Add Student Buckets

Account administrators have the option of uploading all students in a school or district in a single, convenient upload. This is known as a Student Bucket. Select Add Student Bucket from the Account Administration page to download a sample CSV file. Complete the file with the following data:

• Student UID (same as Student Username - see below)
• Student username - must be unique to our database, we suggest student ID numbers or lunch numbers * 15 Character limit - no special characters (commas, hyphens, apostrophes, etc.) or spaces
• Student password - must be at least 3 characters - no special characters or spaces
• Student first name
• Student last name
• Parent email - not required
• Parent name - not required
• Grade level
• Teacher

Although you can upload your students as one large batch, we highly recommend creating an individual CSV file for each grade level, then creating a Student Bucket for each grade. Once you have completed the spreadsheets, you can either upload them yourself or email them to info@spellingcity.com and we will upload them for you!

Assigning Students

Once you have uploaded your students, you can begin assigning them to their teachers or the teachers can log into their own accounts and select their students from the Bucket!

Account Administrator - How to assign students from the bucket to the teacher(s):

• Log into your account.
• Select Account Administration from your Administrator Toolbox.
• Click on the red arrow next to the # of teachers in your school.
• Make sure that you are sharing licenses with each teacher you are assigning students for. (Under the column "Sharing Licenses", it should say "Yes".)
• For each teacher, under Student Actions, select Assign and select the students* that belong to that teacher, then click Assign to Teacher.

Teachers - How to add your students from the bucket:

• Log into your account.
• Select Students from your Premium Teacher Toolbox.
• Select Add Students.
• Select the option > Get students from bucket *

Any new students will need to be added by Student Bucket as well to ensure they are available to all of your teachers. To add students to your current student bucket:

• Log into your account
• Select Account Administration from your Administrator Toolbox
• Select Add Student Bucket next to your school's name
• Complete and upload CSV and either save as new bucket or add to existing bucket.

* Note: If your student buckets are separated by student grade level. If you select a grade level, all students in that grade will be selected (Note: You will need to use the scroll bar to see the selection.) You can also use CTRL+F to search for a student by name

Managing Student Buckets

Selecting the Manage Student Bucket link from Account Administration enables the administrator to add student buckets, delete student buckets, print or download a student list, and manage student accounts. Administrators can edit a student's account (change username, password, etc.), group students within a bucket, manage groups or delete students.

If you need assistance with student buckets, feel free to contact VocabularySpellingCity Support at info@spellingcity.com.

Some of my teachers have already added students to their accounts. Can I still use the Student Bucket Upload?

Each student added by his/her teacher uses a student license. Students added manually to teacher's accounts cannot be shared with other teachers and cannot be transferred to other classes. You have a couple of options:

1. Delete the student accounts that have been created by the teacher and add the students to the bucket. Unfortunately, when student accounts are deleted, all records are deleted as well and cannot be retrieved. OR

2. Allow the teachers who have already created their own student accounts to use them for the remainder of the semester/school year. Do not include those students in your Student Bucket Upload (or they will be taking up extra licenses). As the end of the semester/school year (when the records may be deleted), delete those students and add them to the bucket, then assign them to their teachers.

I just got a new student, can I add an account for him to my class or does he need to be added to my school's bucket?

We recommend that account administrators add any new students to the bucket and then assign them to the teachers. This helps to avoid licensing issues. The sample Student Upload CSV can be used for just one student.

First, make sure that the file is in the correct format (CSV). If it is a CSV file, make sure that you have not included any special characters (such as hyphens or apostrophes) or spaces in students' usernames or passwords. If you still have trouble uploading your file, please save the file and email it to info@spellingcity.com and we'll upload your students for you.

You can delete a Student Bucket by selecting Manage Student Buckets. Once the accounts have been deleted, as long as the usernames are not in use elsewhere in our system, you should be able to upload the data with the same usernames as before.