There are three ways to add a student to your class:
Using their Email Address (best for adding a few students at once).
Uploading a CSV (best for adding many students at once).
❗ If your district syncs Otus to your SIS (Student Information System) for rostering, students will be automatically added to classes in Otus. In such cases, the methods described below may not be available to your district or may be useful only for classes that do not exist in your SIS.
Adding Students via Email Address
This method is best for one you only have a few students to add.
Step 1: Navigate to the Classes module
Step 2: Select Class Info.
Step 3: Choose the class you wish to add a student to.
Step 4: Enter the student's entire email address into the Add Students by Email field.
Step 5: Click Add.
Step 6: Click Save at the bottom of the page.
If the student doesn't have an Otus account:
The system will allow you to create their account by providing a first and last name, phone number, and password for the student.
Adding Students via CSV Upload
This method is best for adding many students at once.
Step 1: Navigate to the Classes module
Step 2: Select Class Info.
Step 3: Choose the class you wish to add a student to.
Step 4: Click Download Template to download a simple, 4-column template to enter the student info needed for account creation.
Step 5: Fill out the template with the appropriate information for each student. Below is an example of 2 student accounts set up for creation. Passwords must be at least 8 characters and require a capital letter, a lowercase letter, a number, and 1 special character.
Step 6: Once completed, upload the CSV file by clicking Choose File, then click Upload.
Step 7: Click Save at the bottom of the page.
💡 Tip: If you receive an error message, there is likely a special character located on the spreadsheet that will cause the upload not to process. Expand the details to locate the error. Please note, the line identified on the error message does not take the header line into account. Please add 1 to the error message to identify the correct line. For example, if the error message says line 4, refer to line 5 on the spreadsheet.
Adding Students Via Class Code
Step 1: Locate the Class Code. You can find the Class Code on the Class Info page of your Classes module.
Step 2: Students should go to the Classes module, click Join Class, and enter the code. The class code is case sensitive so students should enter the code exactly as it appears in the teacher account.
It may take up to 10 minutes for students to see the class tile appear on their classes page.
FAQ and Troubleshooting
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I added students to my class yesterday, but they were removed overnight. Why?
If your district syncs Otus to your SIS (Student Information System), then any students added directly in Otus will be removed in the overnight sync if they have not been added to the class in your SIS as well.
I am using the CSV upload to add students to a class. Do I need to include a password for each student if they will be using a single sign-on method (such as Google) to log in to Otus? Does the password need to match their single sign-on account?
Yes, you do need to include a password for each student in the CSV file that you upload to Otus, but the password does not need to match their single sign-on account. If students are using the Google, Microsoft, Clever, or ClassLink button to log in to Otus, they will never need to use the password that has been uploaded.
I tried to upload a CSV file to add students to a class and I received an error message.
There may be a special character in the spreadsheet that needs to be removed in order for the upload to process. Expand the details to locate the error. Note that the line identified on the error message does not take the header line into account. Please add 1 to the error message to identify the correct line. For example, if the error message says line 4, refer to line 5 on the spreadsheet. See the example below:
A student tried using a class code to join my class, but they do not see it on their Classes page.
Wait 5 or 10 minutes, then check the Classes module again. Recently added classes may take some time to appear in a student's account.