[Michlib-l] Setting up ReadSquared Participants the First Time

[Jocelyn Levin]

My vote is to definitely register the parent and then add individual
children. But I've never done batch registering before - we require the
parents to register themselves and add their kiddos themselves.



Jocelyn Levin, MLIS
Youth Services Librarian
jlevin at ltpl.org
**Please note new email address**

Lyon Township Public Library
27005 S. Milford Rd, South Lyon, MI 48178
248.437.8800
www.LTPL.org



On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 2:12 PM Peter Butts via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> This is the first time we are trying an online summer reading program.
> We are hoping the Read2ed app will be appealing enough that most of our
> families will enter themselves, but I want to make sure we are prepared for
> a number of traditional registrations and I want to develop a process that
> makes it as easy as possible for staff to add these users to ReadSquared.
>
> I'm specifically wondering about the best way to register family groups.
> The video for registering participants -
> https://www.readsquared.com/Training/2019/04_Staff/RegisteringParticipants.mp4
> includes the steps for batch uploading  individuals, but it doesn't seem
> to include the family group link.
>
> So, those of you who have done this before, which procedure makes the most
> sense:
>
> A. Register families individually with the parent first, then individual
> children, or
> B. Batch register individuals and then link them to the parents one by one.
>
> Any feedback is appreciated.
>
> Peter Butts, MLS
> Children's Librarian,
> *Three Rivers Public Library*
> *- READ.  LEARN. DREAM. -*
> 269.273.8666, ext. 202
> cel: 269.388.3938
> www.threeriverslibrary.org <http://www.threeriverlibrary.org>
>
>
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