How to Create Classes

All teachers can create Newsela classes. 

To get started, select the option that your school uses, that corresponds to the way you logged in.

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Manually in Newsela

 

1. Go to Classes by clicking your initials in the upper right-hand corner, clicking on Settings from the dropdown, and selecting the Classes tab.  

2. Click Create a Class.

   

3. Enter the class name, grade, and subject, then click Create Class.

Google

 

Syncing Google Classrooms in Newsela

If you have classes and students set up in Google Classroom, you can import those classes and rosters into Newsela.

• Go to your Classes page by clicking your name in the upper right-hand corner and selecting the Classes tab from the settings menu.  

  

• Click Sync with Google.

• Select the classes you want to import, choose a grade level and subject for each, then click Import Selected Classes.