How to use Classroomscreen for distance learning

To use Classroomscreen for this purpose, it is necessary to share your screen with your students. Below you find instructions for different conferencing apps on how to share your screen.

Instruction Zoom (Youtube)

Instruction MS Teams (Youtube)

Instruction Google Meet (Youtube)

Tips for distance learning

Turn on Classroomscreen with a welcome note and countdown timer ten minutes before class starts. You can consider combining the welcome note with an animated gif background to make your students feel relaxed.

Prepare the agenda of your lesson in the Timetable widget. Just like in a real classroom, it is important in online lessons to go through the planning of the day so students know what they can expect and what is expected of them.

Helpful widgets during your lesson

During your online class, there are a few widgets that can be very helpful.

Webcam

While sharing your Classroomscreen, you can turn on the webcam. This way your students will see you next to the instructions.

Traffic light

Agree with your students on how to use the traffic light in an online setting. For example: red means that students have to turn off their microphone and with a green light they can turn it back on.

Annotation

Use the annotation tool to quickly draw or explain something. Use it full screen or as a small window. Looking for a classic whiteboard? Use our template!

Randomizer

With offline lessons you often have a good idea of who should ask the question, but how do you do that with an online lesson? Keep everyone sharp by using the Randomizer widget.

Poll

Pro users can use the poll remotely. Students can join at www.joincrs.com and cast their vote remotely. When students connect to your 'remote voting session', you can easily walk them through several questions using multiple Poll screens.

Tip: Try our Would you Rather? template for a fun remote brain break!