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Adding Students to a Class

Add students to a class so teachers and library staff can assign books and review reading progress for the appropriate group of readers.

Students should already have patron accounts in ePlatform before you add them to a class.

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Before you begin

Confirm that:

  • you can access the ePlatform Admin area;
  • the class has already been created;
  • each student has an ePlatform patron account; and
  • the students appear under Admin area → Patrons.

If a student does not have a patron account, add or import the account before attempting to add the student to a class.

Open the class

  1. Sign in to your school’s ePlatform portal.
  2. Open the Admin area.
  3. Find Manage Classes.
  4. Select Add Classes.
  5. Open the class whose membership you want to review.

The class-management navigation path is: Admin area → Manage Classes → Add Classes.

You can also use the top menu bar and select "Classes".

Add students to the class

  1. Open the required class.
  2. Use the available class controls to add students.
  3. Find and select the students who should belong to the class.
  4. Check the selected students before applying the changes.
  5. Complete the class update.

Add only the students who currently belong to the class. If students have similar names, check their patron information before selecting them.

Review the class membership

After updating the class, open it again and review the students shown. Confirm that:

  • all required students have been added;
  • no student has been added to the class by mistake;
  • former students have been removed where appropriate; and
  • the class is ready to receive book assignments.

Class membership should also be reviewed when students change classes and when preparing ePlatform for a new school year.

Remove a student from a class

  1. Open Manage Classes from the Admin area.
  2. Open the affected class.
  3. Find the student who should no longer belong to the class.
  4. Use the available class controls to remove the student.
  5. Review the updated membership before applying the change.

Removing a student from a class is separate from managing the student’s patron account. If the student has left your organisation, review their account under Admin area → Patrons.

If you cannot find a student

Go to Admin area → Patrons and check that:

  • the student has a patron account;
  • the account is active;
  • the student’s account information is correct; and
  • the latest patron import or account synchronisation has been completed.

Manually managed patron accounts

To add or update multiple manually managed accounts, go to:

Admin area → Patrons → Import / Update Patrons

Complete the patron update, then return to the class and search for the student again.

Accounts managed through SSO or another integration

Check that the student is present in the connected source system and that their account information is current. If necessary, ask your IT team to review the student’s source account and synchronised information.

Next steps

After confirming the class membership, you can:

  • create QR code logins for students;
  • assign books to students; and
  • review assigned books and reading progress.

To manage book assignments, go to Admin area → Manage Classes → Assign Books.

Need help?

If a student has an active patron account but cannot be added to the correct class, contact support@eplatform.co.

Please include:

  • your school or library name;
  • the class name;
  • the affected student’s name or patron ID;
  • the step you were completing;
  • any error message displayed; and
  • a screenshot of the relevant page.

Do not include patron passwords or other sensitive sign-in information.