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Educators: How to Set Up Students in Galaxy

Learn how to get started using Galaxy by uploading students through a mass import or one at a time.

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How to Mass Upload Students in Kuder Galaxy

Important Note: Students cannot be added through the mass upload feature if your school is Clever enabled.

  1. Log into Galaxy

  2. Click the Students tab on the left-hand side of the page

  3. On the Students page, click Download Student Template to upload many students at once

  4. Open the Excel file and enter the needed information

    1. First Name

    2. Last Name

    3. Email (This should be an active email and not hyperlinked in the excel file)

    4. Grade (Use PK, K or the number 1-5)

    5. Student ID (Optional)

    6. Date of Birth (Optional)

    7. Password (minimum of 8 characters)

    8. School (ONLY if uploading students from a district-level account)

  5. Save to your computer as a .xlsx file

  6. Return to the Students tab in Galaxy

  7. Select Incremental or Complete next to Step 3

    1. Incremental: Use this option when adding or updating a few or several students to your existing galaxy database

    2. Complete: Complete uploads should only be used to add and update a complete list of students to your database. Performing a complete upload will remove all other students from your database other than the students listed on your template. If a student is not on the template but in Galaxy, their account will be deactivated if the complete option is selected

  8. Click Upload Student File

  9. Select the saved excel file and click Open

  10. A banner across the top will notify of success or failure of file upload.


How to Add Students One at a Time

  1. Select Students from the navigation pane.

  2. Click on the Add Student button.

  3. Enter in all required fields regarding the student.

  4. Click Save

  5. Repeat these steps until you have added all students desired.


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