Create a class

Introduction

GradeChum works best in a classroom setting, where you handle a class with enrolled students and give them activities to test what they have learned in your subject.

Every activity you check lives in a class, so to start grading handwritten papers faster, the very first thing you need to do is create a class.

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Steps

To create a class in GradeChum, follow these instructions:

1. After logging in to your GradeChum teacher account, you land on My classes. If you have no classes yet, it says Welcome! Create a class to get started. Click Create your first class to open the Create class modal. If you already have classes, click the + Add class card instead.

2. Under Enter the class name., type a name for your class, up to 100 characters. Create class stays disabled until you type a name.

3. If your department allows mock board classes, the modal also asks you to Choose a class type. Pick Regular for an ordinary class, or Mock board for board exam practice. Regular is picked at first. The class type cannot be changed later, so choose carefully.

4. If your department uses learning outcomes, the modal also asks you to Choose a course to associate this class. Click Select a course and pick your course under List of courses, or type to search for it. Pick Others if the class has no course. This step does not show for a mock board class.

5. Click the Create class button. It stays disabled until you pick a course or Others when your department has courses.

6. Finally, GradeChum confirms with Class created!. Click Go to Class to open your new class on its Activities tab, or Close to stay on My classes.

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Mock board classes

A mock board class is for board exam practice. Its activities use multiple choice items only, and the whole class shares one answer sheet and questionnaire download. Pick Regular for any other class. A mock board class shows a Mock board badge on its card. See Mock board classes.

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Linking a class to a course

When your class is linked to a course that has learning outcomes, you get the outcomes sidebar on the class's Activities tab and the Outside GradeChum activity type. See View learning outcomes and Activities from outside GradeChum.

A class with no course, or with a course that has no learning outcomes, has neither. If your department has no courses yet, the modal says You can add the course later by editing the class. A class with no course can get one later with Edit. Once a class has a course, the course cannot be changed. See Edit or delete a class.

If your search matches no course, the list shows No courses found.

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Your classes on My classes

My classes shows every active class as a card, including classes other teachers shared with you. More classes load as you scroll down. Click a card to open the class on its Activities tab.

• When your department uses learning outcomes, each card shows the class's course, or No course.
• A mock board class shows a Mock board badge.
• A class shared with you shows Shared by: and the name of the teacher who shared it.

On a class you own, click the ⋮ button on its card to:

• Share Class: give another teacher access. This shows only when your school has a license. See Share a class with another teacher.
• Edit: change the class name, or add a course. See Edit or delete a class.
• Deactivate: your students can no longer access the class, and it moves to your past classes, where you can activate it again. See Past classes.
• Delete: remove the class for good.

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And that's how you create a class in GradeChum! Next, let's invite your students into the class so they can join in.