We’re excited that you’ve chosen to partner with TalkingPoints via the TalkingPoints Connector SFTP server! TalkingPoints Connector is the TalkingPoints direct integration tool that uses the OneRoster v1.1 data spec. Follow the steps below to get started.
Connect with TalkingPoints Connector
Step 1: Share the following with the TalkingPoints team:
Tech Point person's name
Tech Point person's email address
Step 2: You will receive an email from noreply@us-east-1.rosterstream.com. Click on 'Setup Connection' and log in using the verification code.
Step 3: Generate your password.
Compile .csv files and Send Data
Step 1: Pull the following files from your SIS:
"academicSessions.csv"
"classes.csv"
"courses.csv"
"enrollments.csv"
“manifest.csv”
"orgs.csv"
"users.csv"
This file must include student, teacher, and contact/guardian/relative data
Home Language data must be added onto the end of the users file as metadata.language. TalkingPoints accepts either fully spelled-out languages (English, Spanish, French) OR we accept the ISO 639-1 codes (en, es, fr).
ELL Status (optional) can be added onto the end of the users file as metadata.ell
“demographics.csv”
The output of the manifest.csv file will determine if we need demographics or not. The file will say ‘bulk’ or ‘absent’. If ‘bulk’, then we need the demographics. If ‘absent’, we do not.
Step 2: Schedule all files in a batched format to the TalkingPointsConnector SFTP server.
All .csv files need to be scheduled in a batched format to ensure visibility of the data.
TalkingPoints Login and Data Check
The TalkingPoints team will review to ensure that all data required is present and initiate the TalkingPoints instance creation. Once the site is created, the TalkingPoints team will notify you and your team.
Step 1: Log into TalkingPoints at https://app.talkingpts.org/districts using your preferred sign-in method to verify your data.
To ensure that TalkingPoints email notifications can be sent to staff members who choose to receive digest emails, please whitelist mandrillapp.com
Step 2: Work with your TalkingPoints Partner Success Manager on the TalkingPoints rollout plan for your school or district.