Admin Interface
How can I add a new teacher to a class, update the class name, or move a student to a different class?
For Google/Microsoft SSO, and non-SSO classrooms: 1. Adding a new teacher account: You may create an individual account for them, set it as a teacher, and add them to a class. Reference: How can I individually create user accounts? 2. Updating the ...
How to delete student accounts
Whether you've created a duplicate account, or just need to free up a license to add a new student, you can easily process the deletion from your admin interface. 1. Sign in to your Admin account, head over to the Class, then click on Students: 2. ...
User Reports
The User Reports tab contains various information regarding your student's training time, curriculum progress, and more. 1. To get to this area, simply go to your class > Students > click on the first name of the student: 2. You'll then be moved to ...
How do I set goals for my students?
Option 1: Class wide goals 1. Head over to the class > Settings > Toggle the Class wide goals option to ON (blue): 2. Click on the Set Goals button, and set the goal parameters for your class, then click on Set to save: Option 2: Individual Student ...
Typesy Hall of Fame
Typesy Hall of Fame displays the top 50 users who have earned the most Typesy status points for the current week and the previous week, depending on the tab selected. The weekly total is reset every Sunday at 1PM UTC, and it is important to note that ...
Class menu's options and functions
Best read with the guide: Class Overview 1. Enroll an existing user or create a new user account and enroll them to the class. 2. Change the class information such as its name, description, grade, and type of class. 3. Check on the previous and ...
Class Overview
Class Overview is located inside a class. It contains different options and information that are easily available for teachers and admins. 1. Simply go to a class, and you'll immediately see the Overview page: 2. In this area, you'll be able to see ...
Can admins and teachers also take courses?
Admins and teachers can also use Typesy and all of its features. You will have your own Student Interface, and you'll easily know if it's yours, since you'll be shown a notice like this: If you signed in using the Windows/Mac Desktop App, you might ...
How do I create tests or assignments?
Video guide: Creating a typing test 1. Head over to the class > Tests and Assignments > Click on Create Test/Assignment: 2. Next, select from the available options: Typing Assignment, Spelling Assignment, Typing Test, or Vocabulary assignment: 3. In ...
How can I remove a student or a teacher from the class?
Removing students from a class Option 1: Head over to their class > Students > Click on the 3 dots at the end of a student's column > Remove from class: Option 2: You can also remove multiple students from a class by putting a check mark beside their ...
Word Work
Typesy is not just a typing program! The Word Work feature allows you to provide a word list to your students, allowing them to learn and master new words. 1. You can provide a word list by going to your class > click on Word Work > Assign Word List: ...
How do I pin or unpin a class in the admin interface?
Pinning a class is a way for teachers and admins to quickly access the classes they frequently work with. It works like a shortcut, wherein you can simply click on an icon to get to that specific class faster. 1. If you haven't used this feature yet, ...
How can my students sign in?
Your students can login to their accounts using their username/email address and password or if they use any SSO login options (such as Google, Classlink, Clever, and Microsoft) with their email address, they can use the Sign in with buttons on the ...
How can I access the Admin interface?
You can sign in to your admin or teacher account to access the admin interface anytime. It is used to manage your class, provide tests and assignments, add or remove curriculums, check on your student's progress, and more. The admin interface is ...
How can I monitor my students?
Monitoring your students in Typesy was designed to be simple, hassle free, and customizable. 1. By going to your class > Students, you will be able to monitor what your students are working on, their last activity, and more. 2. You can customize the ...
How do I import new users?
Video guide: Importing New Users 1. Head over to the Users section, and click on the import icon (up arrow). You can also export the entire user list in this section by clicking on the export icon (down arrow) 2. After clicking on the import icon, ...
User Dashboard
1. To access the User Dashboard, You can head over to their class > Students > click on the first name of the student: Or you can also go to the Users section > search for their name/email address > click on their first name: 2. This area contains ...
Can I assign individual curriculums for a student?
Since your students are enrolled in one class, the curriculums, tests, assignments, and word lists will be available to everyone in the class. There is no option to provide these individually per student.
Class reports
1. The Reports tab can be accessed by going to your class > Reports: 2. Select a report to view, then click on Go To Report: 3. Each of the report categories will have different information available, so you can monitor the progress of your class. 4. ...
I'm getting a message prompt when trying to add or create a new user. What should I do?
Here are the most common reasons and message prompts that you may get when trying to add or create a new user, and the workarounds to resolve the issue: Email address already in use 1. The user's email address is already being used in a different ...
How does the Login As feature work?
The Login As feature is used to login as the student directly from the admin interface. Please note that by using this feature, even though you are signing into their accounts as the teacher or admin, all progress made will also reflect in their ...
What is the purpose of the Account section?
The Account section is where the current Administrators of the account can manage and check on the subscription, download forms, and more. 1. Subscription: Here, you can check on the current subscription period, number of users, add more user ...
How can I update all of my classes at the same time?
Whether you're looking to delete, provide curriculums, or update the settings of multiple classes, Typesy has a quick way to get this done. 1. In your admin interface, head over to the Classes section: 2. Next, put a check mark beside the class ...
Class Settings
Video guide: Adjusting Class Settings Admins and teachers will be able to change various class settings from their admin interface. 1. You can head over to the class, and go to the Settings tab. Here, you'll have access to different categories and ...
Student Settings
While admins and teachers have full control on what settings a student can change from the admin interface, those that you've allowed will be accessible from their end. Here's how they can modify the settings: 1. During a typing lesson, they can ...
How can I add or remove curriculums from my class?
Option 1 1. Go to Classes > Click on the name of your class > Curriculum. You can click on Assign Curriculum to choose a curriculum that you would like to provide to the class. To remove an assigned curriculum, hover your mouse over it, and click on ...
How can I individually create user accounts?
1. From your admin interface's home screen, click on Add: Or you can also go to the Users section and click on the Add User button: 2. In the spaces provided, you can enter the user's account information. 3. You can leave the Generate Username and ...
How can I change a student's account details?
1. Head over to their class, click on Students, then click on the first name of the student: Or you can also go to Users > Search for the name of the user, and click on their first name: 2. You'll be moved to their User Dashboard. From here, click on ...
Typesy Pets
As they learn, Typesy encourages kids to keep going by hatching pets. Kids love to hatch the pets and collect them on their profile. Equipping a pet even enables special powers in the program! Hatching a pet 1. Students can hatch a pet only after ...
Certificate of Completion
The Print Certificate button will only be available for courses and tests/assignments your students have completed. This is an option you can use if you would like to provide a certificate of completion. 1. Head over to your class, go to Students, ...
How can I reset my student's password?
For students who are not using any SSO login option (i,e: Clever, Classlink, Google, etc), you can reset their password directly from your admin interface. Here are the different ways you can provide a password reset: OPTION 1: Reset password for one ...
Can I have my students login through Google without a Google Classroom setup?
Yes, your students can definitely sign in using the SSO option with Typesy, even if you don't have a Google Classroom setup. When individually creating their user accounts or importing their account credentials using the import option with a CSV ...
I have students who I want to be in multiple classes. Does Typesy allow it or can they only be enrolled in one class at a time?
You can definitely enroll a student in multiple classes. However, Typesy recommends that you don't do this, unless you have a specific reason for the students to be in different classes at the same time. 1. To get started, head over to the class ...