Getting Started
Getting Started

Create your first session

Set up a session and get your students in, in under a minute.

After you sign in, you land on Your sessions. Here's how to go from zero to a live session.

1. Create the session

  1. Click + New session.
  2. Enter a Name, for example "Grade 8 Math - Period 2".
  3. Leave Start session immediately on if you want students to be able to join right away.
  4. Pick an Accent colour (optional).
  5. Click Create session.
The Create a session dialog

2. Get your students in

As soon as the session is live, the session page shows a large session code (for example HFCHEO) and a join link. Share whichever is easiest:

  • Code: students open Handraise, choose Join a session and type the code.
  • Link: click Copy link and send it to students. The link opens the session with the code already filled in.
  • QR code: open Class view on your projector so students can scan to join.
A live session shows its code and join link

This code card is replaced by the queue once students start raising their hands. You can still copy the code or link at any time with the Share button at the top of the session.

3. Answer questions

As students raise their hands, they appear in the queue. Help the student under Now, then click Mark as answered to move on to the next one.

The queue: the student being helped is under Now, everyone else under Up next