Starting a teaching session (Essentials)

There are two ways to start a teaching session in Sonday System Essentials (EK–E5). Click on the applicable tab to view the instructions from your desired starting point.

From the Teaching Dashboard From the Product Home

To start a teaching session from your Teaching Dashboard:

  1. Log in to teacher.imaginesonday.com.
  2. From the Teaching Dashboard's Classes tab, click Details in the applicable class tile. 
    click Details in Essentials Class Tile.png
  3. This opens the Class Detail page, which displays your class's current lesson. The very first time you teach the class, it will default to Lesson 1; otherwise, the lesson will be the one you most recently taught. 
    Click the Go To (Lesson #) button.
    Go to Lesson 1 Essentials.png
  4. This opens the Class Lesson Overview page. Do one of the following:

    If you want to...Then...

    Teach the lesson that's displayed

     

    A. First, verify that your Display Method is the one you want.
    level 1 Essentials display method.png
    B. Then click Begin Lesson.
    Begin Lesson Essentials.png
     
    Choose a different lesson to teach
     
    A. Click Change Level in the top right corner of the page; then select a new level.
    Change to level 16 Essentials.png
    B. Verify that the selected Display Method is the one you want. Display method essentials.pngC. Click Begin Lesson.
    Begin Lesson 16 Essentials.png
     
  5. Once you're in the lesson, click the arrow to start flipping through the slides and teaching your lesson.
    lesson 16 essentials click arrow to start slides.png
  6. Click Next Step to move from one step to another.
    sonday System E next step.png