This article will cover the "Home" tab of the Admin Portal. This tab can be accessed via "Admin Portal" > "Home". We've provided a screenshot below of how this tab looks and where it appears in the Admin Portal:
The "Home" tab is the default page that is displayed when visiting the Admin Portal. From this page, you can create new classrooms.
This page contains only two buttons, both of which would be used to manually create new classrooms for your organization. We'll briefly describe the two buttons below, then go into more details in the proceeding sections of this article:
- Schedule A Time-Bound Room - Click this button to create a classroom that will auto-archive itself after a set amount of time.
- Create A Classroom - Click this button to create a classroom that you do not need to have auto-archived. This is the most commonly-used option.
It is important to understand that both of these buttons will create the same type of classroom--Engageli only has one classroom type. The difference is the "Schedule a Time-Bound Room" option will create a classroom with a configured time-bound value, while the "Create A Classroom" button will create a classroom without one. All classrooms can have their time-bound values modified at any time, so if you used the wrong button when creating your classroom, you can always go into the classroom's settings and adjust this value.
The proceeding sections will go into details on both buttons.
Schedule a Time-Bound Room
This button will create a new classroom with a time-bound value configured for it. When clicking the button, a window will appear, where you are prompted to provide a name for the classroom, as well as the number of days until the classroom is auto-archived. We've provided a screenshot of this window below:
Once you've populated all the necessary information, click the "Create & Copy Link" button to have the classroom created, as well as have a link to the classroom lobby copied to your clipboard.
The classroom creation process takes a brief moment, after which you'll be redirected to its "General" tab, where you'll notice that its "Time-bound class" field contains a value that corresponds to what you had selected earlier.
At this point, the classroom is ready to be used.
Create A Classroom
Clicking the "Create A Classroom" button will open a window where you will be prompted to key in details for your new classroom(s). Below is a reference image of the window:
We'll proceed with going over each field seen in this classroom creation window:
- Classroom Type - Select from this dropdown the type of classroom to be created. At this time, the only option is "Live Classroom". As our platform expands, we may introduce new classroom types.
- Create Multiple Classes from CSV - By default, this box will be unchecked. If you wish to create a batch of classrooms by uploading a CSV file, you can check this box. At the bottom of the window is a link to a "multiple classes setup template" CSV file, which you can use as a guide on how the file should be formatted. This option is only accessible to Super Admins.
- Class code / name - If you wish to create only a single classroom, then type the name of your classroom into this field.
- Copy Data From Another Class - This button is only applicable if creating a single classroom. If you wish to copy the contents of an existing classroom into your new one, clicking this button will bring up a window where you can select the classroom from which to pull the contents, as well as options on what you wish to copy over. Below is a screenshot of this options window:
- File Upload - This portion of the form consists of a "Browse" button, as well as a drag-and-drop landing area. If you wish to upload a CSV for batch processing, either click the "Browse" button to locate the file via your operating system's file browser or drag-and-drop the file onto the landing area. The CSV file can be one of two types, which we'll describe below:
- Single Class Creation - If you wish to create a single classroom, then you can upload an optional CSV that would contain a list of users to be added to the roster. For guidance on the format, refer to the "class setup template" CSV available at the bottom of the page.
- Multiple Class Creation - If you are creating multiple classrooms, then you are required to upload a CSV. The CSV file you upload should contain information about the users you want to add to the roster, along with a column specifying the classroom each user belongs to. A "multiple classes setup template" CSV is provided at the bottom of the page to serve as a reference for the required format.
- Cancel - If you wish to cancel classroom creation, simply click the "Cancel" button.
- Continue - Click this button to submit your request to create the classroom. If any errors are encountered, we'll display them on the page; otherwise, the classroom creation process should take no more than a few seconds.