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Tutor Onboarding - Getting Started

Learn how to create a tutoring account, create a class, enroll students, and give students practice.

Written by Molly Cohen

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Step 1 - Creating an account

  1. Go to www.albert.io. Click Sign Up in the top-right corner.

  2. Select Educator to get started as a tutor.

  3. Fill in your first name, last name, and username. You'll find optional suggested usernames once your name has been entered. [Pro-tip]: If you have a Google account, you can use Google sign-in and skip confirming your account.

  4. Select Homeschool/Tutor as your school association to either join an existing school or create a new school.

  5. Click Continue to verify your initial content preferences.

  6. You will receive a confirmation email. Use the link in the email to confirm your account, then follow the on-screen prompts to activate it.

Step 2 - Creating a class

  1. At the top of the page, click the Home tab.

  2. On the left, click Create New, then select New Class.

  3. Give your class a name, and make sure it's linked to the correct tutoring company. If you don't see your company, email hello@albert.io with the company's name and address.

  4. Click Create Class.

    Creating a class is the key to getting started on Albert. Classes allow you to grant students access to your license, assign work, and access data reports.

Helpful Tips:

  • Create different Albert classes for either each student you tutor or each subject your students study.

    • Tutoring singular students across various subjects? We suggest you create a single class for each student that includes all of the subjects they are studying. This way, you only give them access to the subjects they need, and you can see all of their data in one place.

    • Tutoring multiple students in one subject? We suggest you create one classroom for all of your students.

Step 3 - Inviting or enrolling students

  1. On your Home tab, select the class from the All Classes list.

  2. In the top-right corner, click Invite

On Albert, there are four ways to enroll your students:

  1. Class enrollment code

  2. Email invitations

  3. Import Google Classroom

  4. LTI Rostering

Note: We recommend using Options 1 or 2 for tutors.

Option 1 - Class enrollment code

You can view your unique class enrollment code by opening a class, clicking Invite, then selecting Display Class Code. Next, you'll need to provide your students with the unique class code so they can enroll in your class.

Instruct students to complete the following steps:

  1. Have each student log in to albert.io (or create an account), click Join Class, and enter the code.

  2. When a student joins, they'll see a green Success! box. Confirm they joined on the class's People page (under Manage).

You can regenerate a classroom code by navigating to settings, as seen in the image below. Regenerating codes prevents students from sharing codes with other students and gaining access to your class.

Note: If you click the refresh button, only the newly generated code will work for students not yet enrolled. Any student already enrolled will remain in your classroom.

Option 2 - Email invitations

This method sends your students an email invite to join your class. Students can then either log-in and accept the invite directly on Albert or click the link in the email they receive. If students aren't receiving Albert emails, check out this article.

  1. Select the Home tab and select a class of your choice. Next, select the Invite button.

  2. Click the Invite by email button.

  3. A popup will appear. From here, you can manually type in student emails (if you choose this route, separate student emails with either a comma or push the return key), copy and paste student emails, or upload a CSV with student emails. When finished, click Send invitations.

  4. Direct your students to follow the account set-up instructions in the email.

Option 3 - Import Google Classroom

If you use Google Classroom, you can use the Google Classroom sync to import your roster and enroll your students.

Option 4 - Import from LMS

You can import your LMS roster if your school uses a compatible Learning Management System. Click here to see which Learning Management Systems Albert connects with. Connect with your administrator if you are unsure whether your school has set up an integration with your LMS and Albert.

Step 4 - Creating practice opportunities for students

There are three ways for students to practice on Albert: assignments, independent practice, and adaptive practice.

  • Create an Assignment: Creating an assignment grants students practice on specific skills, standards, or content. Discover how to easily create your first assignment. With this option, you will decide what content the student will practice.

  • Independent Practice: If you want students to practice independently on Albert, you can unlock subjects for students in the Library tab. With this option, the student can complete practice questions at their own pace.

  • Adaptive Practice: Provides skill-level insights while personalizing practice for every learner. Adaptive practice questions automatically adjust in difficulty based on individual student performance. It’s great when you want students to build procedural fluency and skill mastery without building custom assignments.

Next Steps:

After you've created or accepted an invitation for an Albert teacher account, created a class, and enrolled students, we suggest checking out these next steps:

Still Need Help?

Email us at hello@albert.io or reach out via the chat bubble on our site.

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