Class Join Code
If your district is set up with TechSmart to use a Single Sign-on provider such as Classlink, Clever, and Google, then having students join through a Class Join Code will be available to you.
Watch the video below to see the teacher and student workflow:
Instructions:
1. Communicate the Class Join code to students (found in the Gradebook):
Use one or more of the following options to find/present the code:
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- View Class Join Code - From the 3 dot menu in the Gradebook, select the "View Class Join Code" option.
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Empty Gradebook - If your Gradebook is empty with no students, then you will also see the Class Join Code on the left where student names usually are.
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Present Class Join Code - Click the Classroom Setup Button
in order to show the Class Join Code for the class in a new tab:
2. Students sign in and enter the Class Join code:
The article How do I join a class? (Student Article) covers how to join the class from the student perspective.
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- Summary: Once students sign in using one of the sign-in options (Classlink, Clever, Google) then they enter a Class Join Code. Students then wait until the teacher admits them to the class via the Gradebook.
3. Admit Students through the Gradebook:
Once students have entered in the Class Join Code they will have to be Admitted or Removed (if needed) from the class and this is all handled through the Gradebook.
- Admit all - The easiest option for allowing all students into the class that are pending approval. This may be the common case to use when starting the class for the first time at the start of the course.
- Individual Remove / Admit - On an individual student basis you can also Admit or Remove (Deny) the student from joining the class.
Admitted students:
Once a student has been admitted to the class they will be taken to the Assignments page for the class.
Removed (denied) students:
If you have removed the student while pending admission, the student will see a dialog that the teacher has chosen to not allow them to join the class:
Manual Account (If needed)
In a scenario where a student may not have a Single Sign-on option available to them yet (If they are a new student) then a teacher can create an account for them manually using the TechSmart account creation and sign in process. Read more about that here.