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Classroom or remote
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What you'll learn: What LessonUp is, what you can achieve with it, and the difference between LessonUp and other tools in education.
Duration: 5 minutes
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In which ways can you teach a LessonUp lesson?
LessonUp is designed to be used in the classroom. Any lesson can be taught on the interactive whiteboard, and students can participate within their own devices. It is also possible to engage students with interactive elements without them using devices, but with face to face interaction.
Additionally, LessonUp is also ideal for online remote or hybrid teaching. If you share your screen online, students can participate in your lesson from their own student accounts. Below you can read more about how these 2 different methods work.
Working with classes in LessonUp
In either case, it is helpful to add your students to a LessonUp class. This saves a lot of time and gives you more insight into their progress.
In this video, Joy explains how to create a class. Below you will learn more about how this comes in handy during in-person and remote teaching.
👑 Please note that this functionality is only available within a pro or a school subscription.
1. In THE classROOM
In the module 'Getting Started with LessonUp,' you've already seen briefly how teaching with the pin code works. The pin code is practical, but there is an option that makes classroom teaching even easier.
If you have created classes in LessonUp, you will see the option 'To class' next to 'Start lesson.' By clicking on it, you will be able to choose one of your classes before you start teaching your lesson.
Once the lesson starts, your students will receive a notification in their LessonUp account to join your lesson. This way, you don't have to wait for everyone to enter their pin codes, and students will always join your lessons with their real names. This can help avoid the disruption caused by students entering fake names.
2. online / hybrid
You can easily teach remotely with LessonUp by creating an online whiteboard of your computer screen and sharing it with the students via Teams, Zoom, or Google Hangouts/Meet.
What do you need?
- Microsoft Teams programme, usually already installed by the school;
- Access to Microsoft Teams (with school credentials);
- A LessonUp account.
What do your students need?
- A screen to follow the lesson, preferably a computer or tablet;
- A second screen to participate in interactive parts of the lesson via lessonup.app, for example, a phone, or using the split-screen function on a laptop;
- Access to Microsoft Teams (with school credentials).
Read here the step-by-step explanation for an online whiteboard via Teams or Google Meet:
3. INDEPENDENT (HOMEWORK)
When you want to have students work independently on the course material, it is possible to share the lesson with them. Students can then complete the lesson at their own pace (at home or in the classroom).
There are two ways to share a lesson: through a link or through a class (recommended).
In this video, Claire demonstrates the two different ways you can share a lesson with your students. She also explains why sharing through a class is the best option.
🔗 USEFUL LINKS
1. A printable PDF instruction
(about creating classes and sharing lessons)
2. A LessonUp lesson that you can save in your account
(about creating classes and sharing lessons)
3. The link to the corresponding webinar
(creating classes, assigning homework, generating reports)
🧑🎓 CONTINUE TO THE NEXT MODULE: STUDENT PROGRESS
You now know how to use your LessonUp lesson in various ways: as a classroom lesson, as a remote lesson, or as homework. In the next lesson plan, you will see how to view student responses and track student progress.
👉 Go directly to the next lesson plan: Student Progress.