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How do I make changes to classes in my organization?

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Byanka Campos
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For Remind Hub administrators (Web-only)

You can make changes to any classes in your organization without being a class owner. This includes updating the class settings, sending class announcements and urgent messages, and adding or removing people from a class. 

This article contains the following sections:

  • The Classes dashboard
  • Class settings dashboard
  • Troubleshooting Tips

The Classes dashboard

To get to the Classes dashboard:

  1. Log in to your Remind account.
  2. Click on your district on the left navigation menu, and then click on the Schools tab.
    • Or, click on the School directly from the left navigation menu and go to Step 5.
  3. Click the Schools tab.
  4. Select the School the class is in.
  5. Click the Classes tab.

Then take any of the following actions: 

Send announcements

  1. Hover over each class icon you would like to select.
  2. Click the checkbox to select the class(es).
  3. Under the Actions section on the right, choose Send Message or Send Urgent Message  - a premium feature.
  4. Verify the classes you've selected.
  5. Click Continue. 
  6. Compose your message.
  7. Click Send.

Remove a class from your school

  1. Hover over each class icon you would like to select.
  2. Click the checkbox to select the class(es).
  3. Under the Actions section on the right, choose Remove from School.
  4. Click Remove Class(es).

Archive classes

  1. Hover over each class icon you would like to select.
  2. Click the checkbox to select the class(es).
  3. Under the Actions section on the right, choose Archive.
  4. Click Archive classes.

Add or remove people from a class

  1. Click on the Class name.
  2. Click Go to Class on the right.
  3. Click the People tab.
  4. Hover over each person.
  5. Check each icon next to that person's name to select the people you want to add or remove from the class.
  6. Under the Actions section on the right.
    • Click Add to Class.
    • Select or search for the class.
    • Click Add to add the people selected to that class.
  7. Under the Actions sections on the right, click Remove.
  8. Click Remove again to remove the people selected from the class.

Hide messages

  1. Click on the Class name.
  2. Click Go to Class on the right.
  3. Select an announcement under the Announcements tab.
  4. Select the three black dots next to the announcement in the message thread.
  5. Click Hide this message.

For more information on hiding messages, click here.

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Class settings dashboard

To view the settings of a class:

  1. Log in to your Remind account.
  2. Click on your district.
    • Or, click on the school directly from the left navigation menu and go to Step 4.
  3. Select the School the class is in.
  4. Click the Classes tab.
  5. Select the class you want to manage.
  6. Click Go to Class on the right.
  7. Select the Settings tab.

Then take any of the following actions:

Change class avatar

  1. Click Change avatar.
  2. Select a new class icon.
  3. Click Save.

You may need to refresh your browser or reopen the app to see any changes made.

Change a class name

  1. Click anywhere in the class name text box.
  2. Update or change the class name.
    • The class name can be up to 60 characters long.
  3. Click Save.

Change a class code

  1. Click anywhere in the class code text box.
  2. Update or change the class code. Class codes:
    • Must be ten characters or less.
    • Cannot be the same as other active class codes.
    • Can only contain a combination of letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  3. Click Save.

Link or unlink a class from a school

  1. Click the drop-down under School.
  2. Select another school, or select Not affiliated with a school to unlink this class.
  3. Click Save.

Change class visibility, approval requirement, or participant messaging

Check out the following articles to learn more about each of these class settings before you change them:

  • Class visibility
  • Requiring approval to join a class
  • Participant message settings

Add a class owner

  1. Click Add class owner.
  2. Select the potential class owner(s).
  3. Click Add.

Remove yourself as a class owner

To remove yourself as a class owner, click Remove me as a class owner.

You can click here if you'd like to learn more about adding or removing a class owner.

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Troubleshooting Tips

  • You can only access class settings for a class linked to a school where you are a verified admin or the class owner.
  • If a class code is already in use, you must create a different class code.
  • If you don't see a list of potential class owners, there may be students under 13 in that class.
  • Parents cannot be class owners for classes that contain students under 13.
  • Class owners can’t see each other's participant chats, but they can send each other messages.

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How do I make changes to classes in my organization?

