Accelerate Ed - Buzz LMS

Students in Red Clay use Accelerate Education for credit recovery. Buzz is the name of the Learning Management System where students complete their course work. All students and teachers log into Buzz (Accelerate Ed) through ClassLink. All students in grades 6-12 have access to Buzz (Accelerate Ed) through ClassLink. Students must be enrolled in a course in order to access Coursework on Buzz (Accelerate Ed). If a student is not enrolled in an Accelerate Ed Course, when they click on the Buzz tile, they will not see anything.

Locate the Buzz (Accelerate Ed) tile in ClassLink:

Resources for Counselors using Accelerate Ed:

• Accelerate Education Training for Counselors from 9/10/2025 on Zoom - Passcode: 85LW^^^!
• New students and teachers take 48 hours for their account to be created in Accelerate Ed.
• New Course Enrollment Templates: Use the enrollment templates, along with the student email address as username, to add any new enrollments. There is one template for each school.
  • Enrolling Users Video
• User Creation Excel Spreadsheet: If you need to create any non-student user accounts, use the User Creation template.
  • Creating Users Video - *you only need to create users that will need Observer accounts (parents, mentors, case managers, counselors that want to receive weekly emails regarding students, etc.). All new student accounts will be automatically created from the technology office. If you are teacher that needs an account, please contact Karen Ammann.
• Observer Template Excel Spreadsheet: Add yourself or others (parents, mentors, case managers, counselors that want to receive weekly emails regarding students, etc.) as Observers to specific students, use the Observer template. Observers must have user accounts created before you can associate them with students. Remember, observers are never enrolled in courses. All teachers have accounts automatically created from the technology office.
  • Adding Observers Video
• Verify Email: Note that student and Observer users will also need to complete this step once their accounts are created.
  1. Select the profile menu.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Click the “Send code” button.
  4. You should receive an email message containing your verification code. Enter this code in the field provided. Note that the code is only valid for 15 minutes.
• Training and Professional Development Site: This page includes targeted Administrator and Teacher support pages, searchable Knowledge Base, Synchronous training and webinar offerings, and links to register for support sessions. 
  • If you would like support from our trainer Andrea Ritchie, click the above link and select Synchronous Support. Select a trainer and a date/time that works for your schedule.
• Accelerate Education Knowledge Base
• Learning Coach Resource Site: Resource for Observers (parents, mentors, case managers,  etc.). This page includes Learning Coach best practices, How-to videos of common tasks completed by students within the curriculum, and Curriculum supports and resources (especially important for K-5 Learning Coaches).
• Course Catalogs and Material Lists: This site is part of the Accelerate Education website and includes course descriptions and materials lists for their courses.
• Teacher Semester-End Procedures
• Semester End Procedures - Admin
• Understanding Reports and Data
• Buzz Administrator User Guide

If you need support using Accelerate Ed, please email Karen Ammann or Courtney Toland.