How should I set up students with both Spelling and Math classes?

If you have students who are using Sumdog in both their numeracy and literacy classes, there are a couple ways you can set them up. 

Please note: we do not recommend creating additional accounts for the same student.

Option 1: Use "Classes" for Registration/Homeroom and "Groups" for subjects

How it works: You set up all students in general registration/homeroom classes. The Math and English teachers then arrange their students into groups

See our help page on creating groups for full instructions on setting up groups.

Pros:

• Using groups to rearrange students in existing classes prevents accidental duplicate accounts

• The Class Roster page is tidy

• You can upload all registration/homeroom classes at once, ensuring every student has an account

• Students can be in multiple groups

Cons:

• If you want to enter Sumdog's contests, they'll be entered under their registration/homeroom class, not their math class.
  
  

Option 2: One subject uses "Classes" and the other uses "Groups"

How it works: One department (e.g. Math) sets up classes, and the other (e.g. English) uses groups to organize students. If you want to enter your math classes in a Sumdog Math Contest, we recommend using classes for math and groups for English.

See our help page on creating groups for full instructions on setting up groups.

Pros:

• Math and English students are clearly separated into two distinct spaces

• You can enter Sumdog's Math Contests as math classes

Cons:

• You need to agree which department uses classes and which uses groups and maintain it

• One department (e.g. English) has to wait for the other (e.g. Maths) to add new students to a class before they can organize them into a group.