How do I change the Class Setup?

Classes are provisioned with the recommended configuration, so you may not need to adjust the Class Setup. Only teachers of the Class can change the Class setup.

To change the Class Setup:

From the home screen, click on the Class name in the Classes panel on the left of the screen.
Open the Class sidebar by clicking the three horizontal lines in the top right corner of the Class.
Scroll to the bottom of the sidebar menu and click Setup.
Settings for Students and Parents, Teachers and Assistants, Class names and Visibility, Assessments, Weighting, Additional Options, and Student well-being can be changed by navigating between the tabs on the left of the screen.

Class Setup Options

Students and Parents

The Students and Parents section enables you to control how students and parents interact with your class.

Students	“Can enter class and participate” enables students to create Notes and Replies, participate in Polls, and Like feed items. “Can view class but cannot contribute” enables students to enter the Class and see the same Content as the teacher, but not share Notes, Reply, or participate in Polls. However, students can still submit online assessments and take online tests. “Cannot enter the class” prevents students from entering the Class. Notes, Polls, Assessments, and Journals can be seen in the student’s My Work report and their Home Screen Recent Activity feed. This option enables you to keep the Class closed if it is not in use.
Parents	“Can open class but only see teacher posts” enables parents to see teacher-created content, while student names and content are hidden. “Cannot enter the class” prevents parents from opening the Class. This is the default option.
Show Averages to Students and Parents	When set to “Show as percent” each student sees their own class average in My Work. Individual assessment grades are still seen in My Work. When set to “Don’t Show” students and parents will not see the calculated average.
Subjective Performance Indicator	“Show to students and parents” enables students and parents to view the student’s Subjective Performance Indicator in their My Work report. When set to “Don’t Show to Students and Parents” only the teacher will see the Subjective Performance Indicator in the Gradebook.
Mark Content Complete	“Manual” requires students to click Mark Complete on each item of Content in the Class Content Panel upon their completion of it. “Automatic” does not require students to click anything to mark the Class Content complete. As soon as students click an item of Content and navigate to the next item, the item will be marked as complete.
Conditional Release	When set to “Can view all visible items” students can view all visible items in the Class Content panel. When set to “Smart Release”, students are required to view and complete each item of Content before the next item of Content is revealed.
Show Assessment Weightings to Students and Parents	When this is selected, students and parents can view the weight assigned to assessments in My Work.

Students	“Can enter class and participate” enables students to create Notes and Replies, participate in Polls, and Like feed items. “Can view class but cannot contribute” enables students to enter the Class and see the same Content as the teacher, but not share Notes, Reply, or participate in Polls. However, students can still submit online assessments and take online tests. “Cannot enter the class” prevents students from entering the Class. Notes, Polls, Assessments, and Journals can be seen in the student’s My Work report and their Home Screen Recent Activity feed. This option enables you to keep the Class closed if it is not in use.
Parents	“Can open class but only see teacher posts” enables parents to see teacher-created content, while student names and content are hidden. “Cannot enter the class” prevents parents from opening the Class. This is the default option.
Show Averages to Students and Parents	When set to “Show as percent” each student sees their own class average in My Work. Individual assessment grades are still seen in My Work. When set to “Don’t Show” students and parents will not see the calculated average.
Subjective Performance Indicator	“Show to students and parents” enables students and parents to view the student’s Subjective Performance Indicator in their My Work report. When set to “Don’t Show to Students and Parents” only the teacher will see the Subjective Performance Indicator in the Gradebook.
Mark Content Complete	“Manual” requires students to click Mark Complete on each item of Content in the Class Content Panel upon their completion of it. “Automatic” does not require students to click anything to mark the Class Content complete. As soon as students click an item of Content and navigate to the next item, the item will be marked as complete.
Conditional Release	When set to “Can view all visible items” students can view all visible items in the Class Content panel. When set to “Smart Release”, students are required to view and complete each item of Content before the next item of Content is revealed.
Show Assessment Weightings to Students and Parents	When this is selected, students and parents can view the weight assigned to assessments in My Work.

Teachers and Assistants

The Teachers and Assistants section shows the teachers assigned to the Class by the organisation’s Student Information System. The assigned teacher and School administrators can assign additional teachers.

Teachers and Assistants

A list of the Class’ teachers.

Additional teachers can be added to the Class by entering the name of the teacher in the Add Teacher field and selecting the role they will have in the class from the drop-down menu- either Teacher, Support, Assistant, or Substitute.

Teachers have full access to all classroom content. This is the only role that can access the class Report Card or the Class Setup form.
Support Teachers have similar access as the main Teacher of the class. They can view all aspects of the class but do not have access to Report Cards in the Class.
Assistant teachers have a read-only view of the class. The names of Assistants do not appear in the Teachers panel of the class.
Substitute teachers can view the class feed and the seating plan, but are unable to make any changes. The main role of the Substitute is to take attendance.

Clicking the bin icon next to a teacher’s name and then clicking remove in the confirmation pop-up window removes a teacher from the list.

Class Names and Visibility

Formal name	The name of the Class provided by the school or region’s Student Information System. Parents see the Formal Name. Report Cards will also use the Formal Name.
Personalised name	The Personalised Name. This name is only visible to the teacher and students.
Formal short name	The Class code provided by the Student information system.
Personalised short name	The Personalised Short Name is visible to teachers and students. Parents see the information provided by the Student Information System.
Show in Classes panel	When this is selected, the class will be displayed on the teacher’s Home Screen Classes Panel. Unselect the box to remove the Class from your Classes Panel.

Assessments

Display Results in this mark scheme	A drop-down list of mark schemes is provided. The mark scheme selected is what Te Rito will use to display student results to the teacher.
Create New Assessments with this Mark Scheme	A drop-down list of mark schemes is provided. The mark scheme selected is the default Te Rito will use when a teacher is creating new assessments. An assessment’s mark scheme can always be altered from this.
Show Averages in Gradebook and Perspective	Teachers can choose to hide the Gradebook’s overall average.
Show Evidence Button for this Class on the Classes Panel	Selecting this will add a New Evidence button to the Class on the teacher’s Home Screen Classes Panel for easy Evidence capturing.
Gradebook Summary Columns	Gradebook Summary Columns enable teachers to flexibly create Gradebook columns in addition to the average shown as a percent, including mode, median, standard deviation, and more. When the ‘Show to students’ box is selected students will see the values of a particular column in My Work. To remove a column click the ✕ symbol next to the column. Columns can be rearranged by clicking and dragging the three horizontal lines icon next to the column.
Restrict Schemes to Strands	Ticking this check-box will restrict the scheme (the way the assessment will be assessed e.g. percentage, rubric etc.) to only strands.

Weighting

Weighting Buckets

Weighting Buckets display the Class assessments and their weighting points in a compact way and enable teachers to adjust the weighting points without opening multiple assessment forms. Teachers can group assessments into a bucket and assign a weight to the bucket.

Buckets can be based on:

Assessment type
Unit
Scheme

Additional Options

The Additional options page lists the information Te Rito receives from the Student Information System.

Additional Info

Displays information about the Class including timetable information.

Student well-being

Enable Check-ins in this class

When this is selected, students will be able to check-in