After you assign a Quill Lesson – our synchronous, teacher-led activity – you must launch the Lesson before students can join from their devices. Once you launch the Lesson, students will see a pop-up message directing them to join.
In this article, you will learn the two places on Quill where you can launch a Lesson and some tips and tricks on navigating a Quill Lesson.
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Launch a Quill Lesson from the Teacher Dashboard
To launch a Quill Lesson from the Teacher Dashboard, log into your Quill account. Then, scroll down until you see the “Present a live lesson” box.
In the box, you will see the Lesson’s title, which class it is assigned to, and a button to present the live lesson.
Click the “Present” button next to the Lesson title and class name that you would like to complete the Lesson with.
Then, click the “Select” button to launch the Lesson.
Once you see the Quill Lessons interface, you have successfully launched the Lesson and students can join the Lesson by logging into their Quill accounts.
Launch a Quill Lesson from the My Activities Tab
To launch a Quill Lesson from the “My Activities” tab, click the “My Activities” tab, then click the “Launch Lessons” link under the tab.
To change the class you are launching a Lesson with, click the class name dropdown menu above the Lesson’s name.
Once you have selected the class, click the “Launch Lesson” button.
Then, click the “Select” button to launch the Lesson.
Once you see the Quill Lessons interface, you have successfully launched the Lesson and students can join the Lesson by logging into their Quill accounts.
Quill Lessons Navigation
Check out our Quill Lessons navigation video to see the tool in action!
To change slides, you can either use the right arrow key on your keyboard, click the “Next” button at the bottom of the right side of the screen, or click the slide thumbnail on the left side of the screen.
In the top right corner of the screen, you will see the following toolbar:
When the red dot turns green, that means a student has logged into the Lesson.
The magic wand icon allows you to customize the Lesson.
The download icon allows you to download a PDF lesson plan that you can share with administrators and colleagues or save for your records.
After students submit a response during the Lesson, you can flag any students that you would like to pull for small-group or follow-up instruction after the Lesson. The flag icon shows the name of students that you have flagged throughout the Lesson.
The pop-up window icon allows you to enter projector mode, where you can view the slides in full screen on your projector or device.
The person icon allows you to enter “Watch Teacher” mode. This will pause students’ screens and instruct them to watch their teacher.
The exit icon allows you to save and exit the Lesson. When you save and exit, you can return to the Lesson at a later date.
The question mark icon allows you to view a Quill Lessons tutorial and support center articles.
Next Steps
Now that you know how to launch and navigate a Quill Lesson, be sure to check out these next-step articles!
Have more questions?
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