FOSSweb Registration Directions

FOSSweb Registration Directions
Access your teacher resources for FOSS science from any computer using the new FOSSweb website. First
you will need to create an account that will give you premium access.
1. Open your web browser and enter the
following URL: www.fossweb.com
Click on “Don’t have an account yet? Get
started now.”*
*You will return here later to login using your e-mail and
password.
2. Click on the “Register for FOSSweb”
button.
3. Select the “Register as a user within
an organization, such as a school or
school district” option followed by the
“Continue” button.
4. Enter your BPS complete e-mail account
(e.g., [email protected]).
You will need to re-enter your e-mail in the
Confirm Email Address window.
5. Select YES to indicate that you work for
a school, school district or other
educational provider.
6. Type only the word Birmingham in the
“Contains” window to search for
Birmingham Public Schools. Please do not
add any other words in this window. You
will not need to enter an address.
7. Enter Birmingham as the city, United
States of America, as the country, and
Michigan as the state. You do not need to
enter a zip code.
8. Select the Search button.
9. Select the blue +ADD button next to
“Birmingham Public Schools” and
Birmingham Public School District will
automatically appear in the Selected
Organizations window.
10. Select the Continue button.
11. Enter your personal information.
Please note: You only need to enter
information that is required as indicated by
the blue asterisks. Select all grade levels
that apply to you. Once you have
completed your information, select the
continue button.
12. Choose a password that is at least 8
characters long. Passwords will be case
sensitive. Be sure to write your password
down so you can use it to login later.
After completing all of the required forms,
select the submit button.
13. You will be sent a confirmation e-mail
from [email protected] to
validate your e-mail account. You will be
able to login after confirming your email.
14. You can now return to
www.FOSSweb.com in your browser to
enter your e-mail and password to login.
15. Select the Add a New Module button in
the My FOSS Modules window to set-up
your premium access. You will only need
to do this once.
16. Your FOSSweb code will be BPSMIGr
(case sensitive) followed by the grade you
teach. For example, if you teach 3rd grade,
then your only code will be BPSMIGr3. If
you teach more than one grade level, you
can enter codes in the other boxes for
each additional grade level that you teach.
If you run out of boxes, select the I Have
Additional FOSSweb Access Codes
button. Once you have entered your
code(s) you can click the submit button.
17. Your FOSS modules/kits will appear.
Place a check next to each module. Be
sure to select all of the modules. There are
no student premium codes to enter. Click
on the submit button.
18. Your modules will now appear each
time you login. You can now access all of
the resources available for each module.
Simply click on the photograph that
represents the cover of the text for any
module under My FOSS Modules.
19. All of the resources associated with
the selected module will appear:

Your complete teacher guides are
now available to you as an
eTeacher Guide.

You can access all of your
teaching masters (including the
investigation masters and
assessment masters) as pdf files.
You can use the half-sheet option
if you want to create science
notebook pages.

The student eBook will allow you
to project pages from the student
edition onto your interactive white
board.

Be sure to investigate the
interactive whiteboard resources
for flip charts!