointments and how to cancel a single appointment or a single session of a series of appointments.
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How to cancel a series of Office Hours/Appointments
This will show you how to cancel a series of Office Hours.
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How to add a single Appointment
You may not want to set up Office Hours, or you might have a meeting outside of your Office Hours. This will show you how to set up a one-on-one Appointment with a Midshipman.
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Viewing and Working with Your Midshipmen
Starfish automatically knows which Midshipmen you work with or have a relationship with. These videos will show you how to see these Midshipmen and some of the functions available to you.
How to view your Midshipmen
This will show you the basics of how to navigate the Students tab.
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How to view when a Midshipmen uses Tutoring, Extra Help, MGSP, and Any Other Type of Appointment
This will show you how you can check to see if your Midshipman is using academic resources, meeting with his Advisor, etc.
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How to add a note to a Midshipman's file
You can add a note to a Midshipman's file that can be seen by all Faculty and Staff that have an interest in that Midshipman. These notes cover a variety of topics.
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How send a single Midshipman or group of Midshipmen an Message
You can send Messages to Midshipmen via Starfish.
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