Class Tools

Learn how to use Class Tools to manage your class and students.

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Chat with students during a class Chat is an optional feature your school's IT Support can turn on to let you communicate with students directly during...
Add a student to an active Focus You can add one or more students to a Focus or an existing Focus Plan during class to ensure students stay on task. W...
Reward students with temporary access to content during class You can use Reward to give your class temporary access to something fun, like streaming media or online games, for 10...
Pause Internet access for multiple students You can temporarily stop one or more students from accessing the Internet. When you pause Internet access, the Intern...
Pause Internet access for a student You can use Pause Internet to temporarily stop one or more students from accessing the internet during a class. Pausi...
Send a one-way message to a student You can send a private message to a specific student to help them stay on task or provide instructions. The message a...
End a Focus You can end a Focus or Focus plan if you no longer require it. Before you begin You must have access to Focus in Cla...
Edit a Focus You can edit an active Focus or an existing Focus Plan to change the resources students can access. Before you begin ...
Use Screen Share with Focus You can Screen Share with Focus to ensure students stay on task during class. Before you begin You must have access ...
Set a Focus in a class You can create a Focus or use an existing Focus Plan to ensure your students stay on task during class. You can edit ...
Delete a Focus Plan You can delete a Focus Plan if it’s not used in an active class. Before you begin You must have access to Focus in C...
Set a Focus Plan for multiple classes You can set the same Focus Plan for multiple classes if you want to use the same resources with Focus. Before you beg...
Share your screen with your students during class You can share your Browser Tab, Window, or Entire Screen with one or more students during an active Classwize class. ...
What happens during a Focus session Focus works differently depending on the device type or mode and whether the student uses a default or a non-default...
Change your display name for Classwize Chat By default, your Chat display name is the username or email address you use when signing in to Classwize. Students wi...