Create and add Teachers and Students

All User Management for Teachers and Students can be handled within the User Management section of the Goodnotes Admin Console. Teacher and Student accounts are directly linked to the school's domain address, which is verified and set up when you start a Classroom Trial or Subscription. To add Teachers and Students to your Institution, they need to create their accounts by following these steps:

Add Teachers to Classroom

Teachers should either download the Classroom app from the App Store or open it if it has been deployed via your school's MDM.

1. After downloading, they can sign in with their existing Goodnotes Account or create a new one (*)(**). 
2. Accept the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy

You will then need to complete either of the following steps:

Access Code

You can invite Teachers via an Access Code or Invitation Link. To do this:

1. Head to the User Management Tab
2. Click Invite Users 
3. Copy a Teacher Access Code or Invitation Link to join your org
4. Send this to your Teacher who will then be able to use it when logging into the app with the verified domain email address. 
5. They will then be prompted to enter the six-digit teacher access code (starting with T-). 
6. If the code is correct and the domain matches, they will be added to your School's Classroom and can start creating Class Folders and Lessons!

Without an Access Code

1. After logging in, they will be told that they do not have access to Classroom.
2. Head to the Goodnotes Admin Console and go to the User Management Tab
3. Find the new user and convert their account role to Teacher

My school uses the same domain as other schools in the area!

If your school uses the same domain as other schools in your district or region, you and your Teachers can still sign up with your SSO login, you will simply be asked to also input an org join code. 

This code will be given to your school by the sales rep who helped you get onboarded. If this code is not working, please contact Support and let us know, we may need to unblock your school as another school in your district may have signed up first so we simply need to manually clear things up on our end!

Add Students to Classroom

For students, the process depends on how your school's devices and accounts are managed.

1. First, they need to open the Goodnotes 6 app on their device, either by downloading it from the App Store or using the version deployed through your school's MDM.
2. After downloading, they must sign in with their school email address and the chosen identity provider (e.g., Google, Microsoft, Apple) to create a Goodnotes Account. (*)(**).
3. Enter your email address and password
4. Agree to the Terms and Conditions
5. They should now be logged into Goodnotes 6! If they have done everything correctly, they should see your School or Institution name in the Sidebar along with any Class Folders they have been added to.

If you setup your Organization with a referral Code

1. They will then need to enter the six-digit student access code (starting with S-). 
2. You need to provide them with this code which can be found in User Management > Invite Users in the Goodnotes Admin Console. 
3. Students can input this code when signing in to Goodnotes 6 and will be able to access all Class Folders and Lessons they have been invited to.

(*) If they are using a BYOD device and already have a personal Goodnotes Account, they will need to sign out of that account, and then sign in or sign up for a Goodnotes Account using their school email.

(**) This account must use the same SSO domain as your as your school’s verified domain address. For example, if your school is registered with @school.edu.com, they must sign up with this domain address to access your Classroom.