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Class games and live lessons

Run a live review game (Teams or Free-for-all, with optional Chaos Mode) or a live video lesson for your class, and what to set up the day before.

Run a class game

  1. Open Class games under Teacher Tools on your teacher dashboard.
  2. Choose New class game and name it. Optionally pick the class it is for.
  3. Pick Teams (balanced teams, highest total wins) or Free-for-all (one leaderboard).
  4. Optional: turn on Chaos Mode. Power-ups drop as students answer.
  5. Show the game code. Students go to /competitive/join and type it.
  6. Start the game when everyone is in.

You can also start a game from inside your class, under Work › Class games: Start class game offers the same Teams, Free-for-all and Chaos options, and Schedule class game puts one on the calendar.

Students do not need Competitive Mode unlocked to join a class game.

Run a live lesson

Open your class. Choose Start a live lesson at the top. Pick one of two kinds:

  • Conference: everyone on camera together. Best for small groups.
  • Webcast: you stream on YouTube and students watch and chat. Best for a whole class.

Students see a Join banner on their Dashboard while you are live.

First webcast? YouTube needs about 24 hours to turn on live streaming for a new channel. Enable it the day before class.

Webcast steps

  1. On YouTube, choose Create › Go live. Set visibility to Unlisted.
  2. Copy the stream link.
  3. Paste it into the Webcast box and choose Start webcast.

Present slides

Every topic has a ready-made slide deck with polls. Preview them in the Slide Library on your teacher dashboard. Present one during a live lesson. Students who attend a presented topic also earn its flashcards once they take its exit quiz.

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