How can I learn about the classroom?
In this article, we'll cover everything you need to know about our classroom.
Related Articles:
- How can I view and search for lessons?
- How can I browse a lesson on my own? (without enrolling a student)
- How can I enroll my students in a live lesson?
- How can I learn more about the interactive tools (canvas, draw and write) in the classroom?
- How can I take notes on my students?
- How can I assign homework to my students?
- How can I use my video conferencing software with Off2Class?
- How can I add and manage the participation score for my students?
- What does the classroom look like for my students?
Note: If you want to hide Teacher Notes so your students can't see them (i.e. if you're projecting your laptop on a screen), click the arrows on the top right of your screen. Click the arrows again to bring it back.
Teacher Notes on the left![](https://help.off2class.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CleanShot%202024-05-21%20at%2014-52-11@2x-png.png?width=688&height=487&name=CleanShot%202024-05-21%20at%2014-52-11@2x-png.png)
On the first slide, Teacher Notes displays the objective and the Can-do statement. On subsequent slides, it will display helpful information about the specific slide.
Information about the standard level and a time tracker are below Teacher Notes
On the top right, above the lesson slides, are various helpful options
- Canvas: A blank canvas with options to write, draw, and add images
- Homework: Preview the homework for the lesson
- Write on slides: A draggable free-text box overlayed on the lesson slide
- Draw on slides: A customizable pen to draw on the lesson slide
- Reset slides: Removes annotations and resets the slide to its default view
- Zoom on slides: Zoom on specific parts of the slide
- Switch to fullscreen: Enters fullscreen mode, opening Teacher Notes in a separate window
The lesson slides are on the middle right. Use the arrows below to navigate through the slides
Add another layer of interactivity to your in-person lessons by right-clicking on any word
- Audio: Hear the pronunciation of the highlighted word
- Google Translate: The student can see the word in their own language
- Image Search: A google image search, will send the link to the classroom chat for the student
- Dictionary: See a definition of the word
- Settings: Set the default language for Google Translate and the picture search engine
- Disable/Enable Editing: If disabled the student cannot change the translate language search
Use the timeline below the slides to quickly view and jump to different slides
Below the timeline and Teacher Notes
- Enroll students: Enroll individual students or classes.
- Take notes on your students: Create a note for every student in the class
- Give us feedback: Send feedback directly to the Off2Class team about this slide.
- Close classroom: End the lesson and optionally assign homework.
Note: Closing the tab or using the back arrow will not close the classroom or prompt assigning homework. Always close using 'Close Classroom'.
Classroom Chat on the bottom left
- Chat with your students.
- See notifications in the chat when your students enter or exit the classroom.
- Click 'Start Video' if teaching online and want to launch your video conferencing software.
To the right of the classroom chat
- Search for students enrolled in the active lesson
- See who has joined the lesson by looking at the icon to the left of the student's name.
- Remove students by clicking on the icon to the right of their name.
- Add a participation score by clicking the pencil icon (if a student was enrolled via a class)
- Add a note to an individual student by clicking the yellow sticky note.
Many lessons include audio
- Controls: Play, pause, or start again at the beginning of the track
- Book icon: Open the transcript pop-up
- Audio Transcript: Only available to the teacher during the lesson, but available to the students in their Lesson Slides, for homework