School Town

Student-Centered Blended Learning Environment for K-12

Frequently Asked Questions - Managing Your Group or Class


Click on your class or group under the  School, Activities, Sports, or Family tab.  In the Group Tools section click on the Announcement Icon.  Fill in the Subject line, annoucement text, and click on submit.

 

Click on your class under the School tab.  In your class To-Do window click on the down arrow and select Add To-Do. 

Inviting members to your group is a snap.  Click on your class or group under the  School, Activities, or Sports tab.  In the Group Tools section click on the "Your Class", "Group Members", or "My Team" icon. Click on the down arrowin the upper right of the pop-up window and select "Invite".

We provide a couple of ways to invite members (Manual or by sending an email link).

Manual Method: 

1. Click on the Your Class (or Group Members, Your Team, etc...), the member screen opens, click on the down arrow and select "Invite"

2. In the Invite screen scroll down to the "Manual" section, select a role for your new member(s) and click on the “Submit” button.

3. An e-mail will be sent to you with a group “token” which your members will use when they join your room. The e-mail will also contain instructions for your members on how to join your group.

4. Once you receive the e-mail, you can either forward the e-mail on to those who are inviting or print out the e-mail and give it to them directly.

 

Email Method:

Just provide the email address(es) of the individual(s) your inviting to your group and click on "Submit".  An email will be sent to each individual with a link to join your group.

 

In order to create groups you will have to be registered in School Town as an "educator" or a "premium" member.  If you have not registered yet, click on the "Register Now" link at the top of this website.  If your already a registered member of School Town, sign in to School Town as you normally do then click on the "Upgrade Membership" link at the top of the page.

To create a group, after loging into School Town To click on the "Create a Group" link at the top of the page.  In the Create a Group screen, type in the what you want to call your group, then select the group type (School, Activity, sports, family).  Based on which group type you select you'll be asked to enter some additional demographic information.  Once you click on the submit button your group will have been created under the appropriate group type tab.  That's it!