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Focus Time

📍 Class Schedule → Click your class in the timetable → Click [Focus Time] in the left menu​

Focus Time is the live class mode. You can share your screen, see student screens, lock screens, share materials and block distracting websites and apps during class.

Starting Focus Time​

Step 1: Check the box and start​

Check Please check the box before starting. ①, then click [Start Focus Time] ②. The Student roster on the right shows which students are online.

Focus Time preparation screen: 1 the Please check the box before starting. checkbox and 2 the Start Focus Time button are marked. The Student roster on the right shows one student online

Step 2: Confirm​

In the Start Focus Time pop-up, click [Start Focus Time].

Start Focus Time pop-up warning that starting Focus Time outside actual class time may interfere with students in another class, with Cancel and Start Focus Time buttons. Start Focus Time is marked
Start only during class time

When Focus Time begins, it immediately affects all students in the class. Start it only during the actual class time so you don’t interrupt students who may be in another class.

Class tools​

During Focus Time, the class is shown as In Class at the top of the left menu, and the class page is locked (Cannot leave during Focus Time). The toolbar is at the bottom of the board and the student screens are on the right.

Teacher Focus Time screen in class: 1 screen share button, 2 screen lock button, 3 Tools button, 4 class timer and 5 exit button on the bottom toolbar, and 6 a student's live screen in Student screens on the right, are marked
  1. Share your screen: Share your screen with the class.
  2. Lock screens: Lock or unlock all student screens.
  3. Tools: Share files and links, block websites and apps, or start a quiz.
  4. Class timer: Shows the time of the current class.
  5. End class: End Focus Time.
  6. Student screens: See each student’s screen live. Choose 1, 2 or 3 columns, or sort by number.

Click the ✏️ pencil button at the top left of the board to write on the board.

Screen sharing permission

If the student’s browser asks to share the screen or camera, the student should choose Allow. The student’s screen then appears in Student screens.

Lock student screens​

Click the 🔒 lock button ②. Every student screen turns dark with the message “Eyes on your teacher for a moment”. Click the button again to unlock.

Locked student screen: a lock icon on a dark background with the message Eyes on your teacher for a moment
note

Screen lock is not available on iPad.

  1. Click Tools (③ on the toolbar) and choose [Files/Links] ①.
Tools menu opened from the bottom toolbar. Under Class tools, 1 Files/Links, 2 Web/App and 3 Quizpang are marked; Snappang, Focus on and Full screen are also listed
  1. In Share Resources, paste a web address ①, give it a title ② and click [Share Link] ③. To share a file, click [Share File].
Share Resources window: 1 link address field, 2 title field and 3 Share Link button are marked. A Share File button and the list of shared links are also shown
  1. The link appears right away in Shared materials at the bottom of every student screen.

Block websites and apps​

Click Tools (③ on the toolbar) and choose [Web/App] ②. Open a category to see which websites and apps are blocked during class. The Use app blocking switch turns app blocking on or off.

Web & App Control window with 11 blocked: Presets with Load and Save current settings, the Use app blocking switch, and the categories Frequently Used Web/Apps, Generative AI Web/Apps (11 blocked, marked), Media Web/Apps, Other Web/Apps and My registered items
  • Presets: Click [Save current settings] to save your usual settings as a preset, and [Load] to apply a saved preset. You can also manage presets in Web & app control presets in the left menu.
  • My registered items: Websites you add yourself. This applies to websites only (Chromebook/browser).
note

Blocking works on Mac, Windows, Chromebook and Android. It is not available on iPad.

End the class​

Click the exit button ⑤, then click [End Class]. Screen sharing and all student connections end, and students return to their timetable.

End Focus Time pop-up asking End Focus Time now? Screen sharing and all student connections will end, with Cancel and End Class buttons

When the class ends, you can click [Prepare to restart] to start again or [Go to timetable].

Focus time has ended screen showing the end time, Student monitoring Ended and Next step Class wrap-up, with Prepare to restart and Go to timetable buttons