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Experience Lessons Like Your Students with Lesson Previews!

Experience Lessons Like Your Students with Lesson Previews!

January 21, 2025

Optimize Your Curriculum with Lesson Previews!

Make sure your teaching content is the perfect fit for your class with Lesson Previews on Typing.com! This feature, available to all educators, lets you experience any lesson, test, or custom content exactly as your students will, helping you fine-tune assignments and ensure they align with your teaching goals.

What’s New?

Lesson Previews provide a seamless way to:

  • Experience lessons from the student perspective to check for appropriate content and difficulty.

  • Preview custom lessons or tests you’ve created to ensure they flow as intended.

  • Demonstrate lessons to your students without needing to log into a student account.

This feature is accessible from multiple points in your Typing.com dashboard, making it easy to check content before or during assignment creation.

Check out the video below to learn more:

How Does It Work?

Preview Lessons on the Curriculum Page

  1. Navigate to the Curriculum page on your dashboard.

  2. Select the unit or lesson you want to preview.

  3. Click the "Preview Lesson" button to view the content from the student's perspective.

Curriculum Preview

Preview Custom Lessons or Tests

  1. Go to the Custom Lessons page.

  2. Find the custom lesson or test you want to preview.

  3. Click the "Preview" button to see exactly how students will interact with it.

Custom Preview

Preview During Assignment Creation

  1. Go to your Assignments page and click the blue "Add Assignment" button.

  2. Select the assignment type (e.g., Core Curriculum, Games).

  3. Browse the available lessons and click "Preview Lesson" for a student view.

  4. You can click through all screens, watch any videos, and even complete typing exercises to ensure the lesson aligns with your class needs.

Assignment Preview

Search for Lessons or Tests

  1. Use the Search Bar at the top of your Typing.com dashboard.

  2. Enter the name of a lesson, unit, or test.

  3. Click the preview option from the search results for a quick review.

Search Bar Preview

How Does This Help You?

The Lesson Previews feature helps you:

  • Ensure Alignment: Quickly check that lessons meet your teaching objectives and match your students’ needs.

  • Save Time: Review content directly within your dashboard without needing to log in as a student.

  • Build Confidence: Demonstrate lessons to your students with ease, showing them exactly what to expect.

Ready to Get Started?

Ready to optimize your curriculum with Lesson Previews? Log in to your Typing.com account and start previewing lessons today!

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