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TEACHER GUIDE

Ready for your first class.

A quick guide to getting started, choosing the right student link, and helping when something gets in the way.

Choose your starting point

For the first run, use a short practice activity and test the student view on another browser or device. Choose session settings that fit your class and the accommodations students need.

Common questions

Do these tools cost anything?

No. Built for Class is a set of free classroom tools, built by a teacher for teachers. One tool has an outside cost: Canvas Grading Assistant drafts feedback with your own Anthropic API key, so Anthropic bills that AI use to your account. You can cap it in the extension’s settings.

How do I get a teacher account?

Assessments & Feedback is open by invitation while a small group of teachers tries it. Sign in with your school Google or Microsoft account and choose Request teacher access on the screen that follows; you’ll get an email at that address when it is approved, then sign out and sign back in. Or ask the teacher or colleague who shared Built for Class with you to add the school account you sign in with. The other three tools need no invitation. The Quiz Builder & Converter has no sign-in, and both Chrome extensions are free downloads.

Where do students go?

For an assessment, students go to Classwork Lab, the student side of Built for Class, at classworklab.com, and enter the join code. Students enter a display name without an account. Students already on a class roster can use the school sign-in link if their teacher asks them to. Supervised Class Sessions activities use the separate link supplied by the Supervised Class Sessions extension.

My student’s code isn’t working.

Check that the code matches the current session and that the teacher has opened the session for joining. Scheduled, closed, or ended sessions will not accept a new student. A Supervised Class Sessions extension code will not work in the assessment join form.

A student is using a shared device.

Check the name displayed before joining. Use “Not you? Start as a different learner” if the device remembers another student. If a school account is signed in, sign out of the application before handing the device to another learner.

The browser lost its connection or the activity paused.

Restore the connection and follow the on-screen prompt. Ask the teacher to check the session if approval is needed to return. An interruption can have ordinary device or network causes; it is not evidence of misconduct.

What can monitoring see?

Monitoring and secure mode note what happens in the browser: a hidden tab, leaving full screen, copy and paste. They cannot see phones, other devices, or apps outside Chrome, and a signal is something to ask about, never a verdict. What monitoring can and can’t do lists what each option observes, blocks, and cannot see.

Chrome won’t install the extension.

Extract the ZIP first, then select the folder containing manifest.json with Load unpacked. If your school disables that option, ask your technology team to approve installation. Supervised Class Sessions and Canvas Grading Assistant need Chrome extension support; they do not run in a phone browser.

Get help

Contact the teacher or colleague who shared these tools with you. Include the tool name, the time, the page you were on, and the error message. Leave out student responses, passwords, API keys, and private join links.

For privacy questions or requests to access, export, correct, or delete data, contact the teacher or colleague who shared these tools with you. The privacy policy explains how assessment data is handled.