Teachers can upload students' and guardians' information into the class on ClassTag by copying their data following a standard format using a spreadsheet.
If you are uploading to the School-level Directory, please click here.
Spreadsheet Format
Please remember that all headers/column titles must be followed and copied for this process to work.
Student Columns
Required Fields: student first name and student last name
Parent/guardian Columns
Required Fields: guardian 1 email OR guardian 1 phone. Must have at least one or both.
Note: If you want to put the parents' names, it MUST have both first and last names. Otherwise, leave them all blank.
You can see the list of Language codes here and the Grade level codes in the table below.
You can upload up to TWO parents/guardians per student at a time using the Copy from a Spreadsheet method. Add another set of columns for the second parent/guardian as shown in the sample photo below. The same conditions as the first parent/guardian columns have to be met.
You can use this sample spreadsheet as a template.
Copying the Data from the Spreadsheet
1. Click the Hamburger menu.
2. Click the Class.
3. Go to the Directory tab.
4. Click the orange button on the upper-right or the Copy From a Spreadsheet button if your School Directory is currently empty.
5. Click Copy From a Spreadsheet. (Skip this if you clicked Copy From a Spreadsheet on the previous step)
6. Copy the data from your spreadsheet.
7. Right-click on the Paste here section and click Paste.
8. Review the roster data and, if everything is correct, click Import
Note: You may get errors when the values are invalid. If this happens, the invalid entry will be highlighted in red. Correct the error from your spreadsheet and copy it again to proceed to the next step.
9. If your class is connected to a school, students that already exist in the School Directory will be detected. Decide whether to:
create a new student and assign them to the class
assign an existing school student to your class
skip and do nothing with a student
10. Click Apply. Wait a couple of minutes. It may take a while depending on how many students and parent/guardian information you're uploading.
Note: If a parent/guardian's email or phone number from your spreadsheet already belongs to an existing ClassTag user, we will find that user and connect them to the student. Please note that in some cases, their names may be different from what you copied from the spreadsheet.
Review your Class & School Directory and make sure everyone's there!
All set! Your Class Directory is now updated! 😊