Think of it as building your digital classroom, brick by brick. Here are 5 ways you can begin with MyClass today and gradually unlock its full potential:
1. Start simple with the dashboard, grow when you need to
MyClass offers a streamlined dashboard designed to put essential tools right at your fingertips without overwhelming you. You can start by using just a few key features that resonate with your immediate needs and then gradually explore its deeper capabilities.
How to Start Simple: Boomark MyClass in your browser and even consider setting it as your homepage! Familiarize yourself with the MyClass dashboard. You might find yourself naturally gravitating towards the quick Create shortcut to jump straight into whiteboard teaching, or using the built-in timer to manage activity durations. Perhaps the student picker becomes your go-to for fair participation. These core widgets and shortcuts are immediately useful and require no deep dive into the platform. You can even personalize your dashboard by adding or rearranging shortcuts to the features you use most often, hiding features you don’t need, and changing your background.
How to Grow: As you become comfortable with these essentials, start experimenting with other dashboard shortcuts and widgets when a specific need arises. Need to quiet the class? Try the traffic lights. Looking for a quick poll? The instant poll is right there. By discovering and integrating these features one by one, MyClass naturally evolves from a basic front-of-class tool into a comprehensive, personalized command center that supports every aspect of your lesson delivery and classroom management.
2. Start simple by drawing on the whiteboard, grow by creating full lessons
Forget complex menus. MyClass offers an intuitive, full-featured digital whiteboard that’s a perfect entry point. It’s just like your traditional whiteboard, but with infinite possibilities.
How to Start Simple: Log into MyClass, select “Create” and simply start drawing, writing, and annotating just as you would on a physical board. Use the basic pen tools, add text boxes, change colors, and erase. Search for images and backgrounds and give your slide some personality and add more slides as you go. This immediately replaces your old whiteboard mess with a clean, savable, and shareable digital space.
How to Grow: As you get comfortable, explore features like adding shapes, settings actions like adding sounds to objects, linking to other pages and even other websites, embedding YouTube videos directly onto your canvas, and trying out the interactive widgets like ruler, timer, calculator, and more. Soon, you’ll be building dynamic, interactive slides right within your whiteboard.
3. Start simple by importing your content, grow by making it interactive
One of the biggest hurdles when switching platforms is the thought of re-doing all your carefully crafted lessons. MyClass removes this barrier by allowing you to easily import what you already have.
How to Start Simple: Have a PowerPoint presentation, a Google Slides deck, or even a SMART Notebook or Promethean ActivInspire file? Simply import it into MyClass. You can then use the basic annotation tools from Step 1 directly over your existing content. This means you’re enhancing what you already do, rather than starting from scratch.
How to Grow: Once your content is in MyClass, you can start making it truly interactive. You can add widgets, or turn slides into interactive questions, and continue to build out your lesson using the tools MyClass provides.
4. Start simple with ready-to-play games, grow by creating your own and sharing them
Sometimes, you just need a quick, engaging activity to energize the class or reinforce a concept. MyClass offers a fantastic library of pre-made, interactive games that are ready to play instantly, no advanced setup required.
How to Start Simple: Dive straight into the MyClass Game Library. You’ll find a wealth of interactive activities like Drag & Drop, Sorting, Matching, and Flashcards, covering various subjects and grade levels. Simply pick a game relevant to your lesson, click to launch it, and play it directly with your class. You don’t need to add it to a saved lesson or make any edits – it’s designed for immediate, click-and-play engagement. This is perfect for warm-ups, quick reviews, or a fun brain break.
How to Grow: As you discover games you love, you can easily add them to your personal lesson library for future use. Once saved, these games aren’t static; you can edit them to perfectly match your curriculum, import them within your own custom lessons, or even use them as a template to create entirely new activities from scratch. This allows you to build a powerful, personalized collection of interactive learning experiences that evolve with your teaching needs.
5. Start simple with front-of-class delivery, grow by engaging students
Sometimes, you just need a quick, engaging activity to energize the class or reinforce a concept, without a complex setup. MyClass provides straightforward ways to deliver dynamic content directly from the front of the classroom, and then easily transition into more interactive experiences that bring every student into the learning.
How to Start Simple: Dive straight into using MyClass for basic front-of-class engagement. Utilize instant features like the built-in timer for activity durations, the student picker for fair participation, or simple polls to check understanding on the fly. You can also quickly launch ready-to-play interactive activities such as drag & drop, sorting, matching, or flashcards directly from the MyClass Game Library. These are perfect for warm-ups, quick reviews, or a fun brain break, requiring no prior setup or lesson building – just click and play.
How to Grow: As you become comfortable with these essentials, unlock MyClass’s full potential for student interaction. You can easily adapt the pre-made activities to perfectly match your curriculum or even create your own custom drag & drop, sorting, matching, or flashcard sets tailored to specific lesson needs. Take engagement to the next level by launching these activities in Classroom Challenge mode, fostering friendly competition and active participation across the whole class. MyClass allows you to transform simple delivery into a dynamic, collaborative environment, empowering students to actively participate and take ownership of their learning journey.