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Teacher’s Guide to Getting Started

Welcome to the Better Flashcard Site! We put together this one-stop article with everything you need to get started as a Teacher on Knowt.

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Written by Abheek Pandoh
Updated over 3 weeks ago

How to create a Knowt teacher account

  1. Go to knowt.com, and click Get Started on the top right.

  2. Enter your name, school-issued email, birthday, select Teacher for account type, and enter your desired username.

  3. Click Sign Up at the bottom.

  4. Verify your email address by entering the code sent to your email.


Creating your first class

Now you’re ready to create your first class!

  1. Press Create or Join Class on the top left to create your first class.

  2. The first time you create a class, you’ll be asked to fill out some brief information about your school.

  3. From here, it’s time to create your class. On Knowt, you can create multiple sections within the same class and you can even customize your section names, too!

  4. Woohoo! Your first class is set up. In the future, creating a class will be much quicker! Refer back to this article on how to set up future classes.


Next steps

  1. Click on Invite Students. We'll need your school's contact so we can talk to them about protecting your students' privacy for free. Here’s a step-by-step article to help you through that!

  2. After you give us the contact, you should see a class code which you can use to start inviting your students!

To better understand why we want to protect your students' privacy for free, refer to this article.


Inviting students to your class

You can invite your students by following either the "Invite Students Through Link" or "Invite Students Through Class Code" sections of this article.

If you are running into any issues with inviting students or any of these steps, please feel free to contact us via the built-in support chat.


Setting up your classroom

Let’s get your classroom set up!

  • If you have any Quizlet sets on Quizlet, you can bring them over to Knowt in seconds using any of the methods listed in this article.

  • You can also create new files, by going to your class and clicking the Add file button. Choose either Create Flashcards or Create Notes to get started.


Moving and sharing files into your class

  • In order to move files from the "Other files" tab into your class, follow the steps in this article! If you are confused on why your files are not showing up in "Other files", refer to this article!

  • To manage sharing for files in your class and choose who/which sections of your class has access to certain files, follow this article.


Keeping tabs on your students!

Now that your students are in and your flashcards are set up, let’s see how they’re doing.

  • Go into your classroom and switch to the Progress tab on the top left. Here you’ll see detailed analytics on your students’ progress through the sets, areas they’re struggling with, and more. Refer to this article for a walkthrough of the progress tab!


Still have questions? Contact us

If you have any more questions, please feel free to reach out to our team using the built-in support chat.

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