# 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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