Join via class code
Introduction
When your teacher links a GradeChum class to your school's LMS, you are usually added to it once you connect your account to your LMS. If you have not connected yet, or the class still does not show in My classes after you did, you can join it with its class code, the same way you join any other class.
Joining matches your account to your row in your teacher's class record. In this section, let's explore how to Join class with a class code, and what to do when GradeChum does not let you in.
Steps
Note: Your teacher must already have you in the class record, and you need the class code from your teacher before you start.
To join an LMS-linked class with its class code, follow these steps:
- After logging in to your GradeChum student account, click + Join class at the end of your classes on My classes. If you have no classes yet, click Join a class instead.
- The Join Class modal opens. Type the code your teacher gave you in the Class code field, then click Join class. The button stays disabled until you type a code. Nothing on this modal tells you the class is linked to an LMS.
- If your account is not connected to an LMS yet, GradeChum does not accept the code and shows Uh oh. with a message that you must connect your LMS to this account first. Click Connect to LMS, follow the Connect to LMS steps, then enter the class code again.
- Finally, once your account is connected and your teacher has you in the class record, you see Successfully joined! Click Okay! and the class appears on My classes.
If GradeChum does not let you join
When a code cannot be used, a modal tells you why. Click Okay to go back to the Join Class modal with your code still typed in.
a. Not in class record
You are not listed in your teacher's class record. Your teacher has not added you to the class record yet, or your name there does not match your account. Ask your teacher to add you, then enter the class code again.
b. Invalid class code
The code does not match any class. Check the code with your teacher, then type it again exactly as they gave it.
c. Class inactive
The class is not open for joining right now. Contact your teacher so they can make the class active again.
d. Already joined
You are already part of this class. Click Go to class to open its activities, or Close to go back to My classes.
e. Duplicate student detected...
A student with your name has already joined the class using another email, shown partly hidden. If that is not you, click security@gradechum.com in the message. It opens an email to GradeChum support with your name, the class code and your email already filled in.
f. Not connected to the same LMS
The Uh oh. modal says your account is not connected to the same LMS as this class. Your account is connected to a different LMS than the class, so you cannot join it with this account. If this is wrong, click customer support in the message to contact us.
And that's how you join an LMS-linked class with its class code! Next, let's explore how to answer an activity online.