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How can I require my students to sign in before they work on Hour of Code and CS Fundamentals courses?

This article addresses only the following activities:

  • Hour of Code
  • CS Fundamentals Courses A-F
  • CSF Express & Pre-Express Courses
  • 20-Hour Course
  • Courses 1-4

CS Discoveries and CS Principles courses can always only be accessed by students with Code.org accounts. 

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While Code.org accounts are not required for students to work on Code.org Hour of Code and CS Fundamentals courses, signing in with an account will allow a student to save their work and ensure that their teacher can check on their progress. 

Per popular request, teachers can now prompt students to sign in before working on materials that don't normally require sign-in (Hour of Code, CS Fundamentals Courses A-F, the CSF Express and Pre-Express Courses, 20-Hour Course, and Courses 1-4). 

How can I prompt my students to sign in?

You can send your students a special link to a lesson that will prompt them to sign-in before they start working on the lesson, even if that lesson doesn't normally require students to sign in.

To find the 'prompt to sign-in' link...

Look for the "Send to students" button next to each lesson on the Course or Unit Overview page. This button will be near the Lesson Plan and "Visible" / "Hidden" buttons:

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Tap the "Send to Students" button and a dialog will appear that gives you options for how to send the lesson to your students:

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  • Choose 'Copy lesson link to clipboard' to copy the 'prompt to sign-in' link to your clipboard. You can then email that link to your students or share it with them via your LMS.
  • If you use Google Classroom, you can choose to post an assignment to that lesson to your students via Google Classroom. The link that is shared via Google Classroom will also prompt your students to sign-in first before proceeding.

What will happen when my students get that link?

When your students click on the 'prompt to sign-in' link to the lesson, the website will check to see if they are already signed in. If they are not, they will be taken to the sign-in page and prompted to sign in.

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Once they are signed in (or if they were already signed in), students will be redirected to the first level in the lesson you selected so they can start working immediately.

Will you remind students to sign in?

Yes, we recently released an update that will remind students who are not signed in to sign in if they try to start working on a level in one of the following activities:

  • Hour of Code
  • CS Fundamentals Courses A-F
  • CSF Express & Pre-Express Courses
  • 20-Hour Course
  • Courses 1-4

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This dialog will appear to students no more than once a day in a given browser, and clicking anywhere on the screen (except the dialog) will dismiss it. 

 

Questions or trouble using this feature? Reach out to us here!

 

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