web-based virtual classroom management software for educational institutions What is Classin?
Step 1. Download ClassIn Link to download Classin https://www.classin.com/en/download.html
* System Requirements Recommendations: PC
Step 1: Click download. It will be downloaded in your Downloads folder. For PC Users
Step 2. Double click downloaded Classin and install. For PC Users
Step 3. Proceed with installation For PC Users
Step 2. Registration & Sign In Step 1. Open downloaded ClassIn software and click “Sign Up”
Step 2. Registration & Sign In Step 2. Follow the instructions to register with your phone number Step 3. Enter your phone number and password to sign in (Note: For Philippines, choose Philippines +63) 4. Don't forget to set a nickname and a profile picture!
Personal Info Step 3.Basic Settings You can change your profile settings by clicking on your profile picture at the top left of the corner. Here you can change personal info and password.
Step 4. Lesson Preparation Upload learning resources You can save learning resources in My Drive and open them at anytime you need in classroom. To manage files in your My Drive, click on the Drive on your left and then click on the My Drive in the Drive section. Then, you will see the Upload, Create, Copy, Move and Delete tab on the bottom. When uploading files to your My Drive, make sure the file size is less than 100MB.
Lesson Preparation Room Prepare Lessons After adding a lesson, you can check “Prepare” tab in the Course tab in the Class section. The Prepare button will be available until 20 minutes before the lesson starts. You can load images and writings onto the blackboard beforehand to prepare your lesson. When finishing with editing a board file, make sure to save it into your Cloud Drive before you leave the preparation room.
Blackboard Editor Prepare Lessons You can load images and writings onto the blackboard beforehand. After finishing with editing, make sure to save the file into your Cloud Drive. You can save the board files by clicking on "Save/Share Board Files" tab in the teaching tool box. Once you save into your Cloud Drive, you can open the files at any time you need.
Step 5. Lesson Lesson Preparation Enter Classroom The “Enter” tab will show up 20 minutes before the lesson starts. You can click “enter” tab to enter into the classroom. Check your audio and video settings and preferences, and then click "Enter".
You can change camera, microphone and volume settings by clicking on the Setting icon at the top right of the corner.
1. Cloud Setting Record Settings You can choose to record the lesson when adding lessons. If the lesson is set as to be recorded, you will see a pop-up when you enter the classroom. You can click the “Start Now” tab when you’re ready to record, or you can leave it until the waiting time runs out.
2. Local Recording Record Settings You can also save lesson recordings to your local drive. (Note: When saving to local drive, choose .mp4)
Toolbars underneath the cameras Teaching Tools Reward Authorize Mute Downstage Teachers can easily manage the class and students by using the toolbars underneath the teacher and students’ cameras. - Onstage : When students are on stage, you can see their video displays and speak with them. Everyone else in the classroom will be able to hear and see you speaking. - Downstage : Students who are downstage can still communicate via text and participate in class activities. If you want to bring students who are downstage up onto the camera area, you can manage it on the Roster, or ask students to raise their hands. - Authorization : Once you 'authorize' students, they will have access to a range of interactive tools, including annotation tools, the ClassIn cloud drive, and more!
1) Annotation tool
2) Screenshot, Delete and Laser Pointer
3) Chat & Class Notes
4) Cloud Drive - Authorized Resources : This is where your school account can share school materials with their teachers and students. You can view the files in here, but cannot download, edit or delete them. - My Drive : This is where you can upload your files. Once you have uploaded files into My Drive, you can open them at any time you need. - Library : This is where you can get access to some useful resources for using ClassIn .
5) Teaching Toolbox In the Teaching tool box, you can use a lot of interactive teaching tools, such as Selector, Slot Machine, Breakout Rooms, and more.
6) Roster In roster, you can check the list of your students, check student status and use some management tools.
Step 6. After Lesson Evaluation After you leave the classroom, the evaluation tab will show up on your screen. You can proceed to evaluate students’ performances with comments on this tab.
Watch Playback & Teaching Report Teachers can check Playback and Teaching Report in the Calendar tab. Also, teachers can edit their evaluation form.
Homework & Test You can assign homework or test to your students in the Task tab and the Test tab in the Course section.