The default way for students to create an account and join a class is using a Class Code or Class Link provided by their teacher.
With SpacesEDU Pro, there are a few additional options for administrators to add new students:
Simply click Add Student within the Students section of your account, and fill in the form.
This is perfect if you only have a couple of students to add to your school. To learn more about inviting and managing students from your Admin account, click here.
Import a CSV setup file - to learn more, see the full details in this article.
If you're using OneRoster SIS Sync, students are automatically added to classes via rostering imports.
Once your invitations have been sent, students can log in and get started with SpacesEDU right away.
The simplest case for student invitations is when students have never accessed SpacesEDU before, and you've added them with an email address - either from the form in your admin account, or with a CSV setup file.
Students will receive an invitation by email, with a link they can click to set up their account.
That's all there is to it! Once in, students will automatically be linked with their classes. Students added in this way will not require a class link or code to get started.
What if some students have already created accounts and started using SpacesEDU?
If students have already set up accounts, and teachers have them in classes, they can continue using them in the same way as before. They'll remain linked with their classes.
When a CSV setup file is imported, there are a few possibilities for existing student accounts:
The student may already have an account with a verified email that matches the CSV file
The import will update their account with a Student ID and any classes from the file
The student may have an account with an unverified email that matches the CSV file
The import will send an email with a link the student can click to verify their account.
Once they've done this, their account will be updated with a Student ID and any classes from the file.
The student may have an existing account with a Student ID
Their account will be updated with any classes from the file
If a new email is provided in the file along with the Student ID, it will be added a secondary email for the student
The student ID should be unique for all students - if an email is provided that's already in use with another student ID, this will be flagged as an error and the import won't process that student
Why can't some teachers see their students in classes?
If a student has been sent an invitation to set up a new account, they may not appear on the list of students in the class right away.
Teachers can view any students that have been invited to join their class by clicking People, then looking at the Invited section. From there, they can also resend or delete an invitation.
Once each student has clicked the link in their email logged in, they'll be visible on the class list in the Feed, and any post to All Future Students in the class will be visible to them.
This applies to students that are manually invited by an admin, or imported via rostering with the default settings to only invite students.
With Rostering, there is an option that can be enabled at the district level by SpacesEDU support to automatically create student accounts from the import, meaning that teachers will see them as active in their classes right away.
To update this setting, or if you have any other questions, please contact SpacesEDU support using the option in the bottom left corner of your screen - we're happy to help!