Archive a Class (Teacher)

Need to clean up your class list without losing valuable student data? The Archive Class feature is here to help! This powerful tool lets you hide inactive classes from your main view while preserving all student progress and maintaining their access to Typing.com.

How It Works

When you archive a class, here's what happens:

The class disappears from your active classes list and moves to the new Archived section
Students become individual users who can still access Typing.com with their existing accounts
Students with a PLUS licenses via the archived class will lose PLUS when their class is archived
All student progress and data is preserved, but no new student data is tracked (unless the class is unarchived)
You can view the class anytime from the Archived section
The class can be unarchived at any time to restore it fully, "re-attaching" students and restoring assignments
Student activity from archived classes will no longer appear on dashboards or live activity views

Pro-Tip: Think of archiving as a "hide" function rather than deletion. Everything is safely stored and can be restored whenever you need it.

Note for Different Login Types: If you use Google Classroom, you'll need to unsync your class first before archiving. For Clever/ClassLink users, archiving simply hides the class while keeping everything intact. Username/Password classes can be archived directly with no extra steps.

Student Experience

When a student's class is archived, their portal experience becomes the same as any individual user:

They will no longer see custom content or assignments from the archived class
They'll have the default daily goal and other individual user defaults
Students who had a PLUS licenses via the archived class will lose PLUS when their class is archived
Individual user panel settings are preserved regardless of license status

IMPORTANT: Students in archived classes will not have their aggregate typing data saved. This means:

Archived classes will be hidden from teacher reports by default
Progress made by students in an archived class will not be reported at an admin level
If you unarchive the class later, you may see student lesson progress but limited performance data

Important Considerations

Students in Multiple Classes: If a student belongs to both an archived class and an active class, they'll maintain their connection to the active class and continue having their typing data tracked.

License Management: When a class is archived, any PLUS licenses assigned to students in that class are returned to the license pool and become available for active, eligible students to pick up on their next login.

Assignments & Custom Lessons: When a class is archived, students can no longer access assignments or custom lessons created for that class. These will be hidden from both student and teacher views but restored if the class is unarchived.

Reporting: Teachers can still view reports for an archived class.

Co-Teachers: When a class with multiple teachers is archived, all teachers will see the change. The class will move to the Archived section for all co-teachers.

School and District View: Administrators can archive a teacher's class(es) by navigating to that teacher and viewing their classes.

How to Archive a Class

Step 1: Log in to your Teacher Portal HERE.

Step 2: Click on "Classes" in the main navigation.

Step 3: Find the class you want to archive and click the checkbox to the left of the class name to select it.

Step 4: Click the "Bulk Actions" dropdown button that appears after selecting a class.

Step 5: Select "Archive" from the dropdown menu.

Step 6: A confirmation window will appear explaining that archiving will remove the class from your active list without permanently deleting it, and that you can restore it anytime from the archived section.

Step 7: Click "Archive Class" to confirm and complete the process.

That's it! Your class is now safely archived and can be found by clicking "View Archived Classes" at the bottom of your Classes page.

How to Find Your Archived Classes

Step 1: Go to your "Classes" page.

Step 2: Look for the "View Archived Classes" link at the bottom of the page and click it.

Step 3: You'll see all your archived classes listed here, along with their student counts and curriculum information.

How to Unarchive a Class

Step 1: Navigate to your archived classes by clicking "View Archived Classes" from the main Classes page.

Step 2: Find the class you want to restore.

Step 3: Hover your mouse over the class and click the "Unarchive" button next to the class name.

Step 4: The class will immediately be moved back to your active classes list with all students, assignments, and data intact.

Step 5: Click "Back to Active Classes" to return to your main Classes page and see your restored class.

Note: When you unarchive a class, student data tracking will resume from that date forward. Any activity that occurred while the class was archived will not be included in reports.

Benefits

This feature helps teachers by:

Reducing clutter in your class portal, making it easier to focus on active classes
Reducing anxiety about "losing" data or cutting off student access
Making transitions smoother between school years or semesters
Providing control over your workspace while maintaining all the data you might need later

The archive function, combined with the simple unarchive option, gives you complete control over your workspace while ensuring that no important student progress is ever lost.

Ready to organize your classes? Start archiving today and enjoy a cleaner, more organized teaching experience! 😊