Teacher pilot
Set up a roster without student names
During the summer pilot, run your class so that no student's real name ever reaches Mistake Master. You assign each student a short code, and you keep the list of who is who. The gradebook works exactly the same; you just read codes instead of names.
Why do it this way
Real student names are personal information, and most districts require a signed agreement before a tool can store it. Using codes keeps that information with you, the teacher, so the pilot can run now while the formal data agreements are still being finalized.
Steps
- Create your class in the console. You will get a class code (for example 6G7UTR) that all your students share.
- Assign each student a code. Use anything that is not their real name: a roster number, their initials, or a nickname. Keep a private list (a sheet only you can see) matching each code to the student.
- Share the codes privately. Give each student their own code plus the class code, the way you would hand back a quiz: not posted publicly.
- Students join. They go to mistakemaster.com/join, enter the class code, and enter the code you assigned them in the roster field. They do not type their name. If a student types something that looks like a real name, the app asks them to use their code instead.
- Read the gradebook by code. Your class view shows each code and its progress and misconceptions. Use your private list to know who each code is.
Example roster
| Code (in Mistake Master) | Student (your private list only) |
|---|---|
| S01 | Avery R. |
| S02 | Jordan P. |
| BlueFox | Sam T. |
The one rule: never put a student's real first and last name in the roster field.
Mistake Master stores only the code, and it never receives your code-to-student list. That is what
keeps the pilot free of student personal information.