Giving someone administrator privileges on a school/organization account allows them to access the admin area page. Here they can view, edit and add student accounts linked to the organization, see student projects, monitor storage use and the recycle bin and even view student passwords/permissions.


There might be a number of reasons you'd want to add someone as an admin to your organization account. Perhaps you're a teacher that shares a class with another teacher or you require help with monitoring the student accounts. Whatever the reason, adding someone as an admin can prove invaluable when it comes to the smooth running of your class.


In order to add a new user to the admin area they will first need a personal account. If the new user already has a personal account, you can skip to "Adding a user as an admin to your organization account". If they do not have a personal account, please ask them to follow the steps below:


1. Go to app.cloudstopmotion.com and click the middle option - 'Sign in / Register'.


2. Navigate to the sentence below the blue 'Sign in' button that reads 'Don't have an account? Sign up now'.


3. Alternatively, sign in with either your Microsoft 365 or Google account in order to avoid having to register for a new account first. 


Please note: Whichever method they opt for in order to create their account is how they must continue to log in every time they return - so if they choose Google, they must always choose Google; likewise, if they 'Sign up now' then the next time they return to log in, they must enter their email address and password in the bottom half of the signing in choices where it says 'Sign in now with your existing account'. Currently, even if you use the same email address, were you to sign in the first time by creating an account, and then log in the second time through the Google or Microsoft 365 portal options, you will then have created a second, new account, which will not be linked to any organisations that your original login was linked to. This is a temporary oversight and is fixed in Cloud Stop Motion V2.


Adding a user as an admin to your organization account:


1. Go to app.cloudstopmotion.com and sign in to your personal account.


2. Navigate to your organization admin page by clicking on "Manage Organizations' (the icon that looks like a building in the top right).



3. In the middle of the page, select the tab that say 'Administrators'.


4. Click on 'Add Administrator' and enter the emails address of the account you wish to add.


When the new user has been linked, they will need to refresh the Cloud Stop Motion webpage if they are already logged on. They should then see the option of accessing your school/organization account. If you complete this when they are not logged in, then the school/organisation account will simply show up the next time they sign in.


This solution was made for Cloud Stop Motion version 1.017.0. We hope it helped. If you have any further questions or queries about Cloud Stop Motion or just want to provide some feedback, leave us a message at animate@cloudstopmotion.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!