TeachersFirst Membership FAQ

Member tip: Click on the words "My TF" in the menu bar to log-in without even using the menus!

Can I still use TeachersFirst without joining?

Absolutely! You can still search, find resources, read reviews, and email pages. Membership is designed to give you time-saving ways to organize your favorite resources, find them again without searching, and make them available to your students and parents. Membership also gives you many more free tools, allowing your technology use and collaboration with others to grow as needed.

Do memberships mean that you are going to start charging for TeachersFirst?

No. TeachersFirst is provided to teachers as a free service by our parent company, NITV, a not-for-profit learning technologies corporation. It is our intent never to charge teachers for using TeachersFirst.

How do you pay for this great service?

NITV has other ventures that charge small membership fees, and we also use grants and other funding sources. In the future, school districts will be able to purchase technology packages that include district-wide professional development options, bundled with preschool and parent resources. All our pricing is designed to underwrite new development of the best educational technologies to cover costs, not to make a profit.

What do you do with my information and profile when I join?

Your information is kept strictly confidential and used only to provide services to meet your preferences. We use it, for example, to tell you of resources that others like you have recommended or to show you new resources in the areas you have selected. We will never share your email address or information with others unless you choose to make it public.

How do I change my password, email address, and other profile settings?

Your user profile is available for you to make changes at any time you are logged in. Just go to the My TF menu and click Edit> My Info. If you forget your password, we will email you a link to change it and log in again. It is important that you keep a current email address in our system so we can do this!

If I make a custom-built home page, can parents and students “see” all the preferences I have set?

Only the resources and options you have chosen specifically for your custom-built home will show to your visitors. If you are not sure, try logging out of TeachersFirst and going to the page from the “public” URL (web address).

Why would I even want a custom-built home page?

Learn more about the many things you can do with a home page you can create in minutes by reading Why make a TeachersFirst Home Page? The practical tips will convince you!

Why doesn’t TeachersFirst “remember” me when I go to log in? Other sites do this.

Teachers often use different computers in different locations or share computers with other teachers and students. We know it is important for you to protect your membership information, Favorites, etc, as confidential to you, so we do not place “cookies” on the computers where you log into TeachersFirst. This prevents people using the computer after you from accessing your information by accident. Your membership travels with YOU, not with the computer.