Starfish Help
Help for MGSP Leaders
MGSP Leaders use Starfish to track their peer-tutoring appointments and attendance.
How-to Documents
Starfish How-to for MGSP Leaders DraftHow-to Videos
These videos will show you everything you need to get started with Starfish as an MGSP Leader. It also shows you how to set things up so that you are compliant with the requirements of the Academic Center.
Note: some of these videos are duplicates from the Faculty Help page, but they will apply similarly to MGSP Leaders.
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.
Link to this exact videoHome Screen (Dashboard) Overview
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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Link to this exact videoYour Profile and Preferences
As an MGSP Leader you have access to more profile preferences that should be configured.
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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Link to this exact videoHow to set up your Location preferences
In Starfish, when you hold an MGSP Session you must have a location setup in your Profile.
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Link to this exact videoHow 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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Link to this exact videoCalendar and Appointment Functions
This videos will show you how to properly create your MGSP sessions and keep your attendance logged correctly. They will also show you how to record Outcomes for Midshipmen.
How to Create an MGSP Session
This shows all the steps you should take when creating an MGSP session.
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Link to this exact videoHow to Edit or Cancel a Session
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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Link to this exact videoHow to Manage Attendance and Outcomes
This will show you how to add and manage your attendance, and how to enter outcomes - a critical part of giving a Midshipman you tutor good feedback.
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Link to this exact videoHow to cancel a series of MGSP Sessions
This will show you how to cancel a series of MGSP Sessions. It was meant for Faculty but works similarly for you.
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Link to this exact videoHow to add an MGSP Session for a Special one-on-one Session
If you give a special tutoring session to a Midshipman, this video (designed for Faculty) will show you how to add a single appointment.
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Link to this exact videoViewing 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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