How Does Student Linking Work

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Category: Students

It is important to understand two concepts about "linking" in Blink Lesson:

1) A, "student" is the person receiving instruction. A, "student Login" is the person that logins into the system. If the student is a young child, this is usually their parent or helper. If they are an adult, it would be the student themselves. A, "student" can be linked to multiple "logins" (e.g. mom and dad), and "login" can be linked to multiple students (e.g. son and daughter).

2) Staff users must be "linked" to a "student" in order to start a lesson with them. This linking also gives them access to see the students information. Staff user's with, "User Admin" permission can see all student's info regardless if they are linked to them.

To update linking

"Link" a student to a "student login": Go to "Logins for students" on the left menu. Find the login, click to edit and update their list of linked students. If you have the "User Admin" permission, you will be able to view and edit all "Logins for students", as well as all "students". Else, you will only be able to view and edit logins with students that are currently linked to you.

"Link" a Staff to a "student": You must have the "User Admin" permission to update students linked to staff. Go to "Staff" on the left menu. Find the staff user, click to edit and update their list of linked students.

Linking Diagram


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