# See every answer live

> Start a live lesson from a class, watch each student’s answers and drawing appear as they work, and hide names before you share your screen.

URL: https://learnworkly.com/help/live-lessons/live-view · Updated 2026-11-11

The live view is the heart of LearnWorkly. As soon as you assign an activity to a class, you see every student’s work on one screen: typed answers when they are saved, and drawings stroke by stroke while the student is still writing.

## Start a live lesson

1. **Open your class** Go to **Classes** and open the class you are teaching. You can also press **Assign** in the activity editor and choose a class.
2. **Choose the activity and the pace** Under **Assign an activity**, pick an activity and choose **Self-paced** (students work at their own pace, then submit) or **One by one** (you move through the questions and the whole class sees the same one).
3. **Press Assign and watch live** Press **Assign and watch live**. The live view opens straight away and students see the activity as soon as they join.
4. **Let students join** The class code is at the top of the live view. Click it, or press **Show join screen**, to show a full-screen code and QR code that students can scan.

*[Screenshot: The live view in By question mode: counters for Online, Submitted, To grade and Average score, filters, and a card per student showing their handwritten working for a drawing question.]*

## What you see on the live view

| Part | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Counters | **Online**, **Submitted** (or **Answers** when you lead one by one), **To grade** and **Average score**. |
| **By question** | One card per student for the question you pick (**Q1**, **Q2**…). Each tab shows how many students have answered. |
| **Gradebook** | A table with one row per student and one column per question, plus the total. |
| **Insights** | The score distribution and which questions were hardest, with the most common wrong answer. |
| Filters | **All**, **To grade**, **Submitted**, **Working**, **Not started** and more, with a **Find a student** search box. |

## Student-paced or one by one

You can switch the pace during the lesson with **Student-paced** and **One by one** above the cards. In **One by one**, a bar shows **Everyone sees:** and the open question, with **Previous** and **Next** buttons. Students only see that question and move with you; before you open one they see a waiting message. A **Practice** assignment always stays self-paced.

## Sharing your screen?

> **Sharing your screen?:** Turn on **Hide names** before you share. Students then appear as “Student 1”, “Student 2” and so on, so you can discuss answers with the class without showing who wrote what. It only changes your screen, not what students see.

## Signs to look out for on a student’s card

- A status under the name: **Working**, **Submitted**, **Submitted late**, a countdown such as “4:12 left” for timed work, or **Time ran out**.
- A green dot on the avatar when the student is online right now.
- A **new** badge when the student has replied to your feedback.
- A score badge, or **To grade** when the answer needs your marking.

## Frequently asked questions

**Do I need to refresh the page to see new answers?**
No. Answers, submissions, replies and students joining all appear on their own. Drawings update while the student is drawing.

**Can I reopen the live view later?**
Yes. Every assignment is listed on the **Assignments** page and on the class page under **Assigned to this class**. Open it to see the same live view.

**Can I change the settings after assigning?**
Yes. Press **Settings** at the top of the live view to change the due date, time limit, attempts, when scores are shown and the other options.