My Class is a powerful classroom management tool that simplifies the process of tracking student behaviors and issuing hall passes. With a real-time overview of your class roster, you can easily access student profiles, including schedules and FlexTime registrations.

Permission Level: Teacher

Some of the My Class features or functionality in this article are dependent on school level settings and preferences.

Find Your Class Lists: You can load and customize your student rosters directly from your dashboard.
Issue Student Hall Passes: You can create and manage student movement with just a few clicks.
Record Student Behavior: You can log Praise or Guidance to track student progress and discipline.
Communicate with Students: You can send secure messages to individuals or groups within the app.
Other Classroom Management Tools: You can use random student selectors and group generators to enhance engagement.
Troubleshooting
FAQs
Resources

Find Your Class Lists and Customize Your Layout

All of your classes are automatically loaded into Minga from your SIS, ready for you to use. You can select multiple lists simultaneously to see combined rosters.

Step-By-Step Guide

Log in to Minga and locate My Class on the navigation sidebar on the left side of your screen
Open MyClass from the sidebar
Open the User List dropdown to find your class. All class lists are automatically imported from your SIS
Select your current class from the list
Click the settings icon to configure your MyClass preferences
Customization options inculde:
1. Student Card View or List View for preferred viewing
2. Sound Notifications providing an audible alert when students are being requested or sent to your class
3. Student Sorting by first name or last name, and more...

Issuing a Hall Pass

Students can be issued a hall pass or sent to a desired location (like the office) with a few simple clicks. Minga will learn the most common passes you use, and sort them into a separate category. Types of hall passes available are dictated by your school.

Step-By-Step Guide

In My Class, begin by selecting the student(s)
Choose Hall Pass in the Category menu
Select the desired pass type
1. (optional) Use the Advanced settings option to set a specific pass duration, add an approver, or schedule a pass for the future)
Click Assign (or press the Spacebar)
The student will then appear in an Active Hall Pass list at the top of your My Class. The card will show a running timer of the hall pass along with an option to End the hall pass.

Record Student Behavior

Student behavior can be recorded quickly as it happens in My Class. Positive behavior is called Praise, and can have a student reward attached to being issued a praise by teachers or staff. Negative behavior is called Guidance, which can have consequences attached, and even automatically advance a progressive discipline framework for multiple infractions.

Step-By-Step Guide

Select one or multiple students using the checkbox on their My Class card.
Select the Category list to find behavior options.
Choose the Praise or Guidance category to recognize positive student behaviors.
Select one of your school's recognized behaviors.
Click Assign to give helpful praise to the selected student. They will get a notification in Minga on their device.

Behavior is logged for all students, enabling schools to see individual student behavior patterns across many teachers and behavior around the school as a whole.

Communication with Students

My Class provides a safe and secure place to chat with students. If your school has enabled this feature, it is a fantastic way of creating group chats between one or multiple students. They will be notified of your message in their Minga in the notifications menu in the upper right corner.

Step-By-Step Guide

Select one or multiple students using the checkbox on their My Class card
In the category menu, select the Communication option
Click Next (or press spacebar)
Draft your message and click Send.

Other Classroom Management Tools

Many other features exist in My Class that are useful in a teacher's day-to-day activities.

My Class Tools

Along the top of every My Class are the features below.

Search Bar: Teachers can search for any student in the school from the search bar, handy for finding student profiles.
Select Random Student: Click the Select Random button to select a student in the current class list without bias.
Class Groups: Create and manage random groups, ideal for teams or project work, that persist with those classes for as long as you need.

Class Menu Customization

Teachers can manage their class list menu. Classes are created automatically by information coming from your Student Information System.

Search for any class in the search bar.
Click the star next to any class to add it to your favorites section.
List categories are at the ready, including: Flex activities, current classes, and more for easy class switching and navigation.

Create Class Groups

Teachers can create random class groups for project work or teams with just a few clicks.

Step-by-Step Guide

Start by opening the 'Class groups' button dropdown to access options for organizing students.
Select 'Create class groups' to begin making new student group configurations. All students are selected by default.
Click 'No party groups' if you wish to prevent certain students from being grouped together.
(optional) Click 'Add no party group' to specify students who should not share a group.
Adjust the number of students per group or the number of groups to customize group sizes.
Name the group for future reference and use.
Click 'Generate groups' to automatically create groups based on your configuration.
You can name individual groups for project work or teams.
Click 'Create' to save all group assignments and configurations.

Student Information at a glance

A lot of student information is conveyed on student cards with simple icons. Hovering over any icon will reveal additional information.

Student Profile: Teachers can view an individual student profile (if enabled in school settings)
Overdue Hall Pass: A red Hall Pass icon indicates the amount of time the student has gone over their allotted hall pass time
Hall Pass End: In most cases, hall passes can either automatically end or be ended by a student. Alternatively, a teacher can end a hall pass at any time.
Behavior Counter: A counter shows the number of behaviors assigned to the student during the class
Hall Pass Counter: When a hall pass is requested by a student, a counter shows the number of used hall passes for the day that the student has used
Hall Pass Approval: Approve or deny icons appear when a hall pass is being requested
FlexTime Status: For schools using FlexTime features, an icon shows whether a student is registered (green) or unregistered (gray) for the next upcoming flex period. Hovering over this icon will reveal more details.
Hall Pass Timer: An active hall pass will show a counter that counts down the time they have remaining.
FlexTime Check In: For Flex activities, an icon reveals whether a student has been checked in for that activity.

Troubleshooting

Issue: My class roster is empty or missing students.

Solution: Ensure you have selected the correct class from the User List dropdown. If the roster is still incorrect, contact your school's Minga administrator to verify the SIS sync.

Issue: I don't see the option to message students.

Solution: The Communication feature is dependent on school-level settings. If this option is missing from your Category menu, it likely means your administration has disabled student chat.

Issue: My Class list names are hard to understand.

Solution: Class lists names are imported and dictated by information coming for your Student Information System (SIS). Sometimes this information is presented as an internal code, which is not particularly useful. List names can be manually edited using the People Manager under the User List menu.

FAQ's

How do I find my class lists in My Class?

You can find your class lists by clicking the User List dropdown menu at the top of the My Class screen; your rosters are automatically imported from your school's SIS.

Can I customize the naming of my class lists?

You can request your school Minga admin change your list names or you can change them yourself. List names can be manually edited using the People Manager under the User List menu.

Can I customize the way student cards appear in My Class?

Yes, you can customize the layout by clicking the Settings (gear) icon and selecting either Student Card View or List View based on your preference. Additionally, you can choose to hide student photos.

What should I do if a student's hall pass is overdue?

If a student's hall pass is overdue, a red timer icon will appear on their card; you can then choose to End the pass manually or contact school security if necessary.

How do I create random groups for a project?

You can create random groups by clicking the Class Groups button, selecting Create Class Groups, and then choosing the number of groups or students per group before clicking Generate.

Can I message a student directly through Minga?

If this feature is enabled at your school, you can message students by selecting them in My Class, clicking the Category menu, and choosing Communication to draft and send a secure message.