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Byanka Campos
Customer Support
For Remind Hub administrators (Web-only)

You can make changes to any classes in your organization without being a class owner. This includes updating the class settings, sending class announcements and urgent messages, and adding or removing people from a class. 

This article contains the following sections:

  • The Classes dashboard
  • Class settings dashboard
  • Troubleshooting Tips

The Classes dashboard

To get to the Classes dashboard:

  1. Log in to your Remind account.
  2. Click on your district on the left navigation menu, and then click on the Schools tab.
    • Or, click on the School directly from the left navigation menu and go to Step 5.
  3. Click the Schools tab.
  4. Select the School the class is in.
  5. Click the Classes tab.

Then take any of the following actions: 

Send announcements

  1. Hover over each class icon you would like to select.
  2. Click the checkbox to select the class(es).
  3. Under the Actions section on the right, choose Send Message or Send Urgent Message  - a premium feature.
  4. Verify the classes you've selected.
  5. Click Continue. 
  6. Compose your message.
  7. Click Send.

Remove a class from your school

  1. Hover over each class icon you would like to select.
  2. Click the checkbox to select the class(es).
  3. Under the Actions section on the right, choose Remove from School.
  4. Click Remove Class(es).

Archive classes

  1. Hover over each class icon you would like to select.
  2. Click the checkbox to select the class(es).
  3. Under the Actions section on the right, choose Archive.
  4. Click Archive classes.

Add or remove people from a class

  1. Click on the Class name.
  2. Click Go to Class on the right.
  3. Click the People tab.
  4. Hover over each person.
  5. Check each icon next to that person's name to select the people you want to add or remove from the class.
  6. Under the Actions section on the right.
    • Click Add to Class.
    • Select or search for the class.
    • Click Add to add the people selected to that class.
  7. Under the Actions sections on the right, click Remove.
  8. Click Remove again to remove the people selected from the class.

Hide messages

  1. Click on the Class name.
  2. Click Go to Class on the right.
  3. Select an announcement under the Announcements tab.
  4. Select the three black dots next to the announcement in the message thread.
  5. Click Hide this message.

For more information on hiding messages, click here.

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Class settings dashboard

To view the settings of a class:

  1. Log in to your Remind account.
  2. Click on your district.
    • Or, click on the school directly from the left navigation menu and go to Step 4.
  3. Select the School the class is in.
  4. Click the Classes tab.
  5. Select the class you want to manage.
  6. Click Go to Class on the right.
  7. Select the Settings tab.

Then take any of the following actions:

Change class avatar

  1. Click Change avatar.
  2. Select a new class icon.
  3. Click Save.

You may need to refresh your browser or reopen the app to see any changes made.

Change a class name

  1. Click anywhere in the class name text box.
  2. Update or change the class name.
    • The class name can be up to 60 characters long.
  3. Click Save.

Change a class code

  1. Click anywhere in the class code text box.
  2. Update or change the class code. Class codes:
    • Must be ten characters or less.
    • Cannot be the same as other active class codes.
    • Can only contain a combination of letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  3. Click Save.

Link or unlink a class from a school

  1. Click the drop-down under School.
  2. Select another school, or select Not affiliated with a school to unlink this class.
  3. Click Save.

Change class visibility, approval requirement, or participant messaging

Check out the following articles to learn more about each of these class settings before you change them:

  • Class visibility
  • Requiring approval to join a class
  • Participant message settings

Add a class owner

  1. Click Add class owner.
  2. Select the potential class owner(s).
  3. Click Add.

Remove yourself as a class owner

To remove yourself as a class owner, click Remove me as a class owner.

You can click here if you'd like to learn more about adding or removing a class owner.

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Troubleshooting Tips

  • You can only access class settings for a class linked to a school where you are a verified admin or the class owner.
  • If a class code is already in use, you must create a different class code.
  • If you don't see a list of potential class owners, there may be students under 13 in that class.
  • Parents cannot be class owners for classes that contain students under 13.
  • Class owners can’t see each other's participant chats, but they can send each other messages.

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Related articles

  • How do I make myself an owner of a class?
  • Clean up your organization's Classes and People lists
  • How do I archive and unarchive my classes?
  • Manage your organization’s default class settings
  • How do I archive or remove classes from my organization?

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