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Getting students in on the first day

Your students have no password and no email address. They get into LinoClass by scanning one QR code, the class one, then tapping their name. A code stays valid for the whole school year.

Generate the class QR code​

  1. Open the "Class QR code" page.
  2. Tap "Generate QR code".
  3. Tap "Print poster" to get the printable poster for the wall.

The poster carries the three instructions students follow on their own: "Open the tablet's camera", "Point at the QR code", "Choose your name!".

tip

Put the poster at the eye level of a six year old, near the tablets. Most of the help requests in September come from a poster hung too high.

What the student sees​

The student opens the tablet's camera, points it at the code, then taps their name in the list. There is nothing to type. Their session lasts two hours from the moment they tap their name. After two hours the tablet goes back to "Scan QR code"; scan the poster again.

The page Switching from one student to the next on a shared tablet explains how the next student gets in without rescanning, and what closes a session sooner.

The Who are you? screen: the class name at the top, then one tile per student with their name and star avatar.
What the student sees after the scan. The class name sits at the top, which lets you check at a glance that the tablet is on the right class.

You choose or change a student's avatar by tapping it on the student's page in My students; the student cannot change it.

School hours​

The QR code only works during your school's hours. LinoClass says so on the page: "This QR code allows students to log in only during school hours". Outside those hours, scanning does nothing.

This is the most common reason a code appears broken: it was tested in the evening, at home, before the school year started. Try again during the day before concluding the code is at fault.

You can also narrow those hours for your classroom alone. The page Choosing your classroom's QR code hours explains how.

When the code stops working​

If the page shows "Code expired" or "No active QR code", generate a new one.

If you need to invalidate the current code, for instance because the poster left the school, tap "Regenerate". LinoClass tells you what that means: "The old code will be invalidated immediately. You will need to reprint the poster with the new code." The old poster stops working right away, so reprint before the next period.

Turn off the name list​

With the class code, the name list checks nothing. A student can tap a classmate's name and open that classmate's account. If that is a problem in your class, you can remove the list.

  1. Open "My account", "Class" section.
  2. In the "Student sign-in" card, untick "Students sign in with the class QR code". The box starts ticked.
  3. Tap "Save" in the bar at the bottom of the screen.

The card sums it up: "Unchecked, the class QR name list is turned off and each student uses their own QR code. Print one page per student below."

Right under the box, the "Print home codes" button prints one page per student, with their name, in the class language. It is the same button as in "My students". It creates a new code for every student, so the home codes you already handed out stop working. The page Give a student a home code describes what is printed and what that code allows.

Once the box is unticked, a student who scans the class poster no longer sees the list. The tablet shows "In this class, each student opens their own QR code. Ask your teacher for it." A tablet left open on the name list can no longer let a student in either. To bring the list back, tick the box again and tap "Save".

Only the class owner sees this card. If you are a co-teacher, ask the owner to make the change.

Frequently asked questions​

How long does a code stay valid?

One year. The page shows the exact date under "Code valid until".

Does each student need their own code?

No. One code for the class. Students tell themselves apart by tapping their name after the scan. If you unticked "Students sign in with the class QR code", the name list goes away and each student uses their own QR code.

Can a student sign in from home?

With the class code, only during the school hours set for your school. The class code is meant for classroom tablets. To let a student view their portfolio from home, give them a home code: Give a student a home code.