# Classroom Sessions

# Start and End a Classroom Session

A **classroom session** is the digital equivalent of a classroom period. When a classroom session begins, all enrolled students will automatically join.

##### **Starting a New Session (non-scheduled)**

1. To start a session, sign in to teacher.goguardian.com.
2. Select the session length or custom end time from the drop-down menu.
3. (Optional) set the Chat setting to "on" or "off" to enable or disable Teacher Chat at the beginning of class.
4. Click Start Class to begin the session.

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**Protip:** Classroom sessions can also be scheduled to run automatically using the Calendar. For more information on scheduling automated class sessions, please check out [this article](https://wiki.mdy.org/books/goguardian/page/configure-a-classroom-schedule "Configure a Classroom Schedule") on Configuring Class Schedules.

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**Switching Between Active Sessions**

  
Multiple, concurrent sessions can be active at once. On the **Sessions** bar, click on any other active classes to switch between them.

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##### **Ending a Session Early & Adding Additional Time to a Session**

  
A session can be ended at any time by clicking the **End Session** button.

To **extend** a class session:

1. Click the **Update Time** button
2. Select the amount of time to extend the session or type in a new end time
3. Click **Update Session**

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# Configure a Classroom Schedule

By configuring a classroom schedule, you can automate when classroom sessions start and stop. Classroom schedules can be configured to run multiple times a day and at different times throughout the week.

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**Setting up a scheduled session**

  
To set up automatic class sessions for a specific class:

1. Select a classroom
2. Click the Settings tab
3. Click the Scheduling tab
4. Click the Add Schedule button
5. Select a start time
6. Select an end time
7. Select the day(s) of the week
8. Click the Add Schedule button

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##### **Using the Calendar**

  
Automatic class sessions can also be managed by using the Calendar tab. The Calendar tab will display all actively scheduled classes as well as grant the option to Edit the schedule, cancel scheduled classes, or add a new scheduled class by clicking the "Add to Calendar" button.

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##### <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">**Pro-Tip: Set a reminder for yourself to turn off scheduled sessions before holiday vacations or at the end of the semester. This will prevent students from getting blocked by classes with default Scenes when they shouldn't be in session.** </span>

# Viewing Past Sessions

Session data including student browsing history during class, Chat records, Screenshots taken by teachers, Student Check-Ins, and a log of Teacher Commands is automatically saved and can be accessed in the class session history at any time.

##### **To access previous class session data:**

1. Navigate to the **Sessions** tab by clicking on the class tile or the "View Sessions" option from the Settings cogwheel menu.
2. Under the **Date, Time, and Running Time** columns, click on the previous class session you'd like to review
3. Select from the **Timelines, Screenshots, Command Log, and Check-Ins** tabs to sort by the respective data

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