Amplify- mCLASS Groups

Overview

mCLASS groups allow school administrators, specialists, and teachers to create a custom roster of students and share the roster with other users in mCLASS.

Prerequisites 

(Make sure to review before you proceed to Where to Start)

1. You must have a user account in mCLASS.
2. You must be a School Leader, API, Interventionist, or ML Specialists role for the school. 
3. Clear your cache/cookies if a previous account was given a demo class.  Click here for instructions on how to clear your cache/cookies on your browser.

WHERE TO START

How to Create a Student Group in Amplify mCLASS

• Log in to mCLASS @ https://learning.amplify.com/curriculum/
  
  • Log In with Clever - Use this option if you have access to both Amplify ELAR via Clever and mClass.
• Once logged in, click on the Admin Portal on the left navigation. 

• Click on Groups

• On the Groups page, click Create a New Group. Choose whether to create a single group or multiple Groups

• When creating groups Amplify recommends the following to avoid potential issues:
  • Limit the group size to 100 students or fewer.
  • Keep group names as short as possible. Long names may not display properly in the mCLASS app and in the mCLASS classroom reporting.
  • Make group names unique.
  • Make group names easy to recognize for anyone accessing the group.
  • Make sure all staff who will need to have access to the group are assigned to the group.
• If you select Multiple The Add Groups section contains the Group Name field. Click +Add Row to add up to 49 groups at a time.

• Enter the Group Name and click Create New Groups to create a group. A confirmation box displays the new group and the group is added to the Groups list. If the Amplify system encounters errors when attempting to save the records, the errors are highlighted. Correct them and click Submit again.

• After creating the group, you must assign staff and students to the group in the Group Details panel by clicking on the class.

How to Assign Staff to an mCLASS Group

• On the Groups page, scroll down to the Groups list to find the group you want to assign staff to.
  You can use the search tool to find a specific group or click the sort arrows  next to the Group Name column heading to sort the Groups list.

• Click anywhere in a group row to open the Group Details panel.

• In the Staff section of the Group Details panel, click Add Staff to expand the Assign Staff section.

• Find the staff member you want to assign by browsing the list or using the search or filter tools to narrow the list.

• You can search by Last Name, Email, ID.

• Select the check box for each staff member you want to assign to the group or select All to choose all staff displayed in the list. Uncheck a staff member's name in the Selected list to clear your selection.

• Click +Add Staff at the top of the Add Staff to Group panel.

*NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT SEE THE USER IN YOUR STAFF LIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE ED TECH APPLICATIONA DEPARTMENT VIA ZENDESK TICKET.

How to Assign Students to a mCLASS Group

1.  If you are already in your desired group to select students, skip to step 4. Otherwise, continue to step 2.

2. On the Groups page, scroll down to the Group list to find the group you want to assign students to.
   You can use the search tool to find a specific group or click the sort arrows  next to the Group Name column heading to sort the Groups list.

3. Click anywhere in a group row to open the Group Details panel.

4. In the Students section of the Group Details panel, click + Add Students to expand the Assign Students section.

5. Find the students you want to assign by browsing the list or using the search or filter tools to narrow the list.
   Depending on your access level, you may need to select a school from the School list to display the Students list.

6. You can search by Last Name, Email, Username, ID. 

7. Check the box next to each student you want to assign to the group or select All to choose all students displayed in the list. Uncheck the box next to a student's name in the Selected list to clear your selection.

8. Click Save Updates at the top of the Add Students to Group panel.

*IMPORTANT* The student rosters created for the groups will have to be manually managed by the school and newly enrolled students will need to be added to the groups. These groups will not be updated automatically.

How to Edit a mCLASS group

You can edit the information for a group at any time in the Group Details panel.

Group Details Panel

1. To open the Group Details panel, click anywhere in a group row.
   
   

2. Make any edits to the group as necessary in the Group Info, Staff, and Students sections.

   
   
   • Change the group name by entering a new name in the Group Name field.
   • Select staff to remove from the group by selecting the Trash Can for each staff member (you must click Save Changes to remove the staff). 
   • Select students to remove from the group by selecting the Trash Can for each student (you must click Save Updates to remove the students).

3. The Save Updates button displays at the top of the Group Details panel when you make any changes. You must click Save Updates or Cancel before you can close the panel.

How to Delete an mCLASS Group

It is a best practice to delete groups when you are finished using them so it's easier to keep track of the groups you are currently using. You can delete groups one at a time or delete multiple groups all at once from the Groups list on the Groups page. You can also delete a group from the Group Details panel.

1. In the Groups list, you must first select the groups you want to delete.
2. To select all of your groups, select the box at the top left of the Groups list.
   
    You can clear one or more boxes in the list if you do not want to delete all of your groups.

3. To select one group in the Groups list, find the group you want to delete and hover over its row until you see the box to the left of the Group Name. Select the box.
   

4. When you select one or more groups, the Delete button displays above the Groups list. Click Actions > Delete Groups.

5. Click Yes to confirm.
   The groups are removed from the Groups list and a confirmation message is displayed above the list. Click X to clear it.

Need Support

• For rostering or access issues, please submit a Zendesk Ed Tech Applications support ticket