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Part 1: Creating a Survey

Step 1: Navigate to the Custom Surveys Page

  • Go to the Communication dropdown menu and click Custom Surveys. Once on the surveys page you will see the "+ Create a New Survey" button on the right hand side of the page.


Step 2: Setup the new survey

  • Prior to adding questions you will be asked to complete three sections


    Survey Details: Allows you to set a title, instructions, due date, and auto close

    Survey Settings : Allows you to make the survey required/optional and allow singular/multiple responses

    Educator Access (requires access to view student data) : 

  • District Accounts
    • Can provide permission to other district accounts to edit surveys and manage assigned students
    • Checking the box for high schools to manage who is assigned to the survey will display the survey to the school; schools without a checked box will not see the survey
    • Surveys created at the district level cannot be edited by high schools


  • High School Accounts
    • Can provide permission to other high school accounts with access to student data to edit surveys and manage assigned students

Step 3: Create survey questions

  • Once your survey has been created, you will see three new options: Questions, Students, Report

  • Begin by clicking into Questions.

  • Click "+Add Question" to add a new question to the survey.

    • Select your question type: Short Text, Long Text, Multiple Choice (Single-Select), Checkbox (Multi-Select), Dropdown, Rating, Date, File Upload

    • Select whether the question is required

    • Click and drag the dotted icon in the top-left corner of the question card to move it to a different position.

    • Use the paper icon to duplicate the question or the trash can to delete the question

  • Hit Save at the bottom of the page when you are done editing questions.*


*Survey questions cannot be edited once the first response has been received.


Part 2: Assigning Students


Step 1: View existing survey

  • Open any existing survey you created or that you have permission to assign students to and navigate to the Students tab and click "Add Students to Survey". If you do not see "Add Students to Survey" you do not have permission to edit the assigned students. Contact the survey owner to request permission.



Step 2: Assign Students


Adding Students

Option 1: Add From Student List
  • Use the filters as you would on any student list to narrow down your students
  • Check the checkmark box at the top of the table to select all students or individually select students
  • Click "Add" when done editing

Option 2: Add by Student ID
  • Copy and paste a list of student ID's (from class rosters, student information systems, gradebook, etc.)
  • Place each ID on a new row or separate them by commas
  • Click "Add" when done editing


Removing Students

  • From the Students tab, use the filters at the top of the list of students to narrow down who you may want to remove
  • Check the checkmark box at the top of the table to select all students or individually select students
  • Click the ellipsis (...) that appear in the blue box above the table after selecting students
  • Select "Remove from Survey"



Step 3: Open Survey

  • Once you are satisfied with your survey, use the slide button at the top of the survey to open the survey
  • Students do not automatically receive notifications that they have been assigned a survey.
    • Use the student list to assign the survey as a task or send students a message that they have been assigned a survey