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How a video gets from the district's approved list to a class.

Every video a class sees was approved by the district first. Here are the real screens each person uses, in order. This walkthrough shows a K-5 class; grades 6 to 12 join with a class code.

The classroom tablet playing a video the teacher packed, full screen, with nothing suggested next.
The district catalog: every video approved for the district, with channel, grades, subject and length.

Real screens from our demo district. All names are fictional.

  1. 01 The district

    The district approves each video for a grade band.

    The district approves each video for a grade band and subject. Teachers pack only from this list, and Remove takes a video out of every backpack at once.

    District catalog: approved videos with channel, grades, subject, length and Remove. The Community Helpers row, K-2 social studies, is highlighted.

  2. 02 The school

    Each school chooses who approves requests.

    For each grade band, the school chooses who approves new videos. A teacher's request lands with that person, with a note: approve, decline, or send it to the district.

    Principal approvals at Maple Grove: a teacher's request for Be a Rock Detective, with a note and Approve, Decline and Send to district, highlighted.

  3. 03 The teacher

    The teacher chooses and orders the videos.

    Five videos from the approved catalog, in teaching order. Up, Down and Remove are the whole editor.

    Teacher class page for Kindergarten, Reed: the class backpack of five videos with Up, Down and Remove, highlighted.

  4. 04 The teacher

    Opening the tablet signs the teacher out.

    Opening the classroom tablet signs the teacher out of that device. Children can watch only this backpack: no search, no links out.

    Confirm screen: This signs you out on this device and opens the class tablet, with Sign out and open the tablet, highlighted.

  5. 05 The tablet

    Each child taps their own tile.

    First name and last initial on a colour tile. No photos and no passwords.

    Classroom tablet, Who's watching? Five colour tiles: Ava P., Jaylen B., Leo M., Mia T. and Sora N. Jaylen's tile is highlighted.

  6. 06 The child

    The child sees only what the teacher chose.

    Jaylen sees the five videos Ms. Reed chose. No feed, nothing suggested. Surprise me picks from the same five.

    The child's view: Hi Jaylen! with your class, 5 videos, five large video cards, Surprise me and Change who's watching.

  7. 07 The player

    Backpack never starts another video on its own.

    Backpack's own kid player. Backpack never starts another video on its own. The only exit is My backpack.

    Kid player showing Let's Plant a Garden! with a fox on the progress bar and a single My backpack button, highlighted.

  8. 08 The family

    The parent sees it too.

    This week's backpack, and what Jaylen watched: day, minutes, finished or not. Shown to his teacher and family. No principal or district screen shows it.

    Parent view for Jaylen B.: this week's backpack, and What Jaylen watched with day, minutes and finished, highlighted.

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What we keep about a child, and who sees it

Classroom tablet, Who's watching? Five colour tiles with a first name and last initial: Ava P., Jaylen B., Leo M., Mia T. and Sora N.