Create a Class
- Click Manage Class in the navigation menu.
- Click Create Class.
- Change the class avatar to your preferred one for easy recognition.
- Fill out the following fields:
- Class Name
- Grade
- Subject
- Standard Sets
- School
- Expand Advanced Settings to add a start and end date, course, and tags (optional).
- Click Create Class.
Add Students
You can add students to a class in one of three ways:- Sync with Google Classroom
- Class Code
- Manually uploaded students
Sync with Google Classroom
After creating a class in Pear Assessment, you can sync with your existing Google Classroom via the Sync with Google Classroom option, which supports sharing assignments to the Google Classroom dashboard. When students click on the Pear Assessment assignment in their Google Classroom dashboard, the assignment opens in a new window with students automatically signed in. Students do not need to navigate Pear Assessment or remember a separate password.Your Pear Assessment teacher account must use the same email address as your Google Classroom account. The same applies to student accounts.
- Navigate to Manage Class.
- Click Sync with Google Classroom in the toolbar.
- Enter your Google Classroom Class Code.
- Click Sync.
- Add the grade level and subject area for each class you are syncing.
- Click Import.
Use a Class Code
Students with Pear Assessment accounts can join your class for the first time using a class code. You can find the class code for each class in the Manage Class section. When you share the class code with students, they can sign up by creating a unique username on the Pear Assessment website. If they do not already have an account, students are prompted to provide the class code the first time they sign in. Once students have a Pear Assessment account, they can join additional classes by going to their Dashboard, clicking Add Class, and entering the class code.
Manually Upload Students
To add students manually, click Manage Class and then click the class name. To add a single student, click Add Student and follow the prompts. This lets you add an individual and assign a username and password. To upload multiple students at once from a spreadsheet or word file, or to add students who already have a district account, click Add Multiple Students. If students already have a district account and need to be added to your class, search for the student’s name under the Search Existing Student And Add tab. To add a whole class roster at once, click Add Multiple Students. Select the format from the Add students by their dropdown menu, paste the student names, and click Yes, Add to Class. Usernames are generated automatically and your class roster is populated.- If students have a school-assigned username (such as Google or Office 365), their password remains their existing password.
- If you pasted the roster using First Name and Last Name, the Pear Assessment class code is used as the default password. Ask students to change their password after signing in for the first time.
