Add Student

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Add Student

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Publishers and school/district admins can add students in the school/district. Individual teachers can also add students (known as Individual students) to the classes that the individual teacher has created. Students can perform various activities, like reading content, making notes, adding bookmarks, highlighting the content, doing homework, etc., once they are added on platform. Refer to the Role of the Student to learn more about the activities that a student can perform on the portal.
Please Note:
The school/district admin should have a sufficient number of licenses to roster students and teachers in the school/district. 
Individual teachers must have a sufficient number of licenses to roster students in the class created by them.
 Follow the below steps to add a student:
 1. Log in to the portal
 
2. Click "Roster" on the left-hand side menu.
 
3. Click "Student" in the sub-menu. 
 
4. (a) If you want to add one student at a time, click "Add Student." 
   (b) If you want to add students in bulk, click "Bulk Upload."

5. Click  "Add Student."
You will be redirected to the "Add Student" page.

6. Fill in the following information (All the * marked fields are mandatory, other fields are optional and can be left as is.)
Enter the first name and last name of the student.
Enter the Username. Username must be unique. It can be an email address, although it doesn't have to be for students. You can create arbitrary usernames to protect student privacy.
Enter the password. You can either type in the password or select "Generate" to auto-generate a password. Select the box "Keep the same password for other students" if you wish to provide the same password to all the other students. A password should be between 6-20 characters.
Click inside the "Assign Classes" box and select the class you want to assign to the student. You can also select and assign multiple classes by holding the CTRL button and clicking each class. These class names will already exist on the portal. If the class does not exist in the Class List, you will need to add the class first, before adding the student.
Click inside the "Grade Name" box and select the grade you want to assign to the student. You can also select and assign multiple grades by holding the CTRL button and clicking each grade. The "Grade" field is optional, you can leave it blank.
Click the "Assign Language" drop-down to select the language. The language here refers to the assessment language. The student will be able to access the assessment in a particular language, as selected from the drop-down list. The "Assign Language" field is optional, you can leave it blank.   
Enter the Parent or guardian's email. When you do so, an email will be sent to the Parent on the email address provided, to allow or deny permission for their child to access the portal. A student cannot log in to the portal if the parent has denied permission. This field exists on the portal to comply with COPPA and GDPR (Optional field)
Note: "Parent or guardian's email" is an optional field. But, If you check the checkbox for "Below 16 years," this field will become mandatory.
Click the "Add More" link if you wish to add more students from the same screen. You can add a maximum of 5 students through "Add More."
7. Click "Save."
All the students added will be listed on the "Manage Students" page.
Refer to Bulk Upload Student