Classrooms
What are Classrooms?
When trying to send out a message to a small group quickly, it's much easier when the correct list is ready for you!
Classrooms create targeted lists for sending push notifications, news updates, and conversations.
Only Dashboard and App Administrators can create Classrooms.
Teachers cannot create a classroom in the Classrooms feature, but can set up their own Category for their class or group.
Setting up Classrooms
Two ways to set up your Classrooms
SFTP sync from your SIS
a. Optimal – automatically updates staff or students listed in classrooms
b. Classroom participants are all added to their respective classrooms quickly and easily with a simple designation on your sync information.
Manually
There are two ways to manually Create Classrooms
1. Individually add Classrooms
2. Create multiple Classrooms via Import (imported from an Excel file)
NOTE: When a Classroom is made there will be a Target List created with the same name to Send out Push notifications.
Create a Classroom Manually
From the Dashboard under Features, Select “Classrooms”
Select “+New”
Select or upload the image you want to use, if you have an external image you want to use via URL add it here as well in External Image URL Name the List
Add a Description if you prefer
Add Members
Once you start typing a person’s name, they will appear for you to select them
Click “Save &Edit” & “OK”
When you navigate back to “Classrooms” you will see the newly created Classroom listed successfully
If you want to import multiple Classrooms at once, you can click "Import Classrooms" at the top of the page and use the Excel Template to create a list of Classrooms at once.
Target list
Creating a classroom will auto-generate a Target List, with the same name of the classroom.
When manually creating a target list, Administrators have the option to select one or multiple classrooms, by checking the box on the right side.
How to Use Classrooms
Create a category under My Categories
Teachers must create their desired Categories, which are the headings under which the notifications are sent. To create your Categories, follow these steps:
i. Navigate to News>Settings>Categories
ii. Click on the My Categories tab.
iii. Click‘+ New’
We recommend that you are specific in what you label your category so that students and parents know what they are opting into, especially if more than one section of the class is offered.
For example –Class Name – Period – Teacher Name.
Algebra – Period 2 – Mr. Teacher
JV Boys Basketball –Coach Teacher
Seniors – Class of 2022
Math Club – Mr. Teacher
iv. Once you get your categories created, you can let your students and parents know they can sign up for your notifications.
In the Marketing section of the Dashboard, there are documents (Click Marketing > Documents) that have been branded to your school that are ready to be shared to your community.
This infographic shows students and parents how to opt-in to your notifications.
Sending a Push Notification to a Category and using your Classrooms Target List
Navigate to News > Create New
Give your notification a Title, add your message and any attachments you would like to add, then click continue in the top right corner.
On the next screen, check the box next to the channel you would like your push notification to go out to, then click Continue.
On the following screen, for 'Who?' should receive the News item, in the first column select Categories.
In the second column labeled Secured Access, scroll down to the section titled ‘Visible only to (Lists)’.
Continue down the list and select the Target List (your Classroom) you want your push notification going to.
Once you have selected your Classroom target list, click Continue at the top right.
The first column on the next screen gives you a preview of the push notification.
The second column allows you to choose from several optional settings.
The third column tells you:
1) the method being used to send the notification (push notification and on the newsfeed);
2) the category that was chosen to send the notification to (Mrs. Peach’s Class), and
3) the target list (I.e. your Classroom) the notifications being sent out to.
If you are satisfied with your notification, click Send. Your message has now been sent to your Classroom!
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