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Lesson 2: Setting up your teacher account and creating a classCreating a class
Creating a class is part of Khan for Educators, a free course for teachers to learn more about Khan Academy, the content and tools available for teachers and students, and best practices for implementing technology with students. Created by Meaghan Pattani.
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- How do I delete a class that i used last year?(6 votes)
- Go to your classes, click the class that you want to delete, choose settings from the menu on the left. Scroll to the bottom and click "delete this class." Hope that helps!(4 votes)
- If I am the Math Instructional Coach, how could I have access to all classes?(5 votes)
- Do you provide access for co-teachers so both teachers can log in and view all students and assignments?(4 votes)
- Unfortunately no, there is not currently a way to add a co-teacher to a class. This article has several workaround suggestions: https://support.khanacademy.org/hc/en-us/articles/203610350-Can-a-user-have-multiple-coaches-Is-there-a-way-to-add-a-co-teacher-(1 vote)
- At, are students automatically placed in the Khan class by linking with google classroom, or does the google classroom linking just send out an email, and then students have to click on a link in the email? 2:07(3 votes)
- They have to click on the link and it may make them have to log in. Make sure they log in if it does and they should be logged into your class(2 votes)
- When you add a new student to a class, I suggest that the student gets the same assignments as the rest of the class. This is a real hassle to have to change each assignment to include them if they are late joining the class.(3 votes)
- Hi. I believe that I have my teacher account all set up. I have one student that I would like to create an account for. I do not have a Google Classroom. How would it work best for me to set up an account for this student?(3 votes)
- I've input all of my students recent MAP scores, but how do they access the practice?(2 votes)
- It should say right on their sidebar "MAP Accelerator". When they click on it they should get all the things that are recommended for them unless you have to set it up. If you haven't set it up then they won't be able to do the recommended things(1 vote)
- I cannot find access to Middle School Science. Where do I find it?(2 votes)
- how do you assign classes so it has a class due everyday of the week. when i set a date it makes all assignments due on that date.(2 votes)
- How do I change the name of a class(2 votes)
- If you go to settings in your classroom, it should have a section that says class name. Change it and click the save button right by it(1 vote)
Video transcript
- Hi, I'm Meaghan, and in this video, we'll walk through setting
up a class on Khan Academy. First, log in to Khan Academy. Once you're logged in, you should land on the teacher dashboard. The teacher dashboard
is the starting point for most teacher-focused
activities on Khan Academy including creating and organizing classes. From the teacher dashboard, make sure you are on the classes tab and then click the add new class button in the top right corner of the screen. We recommend that you
create separate classes for each group of students you teach. For example, if you teach four sections of seventh grade math, we recommend you create a
separate class for each section. If you already use Google Classroom, you can import your
classes with all students directly to Khan Academy. If this is not the case, start
by giving your class a name. A tip we hear from teachers
is to choose a naming system that helps keep your
teacher dashboard organized and easy to find for both
you and your students. A common trend is to use your name, class period and subject. Now let's choose one or
more courses for your class. You can scroll down to see the full list of courses available. You can choose the course by subject such as Algebra I or US History or you can choose the
course by grade level like second grade reading or
get ready for fifth grade math. And don't worry, if you change your mind, you can edit your class
name and courses at any time in the class settings. After you've set up a class,
you'll want to add students and there's three different
ways you can do this. The first option is to
use Google Classroom. If you're a teacher who
uses Google Classroom, you can link your Google Classroom
and Khan Academy accounts to import your class roster directly. This will automatically
send emails to your students letting them know they've
been added to your class. The second option is for
students to join your class using the class code. Each class created on Khan
Academy has a unique code which students can use to join your class. Students only need to
enter this code one time to be connected to your class. You can share the code
with students via email or by displaying the
code in your classroom. Students can enter the
code from the teachers tab on their learner home. They will be automatically
added to your class roster after they enter the code. Some teachers find the
process of adding students by class code challenging especially those with younger students. But don't worry, we have one more option. The third option for adding students is to create accounts for them. Please remember before
creating accounts for students in the United States, Khan Academy assumes that
you already have permission from parents or guardians of
students under the age of 13. We do not recommend this option for students over the age of 13 as it creates a more
restrictive type of account. Select the option create
your student account. When you create these accounts, Khan Academy automatically generates usernames and passwords. You are able to create the
passwords for your students according to preference
and we strongly recommend you download the complete
list with login information to keep in your files in case you need to
consult them in the future. One important warning. You will only be able
to download this list when you create accounts. You will receive an email with
all this information as well, but you will not be able to retrieve or edit this information including passwords at any other time. Now you've set up a
class and added students. But what happens when
the class roster changes? We know students move in and
out of classes during the year. To keep your student list up to date, select the class from
the teacher dashboard and in the left side navigation,
select the students tab. From there, you will be able
to add or remove students from your classes. If a new student is joining your class, click add new students and
choose your preferred method to add the student from the three methods shared earlier in this video. If one of your students moves
from one class to another but remains your student, select that student's name
from their current class and click on the add to class option. From here, select the class
the student is joining to add them to a new class. Once that is complete, remove the student from the original class using the remove from class option. In this situation, you
can move the student from one class to the other without the student needing
to take any additional action. If you are no longer a student's teacher, select the student's name
and click stop teaching. This will remove the student
from all of your class lists and disconnect the student's account from your teacher account. You will no longer have access to any of this student's information. If you want to clear
an entire class roster like you might wanna do at
the end of a school year, select the box in the first row and then click stop teaching. This will remove all the
students in that class. Many teachers recommend
doing this over the summer in an effort to clean up your
Khan Academy teacher account and prevent the accumulation
of students year over year. One other rostering tip we'd
like to share with you all. Khan Academy student rosters
are automatically alphabetized, but student display names
often appear as their usernames rather than their real names. As a teacher, you can edit the
display name of any student by hovering over the
name you want to change and clicking on the
option edit display name. Type a new name, save or
hit Enter and you're done. This change will only
occur on your class roster. It does not appear on
the student's homepage nor will it change the data they use to log on to Khan Academy. Now that you've completed
the initial setup for your classes, we know you'll probably
want to adjust them in some way during the school year. For any changes to the class, you want to go to the settings tab. Here you can edit the class name, change the course or courses, update student sync with Google Classroom, sign up for a weekly report
on student performance, and even delete the class. We hope this video helps you get started building your own classes on Khan Academy.