What are all these windows doing open?

When you first access your classroom you might be overwhelmed by all the windows on the screen. While most of them are helpful, they may just clutter up the screen and keep you from focusing on what you want to focus on. No problem! We can hide any of the windows we don't need and even simplify the view of the class so that we just see the lesson we are working on.

To hide the windows along the left and right sides of the screen, click on the box with the - in the upper right corner of the window you want to close. For example, if you don't use the Administration box, click on the box to the right of the Word Administration in the title bar. The window will collapse and only display the title and the box with the +. Click on the box with the + to expand the window again.

Your settings will be saved for that course. You will have to set the way you want for each course you are in.

While you cannot close and open the windows in the center part of the screen, you can collapse the list of Lessons so you only see the one you want to work on. To do that click on the box with the - to the right of the lesson you want to be displayed. All other Lesson windows will be hidden.

You'll know you are in this collapsed view by the pair of boxes to the right of the Lesson title. The top one has a + and the bottom one is empty. Click on the boxes and you will see all available lessons again.

From the collapsed view you can use the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen that says "Jump to...". Click on the Lesson you want to view from the drop down list and it will be displayed as the active lesson. The list will only show the Lessons that have been made available to you.

The settings for collapsing the lessons will be saved so the next time you return to the class the Lessons will display as you left them. And like the collapsed windows, the collapsed lessons will have to be set for each course you are in.

Hopefully, the classroom windows are a little clearer for you and you can focus better on your course without the distracting opened windows.

posted by Classroom Manager @ 6:58 PM