Account Settings

Under the user menu in the upper right (represented by a photo icon), there is the option for account settings. There are many panels in account settings, which we will go through.

Theme

Caravel supports 18 different color schemes, in both light and dark mode.

Picking a color will change the entire user interface to match:

Feel free to experiment with what feels most comfortable to you. Be aware that Parent accounts cannot pick a color - only Admins, Teachers, and Students can. 

Pattern

The background pattern can also be customized, or disabled.

There are also the secret patterns: Patterns that are only available for one day of the year. If you manage to grab one, you can keep it until you choose a different pattern. There is at least one secret pattern per month; and all secret patterns are temporarily unlocked during the week after Christmas. Keep your eyes open. :)

Account Information

Most of this is self-explanatory, with a few notes:

1. Timezone: All dates, and times, are shifted to this timezone. If you, as a teacher, have your timezone set to Eastern Time and set an assignment to be Due at 12PM, that will be 11 AM for a student with their time zone set to Central Time.
2. OpenDyslexic v3 Font: Another customization option that enables a large, customized font that some students with dyslexia may prefer. Science is currently not certain why the fonts help some and not others, or whether the font itself is as important as the font size, etc. We do have the option for students that try it and prefer it.

Update Password

We'll skip over this, it just lets you change your password.

Two Factor Authentication

See the page earlier on Two Factor Authentication for more information.

Passkeys

Passkeys are a substitute for passwords, that allow logging in without a username, password, or 2FA device present. Passkeys are currently experimental. You can try to use "Create Passkey," but you're on your own as the experience varies from device-to-device, and browser-to-browser. On Chrome, on most modern Windows devices, this feature will let you sign in with just your Windows PIN. We'll have further documentation on this soon, but in the meantime, use at your own risk (which is no risk - you can still sign in the old way).

Students, Browser Sessions, Subscription

• Students is a quick link to the Manage Students page.
• Browser Sessions lets you log out of all devices, in case a device is lost or stolen. A password is required.
• Subscriptions is a quick link to the Manage Subscription page.