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As an educator, you can invite family members of your students to join Toddle, enabling them to participate in their child's learning journey.
There are 3 ways to invite family members on Toddle:
Invite family members
To invite family members of the students in your class, select your class and navigate to the 'Class settings' option.
Here, within the ‘Family members’ tab, you'll find a list of all students in your class, along with the connection status of their respective family members.
You can search for specific students or family members and apply filters based on their invitation status.
Option 1: via Email
You can send email invites to the family members of your students, either individually or in bulk.
Sending bulk invitations from within a class
1. Choose the 'Invite family members via email' option, as shown below.
Alternatively, you can use the three-dot menu at the top of the page and select the ‘Invite family members via email’ option.
3. On the landing page, locate the student(s) whose family member(s) you want to invite. Use the '+ Add' button next to the student's name to enter their family member’s details (first name, middle name, last name, and email). You can add multiple family members for a single student if needed.
4. After entering the necessary information, click the 'Invite [X] family members' button.
5. Lastly, choose the preferred language for your invitation and hit the ‘Send’ button.
This action will send bulk invitations to all the email addresses you have provided. Once the invitations are sent, the status on your dashboard will update to 'Invite sent.' When family members accept the invitation, their status will change to 'Connected.'
Sending individual invitations from within a class
1. Click on the three-dot menu against a student’s name.
2. Click on the ‘Invite family via email’ option.
3. Next, fill in the family details (first name, middle name, last name, and email) in the modal window that opens up.
4. You can also send invites to multiple family members of this student in one go by using the ‘Add another family member’ option.
5. Click on the ‘Send invite’ button on the bottom right to send the email(s).
This action will send invitations to all the family members you have added. As a result, their Invitation status on your dashboard will change to 'Invite sent'. Once family members accept the invite, the status will change to ‘Connected’.
Sending individual invitations from the student profile
You can also send email invites to family members directly from the student’s profile by following these steps:
1. Within ‘Class settings’, navigate to the 'Students' tab.
2. Locate and click on the name of the student whose family members you want to invite.
3. You will be directed to the 'Overview' tab of the student's profile. Scroll down to find the 'Family information' section.
4. In this section, click on the 'Invite family members' option to initiate the invitation process.
5. A modal window will appear. Fill in the family details, including their first name, middle name, last name, and email. If there are multiple family members to invite for this student, you can include them by using the 'Add another family member' option.
6. Finally, click on the 'Send invite' button to send the invites to the family member(s).
7. Once family member(s) accept the invite, they will be connected to their child’s dashboard on Toddle.
Note: Invites sent to family members have an expiration period of one week. If the status indicates that an invite has expired, you will need to resend it to ensure that the family member receives a current and valid invitation.
Here is a sample email invite that is sent to a family member:
Option 2: via Class invite link
As a class teacher, you can invite family members of your students to Toddle using the class invite link in a few simple steps, as explained below.
1. Choose the 'Invite family members via class invite link' option, as shown below.
2. Alternatively, you can use the three-dot menu at the top of the page and select the ‘Invite family members via class invite link’ option.
3. A pop-up will appear on your screen, displaying a unique class link along with a brief description of the invitation process. Copy this link and share it with the family members you wish to invite.
4. Family members can use this link to access Toddle and choose the specific child they want to connect with.
Note: The class invite link remains valid until a new link is generated for the same class. If a new link is created, you will need to share the updated link with the family members.
5. Upon their selection, you will receive an approval request on your dashboard. You have the flexibility to approve or reject these requests in bulk or individually.
Note: Family's access to the student's information remains locked until you accept their request or choose to reject it.
Upon approving the request, the family member(s) will receive an email, and they can sign in to access their child's activities on Toddle.
Option 3: via downloaded invites
You can invite family members using the downloaded invites. Follow these steps to provide family members with a unique login code or scannable QR code to connect to Toddle.
1. If you wish to download family invites for all students in one go, choose the ‘Download family invites for all students’ option, as shown below.
Or, you can also use the three-dot menu at the top of the page and choose ‘Print family invites for all students (PDF)’.
3. You will receive an email from Toddle with a link to download the ZIP file containing the family invite PDFs.
Note: The download link remains active for 7 days.
2. Alternatively, you can download a family invite for an individual student using the three-dot menu against that student and selecting ‘Print family invite (pdf)’ and it should download to your local device instantly.
4. The downloaded PDF contains a unique family invite text code and a scannable QR code.
5. You can share this PDF with family members either via email or as a physical copy.
6. Family members can access their child’s dashboard on Toddle either by entering the text code or scanning the QR code.
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