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We're happy to say that we are now able to connect SmartRubric to your MIS via Assembly! Here's our post about it if you missed it.  If you are here, I'm assuming that you've already requested a free Data Manager account from SmartRubric, and you have set up an Assembly Account (if not, please kick off the process by emailing  data@smartrubric.com ). How to connect your data:  Before you begin, you will need:  A SmartRubric Data Manager account A working Assembly Account, connected to your MIS Your log in information for the Assembly Platform Sign in to https://www.smartrubric.com with your Data Manager account Go to https://www.smartrubric.com/connect Click the Connect Now  button and follow the instructions on the screen to authenticate with your Assembly account information. Now you will be prompted to configure your connection to Assembly. If you have been using SmartRubric without a connection to your MIS, this is where you connect th...

If you are syncing your school MIS with SmartRubric, you may find yourself wanting to add students or student groups (like classes or clubs) that do not exist in your MIS . These are called ad hoc students  or ad hoc student groups , and they are a valuable tool for extending the functionality of SmartRubric. Want to put a group of students on behaviour report? Create an ad hoc student group, add your naughty kids, and make some behaviour rubrics. (You could even go so far as to hijack the moderation feature and get all of the kids' form teachers to contribute!). Want to evaluate a group of trainee teachers progress against the teaching standards? Add the trainees as  ad hoc students  and then create an ad hoc student group  so you can assess them over time, just like any other teaching group. To add ad hoc students and student groups , you can navigate to 'Students' or 'Current classes' in the menu bar, respectively. You will have a button at the top of th...