Teachers can manually add students to groups from a spreadsheet. Determine how to transfer student data from a spreadsheet into TalkingPoints in the steps below.
You will only see this option if your school or district has given you permission to "manually add students". If not, you will only be able to add existing students to a group.
Step 1: From your group, click on 'Add Students.'
Step 2: Choose the first option.
Step 3: Select the school that the student(s) belong to.
Proceed to step 3a to manually enter student(s), or 3b to copy and paste from a spreadsheet.
Manual Entry
Step 3a: Enter the necessary information.
Step 4a: Click 'Add.'
Copy and Paste from a Spreadsheet
Download the courtesy spreadsheet template of your choice and populate it with your student and contact data, or create your own with the appropriate column headers.
Step 3b: Copy the rows of data (excluding the header row) and paste the information into the "Student Name" cell.
Step 4b: Click 'Add.'
Add an additional contact to an existing student:
Step 1: Select the student's class.
Step 2: Click directly on the student name who needs a new contact.
Step 3: From the sidebar, click on 'Add' next to 'Family Contact.'
Step 4: Enter the new contact's information.
Step 5: Click 'Save.'
