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    How to Start a Live Classroom Session

    Launch your Zoom-powered video room and host students in a live teaching session.

    Step-by-step guide

    1. 1

      Find your active course

      Go to your Instructor Dashboard and open the Course Builder. Find the course with a session scheduled for today. The session must have at least one confirmed student booking to start.

    2. 2

      Click 'Start Session'

      On the course card, click the 'Start Session' button. This takes you to the live session page. You'll join the video room automatically as the host.

    3. 3

      Wait for students to join

      Students will see the 'Join' button activate in their My Learning dashboard when the session starts. They'll join the same Zoom-powered video room as you.

    4. 4

      Teach your session

      Use the built-in video controls to manage your camera, microphone, screen sharing, and chat. The room supports multiple participants, so all enrolled students can attend simultaneously.

    5. 5

      End the session

      When you're done, click 'Leave Session'. This closes your connection to the room. You can also end the session for everyone by clicking the End button in your Instructor Dashboard, which marks all bookings as 'Pending Confirmation'.

    6. 6

      Students confirm completion

      Each student receives an email asking them to confirm the session was completed. Once they confirm, your earnings for that student are automatically sent to your PayPal account.