What is Classroom? - Apple Support

Classroom is an app for teachers, available for supported iPad devices and Mac computers, to hold classes in a schoolroom, remotely, or through a combination of ... GlobalNavOpenMenuGlobalNavCloseMenuAppleShoppingBag+SearchSupportCancelAppleStoreMaciPadiPhoneWatchAirPodsTV&HomeOnlyonAppleAccessoriesSupportShoppingBag+Cancel ClassroomUserGuide OpenMenu CloseMenu Communities ContactSupport Searchthisguide ClearSearch TableofContents ClassroomUserGuide Welcome WhatisClassroom? Setupandmanageyourclass SetupanewclasscreatedwithaManagedAppleID SetupanMDM-syncedclass Setupanearbyunmanagedclass Createstudentgroups Conductyourclass Useactionstoguidelearning Managestudents’appusage Viewandlockscreens Mutedevices Shareitems Viewsharedfiles ResetaManagedAppleIDpassword AirPlaycontenttoAppleTV Logoutstudentsandendyourclass UsetheClassSummarypane ManageAirPlayandscreenviewinMDM Classroomrequirements RequirementsforclassessyncedwithAppleSchoolManager RequirementsforMDM-syncedclasses Requirementsforunmanagednearbyclasses StudentClassroomsettingsforMac StudentClassroomsettingsforiPad WhatisClassroom?Classroomisanappforteachers,availableforsupportediPaddevicesandMaccomputers,toholdclassesinaschoolroom,remotely,orthroughacombinationofnearbyandremote(calledhybridclasses).Whenteachinginclass,youcanlaunchaspecificapp,website,ortextbookpage.Youcanalsosenddocumentstoandreceivethemfromyourstudents,andsharestudentworklocallyonaTV,monitor,orprojectorusingAppleTV.Finally,youcanseewhichappsstudentsareworkinginand,attheendoftheclass,viewasummaryofhowstudentsspenttheirtime.ForoptimalperformancewithClassroom,classsizesof60studentsorfewerarerecommended.UsingClassroomTherearethreetypesofenvironmentsyoucancreateforyourclasses:Nearby:Allstudentsareinthesameroomwithyou,connectedtotheschool’sWi-Finetwork.Remote:Allstudents(andyou)areremote,connectedtotheirWi-FinetworkorusingacellularconnectionfromtheiriPad(requirestheiPadhavecellularcapability).Hybrid:Somestudentsareinthesameroomwithyou,connectedtotheschool’sWi-Finetwork,andsomestudentsareremote.Note:Onlyoneactiveclasstypeissupportedonadeviceatatime.ClassroomandSharediPadSharediPadallowsmultipleuserstousethesameiPad.Eventhoughthedevicesareshared,theuserexperiencescanbepersonal.WhenClassroomisusedwithSharediPadandManagedAppleIDs,youcanassignstudentstoagroupofiPaddevices.StudentstaptheirnamefromalistoneachiPadandentertheirpasscodeorpasswordatthebeginningofclass.Whenclassisover,youcanuseClassroomtosignstudentsoutoftheirSharediPadsothatit’sreadyforthenextstudent.DataiscachedlocallyoneachiPadandispushedtoiCloudevenafterstudentssignout.Ifnecessary,datafromtheprevioususercontinuestobepushedtothecloudafterthenextusersignsintotheiPad.Classroomcan’tbeusedtomanageSharediPadtemporarysessions.FormoreinformationaboutusingClassroomwithSharediPad,seeSharediPadoverviewinApplePlatformDeployment.ClassroomandSchoolworkIfyourschoolisusingManagedAppleIDsandconfiguringclassrostersinAppleSchoolManager,youcanuseSchoolworkwithClassroom.UsingSchoolwork,youcaneasilydistributeandcollectassignmentsfromstudent’siPaddeviceswiththeSchoolworkapp,keepaneyeonstudentprogressineducationaliPadapps,collaborateone-on-onewithstudents,andsetupandmanagecollaborationbetweenstudents.FormoreinformationonSchoolwork,seeSchoolworkrequirements,GettingsetupforSchoolwork,andGettingstartedwithSchoolwork.SeealsoEducationDeploymentGuideApplePlatformDeployment Helpful? Yes No Characterlimit: 250 Pleasedon’tincludeanypersonalinformationinyourcomment. Maximumcharacterlimitis250. Submit Thanksforyourfeedback. Previous Welcome Next SetupanewclasscreatedwithaManagedAppleID