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In order to set up pupil logins, the UPN (Unique Pupil Number) is required. We encourage the use of real UPNs because they do not change. Thus, they can be used to consistently update pupil details i…
Updated 3 years ago by Mark Welham
Please follow the steps below to change the passwords for all users in a class: Click the drop down next to your name. Go to Admin Settings , then select Manage Users.. Click Classes. Select the clas…
Updated 10 months ago by Matt Besant
As an admin user, you will see the settings icon in the top bar of the Purple Mash Browser application: Click the settings button and you’ll then be shown a page that allows you to select which login…
Updated 1 year ago by Matt Besant
All staff, including school administrators of a school's Purple Mash license, must be assigned to a class to see pupils. If a teacher is not able to see their own pupils, it is because they are not a…
You can create a shortcut to Purple Mash using either your School Portal page or your Quick Login Link. The following guide will focus on shortcut creation for the following devices: Windows PCs. iPa…
Updated 2 months ago by Matt Besant
Please see this helpful video below on how to delete user accounts. Please note you need to be an admin user to remove accounts...
Updated 6 days ago by Emily Mahony
If LGFL users do not see their actual name, but instead see a garbled string, they need to enable attribute release into Purple Mash. The document below can be used as a handout to help explain the U…
Updated 6 years ago by Sam Barnett
If your account is an admin one you can change any teacher account to be an admin account by taking the following steps: Login to your admin account. Click on the drop down arrow next to your name to…
Updated 1 month ago by Emily Mahony
If your Role under your Purple Mash license is Teacher, but you want to handle adding and editing pupils, other staff, and classes, you'll need to have your Role changed to Admin. To do so, you'll wa…
Updated 6 years ago by Mark Welham
Using group logins, where many pupils log into one account, may at first appear to be an efficient way to access Purple Mash due to only requiring one username and password across the classroom. Howe…
Updated 9 months ago by Matt Besant
What is Single Sign-On (SSO)? . Single Sign-On (SSO) allows both staff and pupils to use their Office 365 or Google (GSuite) email address as their login, thereby using the the same password they alr…
Updated 1 year ago by Mark Welham
Updated 2 years ago by Matt Besant
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