Who is struggling in a live lesson

What does this do?

During a live lesson the Live Assistant can name the pupils who need support and those doing well, worked out from their marked answers so far, plus a separate list of pupils who have not answered. It is deliberately cautious: it names nobody until a pupil has at least three marked answers, and if the whole class is finding it hard it says so instead of naming anyone.

When should I use it?

Use it while pupils are answering, to decide who to go and sit with. It is closed by default on the projected screen, because it names children.

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• Who is struggling: the Live AssistantWatch on YouTube — 1:00

How do I use it?

1. 1Present the lesson as normal
2. 2Open the Live Assistant on your own screen, not the projector
3. 3Read the three lists: Needs support, Doing well and No answer
4. 4Go and support the named pupils — a pupil with no answer often has a device problem rather than a learning one

Common mistakes

• Opening it on the projector — it names pupils, so keep it on your own screen
• Expecting names after one question — nobody is named until they have at least three marked answers
• Reading silence as a wrong answer — unanswered and unmarked answers are never counted as wrong

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