LanSchool Air User Guide

Using LanSchool Air: Teacher User Guide

Who Should Use this Guide?

This guide is for LanSchool Air teachers and Site Admins who need help using LanSchool Air to manage and monitor student devices.

Use this guide to learn how to:

  • Activate your LanSchool Air account
  • Create and manage classes
  • Start and end a class
  • Monitor student devices
  • Switch between student and class views
  • Limit websites students can access
  • Blank student screens
  • Send websites to students
  • Message individual students
  • Capture screenshots
  • Get help and contact LanSchool Air Support
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Download or print a copy of our LanSchool Air Quick Start Guide (PDF). It makes a great "cheat sheet" for teachers!

This video introduces teachers to the all the features of LanSchool Air:



Before You Begin

Before using LanSchool Air, make sure:

  • You have a LanSchool Air account.
  • You have accepted your LanSchool Air invitation.
  • Your classes have been created or imported.
  • Student devices have the LanSchool Air Student software or required browser extension installed, depending on the device and features being used.

If you cannot sign in, see Troubleshooting Login Issues.

Activate Your LanSchool Air Account

If your Site Admin invited you to LanSchool Air, you must activate your account before you can use the application.

Accept your invitation

  1. Open the invitation email from your LanSchool Air Site Admin.
  2. Select Accept.




  3. Follow the instructions to create your account.

The invitation link expires after 30 days. If your invitation has expired, contact your LanSchool Air Site Admin and ask them to resend the invitation.

Create an account with an email address and password

  1. Select Accept in the invitation email.
  2. Create a password that meets the password requirements.
  3. Enter your first and last name.
  4. Select Create Account.

Your LanSchool Air account uses the email address to which the invitation was sent.

Create an account with Google

You can also create your LanSchool Air account using your Google Account.

  1. Select Accept in the invitation email.
  2. Select Google.



  3. Select the Google Account you want to use.
  4. LanSchool Air signs you in automatically.

After your account has been created, select Sign in with Google when signing in to LanSchool Air.

Sign In with Microsoft Entra ID SSO

If your LanSchool Air Site Admin has enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) with Microsoft Entra ID, you will sign in to LanSchool Air using your Microsoft Entra ID email address.

When Microsoft Entra ID SSO is enabled:

  • Sign in to LanSchool Air using your Microsoft Entra ID email address.
  • You will normally not receive an email invitation to LanSchool Air.
  • Your Site Admin manages access to LanSchool Air through your organization's Microsoft Entra ID configuration.

How do I know whether I should use Microsoft Entra ID SSO?

If you are unsure whether your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID SSO, contact your LanSchool Air Site Admin or LanSchool Support before attempting to create or activate a LanSchool Air account.

Create or Access a Class

A class contains the students or devices you want to monitor and manage.

Depending on your organization's configuration, you can create or access classes using:

For detailed instructions, see Creating and Managing Classes.

Start a Class

Start a class when you are ready to monitor and manage your students' devices.
  1. Sign in to LanSchool Air.

  2. On the Classes page, locate the class you want to use.



  3. Select the class card.
  4. From the Class Toolbar, select START CLASS. 


Once the class is started, you can monitor students and use the classroom management features available for your class.

Use the Classroom

After starting a class, you can use LanSchool Air to monitor and manage student devices.

Depending on your device type and organization settings, you can:

  1. Monitor student screens
  2. Limit the websites students can access
  3. Blank student screens
  4. Push a website to all student devices
  5. Message an individual student
  6. Capture a screenshot of a student screens
  7. Change how students are displayed in the classroom

Change the Classroom View

LanSchool Air provides multiple ways to display students in the classroom.

You can use:

  • Grid View – Displays students in a grid.
  • List View – Displays students in a list.
  • Group View – Organizes students into groups.

See:

  1. Using Class Grid View
  2. Using Class List View
  3. Using Class Group View

Active Tab View

Active Tab View displays the student's currently active browser tab.

