Navigating Your Dashboard

The Teacher Dashboard

After logging in as a teacher, you land on a dashboard designed to give you a quick overview of everything happening in your courses. The main areas are:

Courses — A list of every course you have created or been added to as a co-instructor. Each course card shows the number of enrolled students, upcoming assignments, and whether a live session is currently running. Click into a course to manage its sections, decks, assignments, and gradebook.

Recent Decks — Quick links to the slide decks you have edited most recently. This is handy when you are polishing a presentation right before class.

Active Sessions — If any of your sessions are live right now, they appear prominently at the top of the dashboard with a join code and a link to the presenter view. You can monitor participation counts in real time from here.

Quick Actions — Buttons for the things you do most often: create a new course, build a new deck, or start a session. These shortcuts save you from drilling into menus when you are in a hurry before class.

The Student Dashboard

Students see a simplified version focused on what matters to them day to day:

My Courses — Every course you are enrolled in, with the instructor name and section. Clicking a course shows your assignments, grades, and any active sessions for that course.

Upcoming Due Dates — A chronological list of assignments that are open or opening soon. Each entry shows the assignment name, course, due date, and whether you have started it yet. This is the quickest way to see what needs your attention.

Live Sessions — If an instructor in one of your courses is running a session right now, it appears at the top with a prominent Join button. You do not need to manually enter a code here — clicking Join takes you straight in.

Navigating Between Views

Both dashboards share a common navigation bar at the top of the screen with links to the guide, your profile settings, and a global search. The sidebar (on larger screens) or bottom tab bar (on mobile) lets you switch between courses, assignments, and session history. All navigation is keyboard-accessible and works with screen readers.