Once you've Created a Class, you will want your students to join it.
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How students join your class:
First, find your class code by clicking into the class and clicking the Wrench icon. Your class code is shown beside Class Settings.
Next, you can privately give this code to your students, who can log in to their Showbie accounts to join the class. (Please do not post class codes in public places.)
In the top right of their student account is a + button. Students can click this and type in your given code to join your class.
Joining a class in a student account.
For security purposes, classes are set to 'Join by Approval' by default. As such, the student will get a message saying Waiting to Join Class, and won't be able to see the class content until you approve them.
Student account view: Waiting to join a class.
How to set classes to be either 'Join by Approval' or 'Closed'
Join by Approval
By default, when you create a class it will be set to 'Join by Approval.' This means, when students join your class, they will see a message saying "Waiting to Join Class" and won't see any class content until you approve them to join.
Closed
'Closed' means that no new students can join the class.
After all your students have successfully joined the class, we recommend changing the class join settings to 'Closed.' This helps keep your class secure.
To change your class join settings:
Go to the desired class and click the Wrench icon, select Class Settings.
Click on the Class Code.
You can then select registration By Approval or Closed, and hit Save.
How to approve students to join your class
If your class is set to 'Join by Approval,' once a student enters the code to join your class, you will get a push or email notification letting you know they are waiting to be approved to join.
Example email notification of a student waiting to join a class.
You can click into the email notification to go into Showbie to approve them to join. Alternatively, you can go into your Showbie account, go to the class, and click the Wrench, and select Class Members.
You'll then see the pending request and can tap the checkmark to approve them, or 'X' to block them from the class. This can be done individually or in bulk by selecting Approve All. If you block a student from a class, you can always Unblock them later.
If you do not recognize a student who is requesting to join your class, wait to approve them until you've verified they are meant to be part of your class.
Approve or block students requesting to join your class from the class members section.