Desktop View

Desktop View displays the student's desktop and open browser activity.

On student Chromebooks, teachers can switch between Active Tab View and Desktop View.

On Windows and Mac student devices, teachers see Desktop View.

See Selecting Student View Modes: Active Tab vs. Desktop for more information.

End or Dismiss a Class

When you are finished teaching, you can manually dismiss the class or configure LanSchool Air to automatically dismiss classes.

To manually end a class:

  1. Select the Class Toolbar.
  2. Select Exit Class.


Ending a class session turns off website restrictions that were enforced during the class.

Automatic Class Dismissal in Class Settings

You can configure automatic class dismissal for an individual class from the class settings.

This setting allows you to specify when that particular class should automatically dismiss.

See Scheduling Classes to Dismiss Automatically for more information.

What happens when a class is dismissed?

When a class is dismissed, the active classroom session ends and classroom controls that were applied during the session are no longer active.

What happens if I forget to dismiss my class?

If automatic dismissal is enabled, LanSchool Air automatically ends the class at the set dismissal time.

If automatic dismissal is not enabled, you must manually select Exit Class to end the class.

Get Help

If you need help using LanSchool Air:

  1. Select View Help Center in the upper-right corner.
  2. Select Technical Support.



  3. Search the LanSchool Air Knowledge Base for an answer or contact LanSchool Air Support.

For best results, search the Knowledge Base using specific questions such as:

  • How do I start a class?
  • How do I dismiss a class?
  • How do I block websites?
  • How do I capture a screenshot?
  • How do I view a student's screen?
  • How do I add a co-teacher?

Send Product Feedback and Feature Requests

You can provide general feedback about LanSchool Air, report an issue or submit a feature request from within LanSchool Air.
  1. To submit product feedback, click on View Help Center  in the top right. 
  2. Click on Share Feedback.



  3. Choose which type of feedback to send.
    1. General Feedback
    2. Report an Issue
    3. Feature Request
  4. Share your thoughts and select Send Feedback.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I start a class in LanSchool Air?

Select the class card on the Classes page, then select Start Class from the Class Toolbar.

How do I end or dismiss a class?

Select Exit Class from the Class Toolbar. If automatic dismissal is configured, LanSchool Air can automatically end the class at the set dismissal time.

What happens when I end a class?

Ending a class turns off all restrictions that were enforced during the class.

How do I monitor student screens?

Start a class and select the appropriate class view. You can use Grid View, List View, or Group View to display your students.

How do I view a student's active browser tab?

On supported student Chromebooks, use Active Tab View.

See Selecting Student View Modes: Active Tab vs. Desktop.

How do I view a student's entire desktop?

Use Desktop View. On Windows and Mac student devices, Desktop View is used to display the student's screen.

Can I limit which websites students can access?

Yes. LanSchool Air includes web-limiting features that allow teachers to control which websites students can access during a class.

See Using Web-Limiting.

Can I blank student screens?

Yes. You can blank student screens and optionally display a message.

Can I send a website to all students?

Yes. You can push a website to students from the classroom.

Can I send a message to one student?

Yes. You can send a message directly to an individual student.

Can I take a screenshot of a student's screen?

Yes. LanSchool Air allows teachers to capture a screenshot of a student's screen.

Can multiple teachers monitor the same class?

Yes. Co-instructors can be added to a class so multiple instructors can monitor the same students.

See Using Co-Teaching for more information.

Where do I configure automatic class dismissal for a class?

Open the class settings and configure the Automatic Class Dismissal setting for that class.

Do I need a LanSchool Air invitation if my organization uses Microsoft Entra ID SSO?

Normally, no. If your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID SSO, a LanSchool Air email invitation is normally not sent. Use your organization's Microsoft Entra ID email address to sign in.

Where can I find help for a specific LanSchool Air feature?

Open View Help Center in the upper-right corner of LanSchool Air and select Technical Support to access the LanSchool Air Knowledge Base.