Add a New or Existing Student

To add multiple students, see Import Multiple Students.

Add a New Student

1. Click User Management in Spark.

2. Click New User +.

3. Enter the following information:

   First Name

   User's given name.

   Last Name

   User's family name.

   Email

   Optional: An email address where Spark can send the user a link to set their password, or verify their identity if they forget their password.

   Role

   Select Student.

   Username

   The username for the account.

   Usernames can include the following characters:

   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
   a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
   0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
   ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { [ } ] | \ : ; " ' < , > . ? / 

   Password

   Select Use the default institution password.

   Or, select Send the student, or parent, an email with a link to set their password .

   Join Course(s)

   Select the course you want to add the student to.

   For the Online Placement Test, select General Online Placement Test.

   Upload an avatar

   Optional: Upload an image that will appear with the user's account.

   To let users upload or change their own avatars, turn on Allow upload/edit avatar.

4. Add the student to a course.

   1. Select a course in Please select a Master Course.

      

   2. Search for a course section, or select from available sections for that course.

      

5. Click Create.

The account is created and added to your course.

Add an Existing Student

Follow these steps to add a student with an existing Spark account.

1. Click Switch to teacher view in the top-right of the screen.

2. Click User Management.

3. Click Existing Users +.

4. Click the All Roles dropdown menu and select Students.

5. In the Search field, enter the first few letters of the student's name, username, or email address.

   A list of matching students displays.

6. Scroll to the student you want and click Add.

   The student is added to your course.