Amplify mCLASS - Student 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 have a 'School Administrator', 'Specialist, or 'Teacher' role in mCLASS for the requesting school. If you don't have the 'School Administrator' or 'Teacher' role or a user account in mCLASS, you will need to submit a ticket to the Applications department via Zendesk to request the assignment of a role or creation of a teacher-user account if you are a non-rostered ELA teacher.
   1. Access Type = Full for non-teachers
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

1. Log in to mCLASS @ https://learning.amplify.com/curriculum/
   • Log In with Google - Use this option if you only have access to mClass. Enter your KIPP Texas Google login credentials. If you do not have an account in mCLASS, you will receive an error when using this login option. 
   • Log In with Clever - Use this option if you have access to both Amplify ELAR via Clever and mClass. If you do not have access to Amplify ELAR (see the Amplify icon in your Clever Portal), you will receive an error when using this login option.  
   • Log In with Amplify - use this option if you have a user account and password in mCLASS. 
2. Once logged in, click on the waffle icon next to Programs & Apps
3. Scroll until you see Admin Portal under Tools. 
4. Click on mCLASS Group
5. On the Groups page, click Add 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.
6. The Add Groups section contains the Group Name field. Click +Add Row to add up to 10 groups at a time.
7. Enter the Group Name and click Submit 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.

8. Click Add Groups to collapse the Add Groups section.

9. 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

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. You can search by Last Name, First Name, or Primary ID, select the staff member's role from the Type list, select the staff member's level of access from the Access list, or select the staff member's institution level from the Inst. Level list. The available filters depend on the staff in the Staff list. For example, if the Staff list includes Teachers and School Administrators, the Type filter displays Teacher and School Administrator only, and if all staff in the Staff list are at the same institution level, the institution level filter does not display.

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

7. Click Save Changes at the top of the Group Details panel.
   The Staff list in the Group Details panel displays the staff you assigned to the group.

*NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT SEE THE USER IN YOUR STAFF LIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE IT APPLICATIONS 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 Assign 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, First Name, or Primary ID, or select from the Grade or Homeroom list. The Grade and Homeroom lists display only the grades and homerooms of students in the Students list, and they do not display if there is only one grade or homeroom. For example, if the Students list includes students in Grades 1 and Grade 3, the Grade filter displays 1 and 3 only. If all students in the list are in the same homeroom, the Homeroom filter does not display.

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

8. Click Save Changes at the top of the Group Details panel.
   The Students list in the Group Details panel displays the students you assigned.

9. Click X at the top of the panel to close it.

*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 Unassign box for each staff member (you must click Save Changes to remove the staff). You can also select the All box to select all staff in the list, but an error message displays and Save Changes is disabled when all staff are selected to be unassigned because a group must have at least one staff member assigned. Clear the Unassign box for one staff member, or select another staff member to assign.
   • Select students to remove from the group by selecting the Unassign box for each student or select the All box to select all students in the list (you must click Save Changes to remove the students).

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

4. Once you have finished making your edits and click Save Changes, click anywhere outside of the panel or click X at the top right of the panel to close it.

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 Delete.

5. Click OK 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 Applications support ticket

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