Adding a class

You can add a class to your home page either by importing a class from Google Classroom or by creating a SMART amp class. When you import a class or create a class, you can share workspaces with students from your domain and from a different domain. See To add participants from another domain in Editing classes and participant lists.

When you import a class from Google Classroom, the Google Classroom icon with the class title appears on your home page.

When you create a SMART amp class, a class icon with the class title appears on your home page.

To import a class from Google classroom

1. See Importing classes from Google Classroom for details.

To create a class in SMART amp software

1. On your home page, tap Add.

   The Add a class window appears.

   

2. Type a name for the class in the Enter a class name box.

3. Tap Create.

   The Edit a class window opens. Creating a class also creates a class folder. This folder is the default folder when saving files you create for the class.

   Notes 

   • You can use the default class folder or you can tap Change to open the Select folder window and select a different folder. You can also tap to create a new folder if necessary.

   • The default class folder has the same name as the new class.
     • If a folder with that name already exists in My Drive, the date and-time is added to the end of the default class folder name (for example, MyClassFolder 2015-07-01 10:40:44).
     • If you change the class name, the class folder name doesn't change automatically.
   • If you previously created workspaces or folders for a class, you can move these items into the new default class folder from your Google Drive:
     1. Tap in your Create and Share tab to open your Google Drive.
     2. In the left column, tap My Drive to open your folders list.
     3. Drag and drop files into your default class folder.
   • You can change your class folder name from your Google Drive:
     1. Tap in your Create and Share tab to open your Google Drive.
     2. In the left column, tap My Drive to open your folders list.
     3. Right-click on a folder name and tap Rename to rename your folder.
   • You can create new folders in your Google Drive. Go to Create, move or delete a folder for more information from Google Drive Help.

4. Let your participants know about the new class using one of the following methods:

   Give participants the six-digit class code they can use to join a class from their home page. Note  The class code remains the same until you reset it. You can share the code with participants so they can join the class at any time. Tap the class code to open a QR code and ask participants to scan it with their devices.

   • Use participant’s email addresses to add them to the class by typing one or more participant email addresses or copying and pasting multiple email addresses into the Enter or paste email separated by commas or semicolons box, and then tapping Add by email.

   • Notes 

     • When you're adding participants, the Emails cannot be added window may appear with a message:

       There is an issue adding these emails to the class.

       Check the spelling and try again. If you are still having trouble, get more information.

       Contact the technical administrator for your school or region and provide the email address(es) that appear in the box. The administrator can use these addresses to confirm the necessary domains are configured correctly.

     • SMART amp software supports email addresses in SMTP format, such as first.last<first.last@domain.com>.

     • Duplicate emails are removed automatically.

     • Email addresses that are correctly formatted are black. Addresses that are formatted incorrectly are red.

     • Tap an address to edit it.

     • Tap the beside an email address to remove it from the list.

5. Tap Done.

   A Yay! Your class has been created! message appears.

   If a Your class has been created but we were unable to add the following student(s) message appears, check the spelling of the affected email addresses, or check with the technical administrator for your school or region to make sure the addresses are added to your Google Apps domain.

   Notes 

   • As participants join the class, their names appear in the participant list. This is your class list.

   • If other teachers join the class, their names appear in the leftmost column and their icons appear larger than student icons.

   • You can delete a participant by selecting his or her name, and then tapping.

   • Participants see a class icon on their home page if the teacher has manually added their email addresses to the class list, or after they have joined the class for the first time using the class code or by tapping the QR code. The participants can tap the class icon on their home page to join the class later.

   • You can view the class details at any time by tapping the View Class tab on your class dashboard.

6. Tap Back to Home Page.

   A class icon appears on your home page.