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The below information are basic tips and tricks for Classwize.
 
DPOL Classwize Portal - https://classroom.us-1.familyzone.io/login/gXkSMpYwtA (remember to sign in with your Google Login)
 
Managing your Classes with Classwize - https://docs.classwize.net/help/managing-your-classes
 
Syncing With Google Classroom
This article explains how to get the most recent version of your class and students from Google Classroom into Classwize and how to resolve common issues that can occur when syncing.
 
Managing Students in a Class
In Classwize, you can easily add or remove students from an active Local or Synced class to reflect who is present on the day. This article shows you how this can be done and goes through some troubleshooting steps.
 
Starting, Extending and Ending a Class
Classwize allows Teachers to start, extend or end a class at any time. This article discusses how to carry out those functions and covers some troubleshooting steps.
 
Ending or extending Classwize Sessions
This article explains how to use the Edit Classwize Session feature to end or extend an unscheduled Classwize session.
 
Waiting for Student Activity
While a class is in session, Classwize tries to connect to your students' devices. When Classwize doesn't get a response from the students' device, it will display Waiting for student activity.
 
Closing Tabs
Close tab is an optional Classwize feature that lets you immediately close any Chrome tab that a student has open, including tabs that they have open but aren't currently looking at.
 
Using Live View
Live View is a feature that allows teachers to see, in real-time, what students in their class are looking at.
 
Monitor Only Mode Classrooms
Monitor Only Mode Classes are a special, optional class type of Local classroom that allows teachers to see student activity without interacting with the class using Class Tools or Rules.
 
Using Classwize Chat
Classwize Chat allows teachers to communicate with students in real-time during an active class. Students can only chat with their teacher during an active class and can’t chat with other students.
 
Creating New Local Classes
Classwize allows Teachers to create a local classroom from their dashboard. This is an optional feature that may not be available at your school. This article discusses how to create a classroom, invite students, and some troubleshooting steps.
 
Inviting students to your class with a code
This article explains how to generate a code that lets students temporarily join a class, even if they aren’t normally part of it
 
Rules are a way for you to let your students access things that are normally blocked by your school’s internet filter or block things that the filter normally allows. 
 
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