District Mode:
From District mode, navigate to "Schools" from the left hand panel, select the school where you would like to add students, and select "open school product". Then, follow the directions below to add a new student.
School Mode:
District admins, and School admins that have been given permission by their district can add new students and contacts directly into their TalkingPoints accounts by following the steps below:
Step 1: Select "Students".
Step 2: Click "Add Students".
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 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".
To add an additional contact to an existing student:
Step 1: Select the student, and click "Add another contact".
Step 2: Fill out the necessary information.
Step 3: Click "Save".
Teacher Mode:
Step 1: Select the group where you would like to add a student.
Step 2: Click "Add Students".
Step 3: Select the option to manually add students.
Please note: you will only see this option if your school or district has given you permission to manually add students. If they have not, you will only be able to add existing students.
Step 4: Select the school that the student(s) belong to.
Proceed to step 5a to manually enter student(s), or 5b to copy and paste from a spreadsheet.
MANUAL ENTRY
Step 5a: Enter the necessary information.
Step 6a: Click "Add".
COPY AND PASTE FROM A SPREADSHEET
Download the courtesy spreadsheet template of your choice and populate with your student and contact data, or create your own with the appropriate column headers.
Step 5b: Copy the rows of data (excluding the header row) and paste the information into the "Student Name" cell.
Step 6b: Click "Add".
To add an additional contact to an existing student:
Please note: you will only see this option if your school or district has given you permission to manually add contacts.
Step 1: Select the student, and click "Add another contact".
Step 2: Fill out the necessary information.
Step 3: Click "Save".
