How a teacher can connect a parent's email to their child account?

When a child account is created as part of the classroom import they are not connected to a parent account. While this is the case you (the teacher) are responsible for ensuring the child is using Littlescribe appropriately.

To ensure responsibility is passed to a Parent the child’s account must be claimed by the appropriate Parent. 

Different ways to connect a parent's email to their child account

There are two ways to send the information needed to connect a student account to their parent account: 

1. Physically using printed 'take home' letters.
   
2. Digitally by sending an email to the parent from within the Littlescribe platform.
   

An account that has been claimed will be identified in the classroom list by having a green handshake icon.

The meaning of each colour of the handshake icon

1. Grey handshake icon: means there is no parent account connected to the student's account.
   
2. Green handshake icon: means a parent has created their account and successfully linked it to this student's account.
   

The following status is only used when the digital method has been used:

1. Orange handshake icon: means a parent's email information has been added to this student's account and an invite was sent, but the parent didn't create their account yet.
2. Red handshake icon: means a parent's email information has been added to this student's account, but the parent's email is invalid and the invitation email bounced back.

Colour status for the handshake icon

Creating and printing 'take home' letters

Print 'take home' letters for any unclaimed accounts (grey handshake) by selecting the checkbox and clicking ‘Create take home letters’.
This will produce a PDF file that can be printed and sent home. Information for parents about creating an account is included in the letter.

Steps to create 'take home' letters

Sending an email directly to parent's from within the Littlescribe platform

1. Go to "My Classroom".
   
2. Click on the grey handshake icon for the student that you want to add their parent's email.
   
3. Type parent's email in the field, once a valid email is typed "Send Parent Invite" button will appear.
   
4. Click on the "Send Parent Invite" button to send an email to the parent with the information on how to create an account and link their child account.

Resending email invite to parents

You can do that by:

1. Selecting All or some students (note that students already connected will not receive a new email even if selected).
   
2. Click on "Email parent connection info" button to email connection information.
   

Resending connection email to parents

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