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Quick Start for Teachers

Are you a teacher who wants to use the Techlogia Lab in class? This guide takes you from nothing to a running class with your first students in a few minutes.

What you need beforehand

  • A teacher account -- created by your school admin or the Techlogia team. You will receive an invitation email with an activation link.
  • A modern browser (a current version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge).

No account yet?

Ask your school IT department or whoever is in contact with Techlogia. If your school does not have access yet, School Admin Setup covers the initial steps.

Step 1: Sign in

  1. Go to techlogia.de/admin/login.
  2. Enter your email address and your password.
  3. Click Sign in.

After signing in you land in the teacher dashboard, which has two tabs: My classes and Students.

First time signing in?

On your very first sign-in you are asked to set your password -- the link for that came with the invitation email. If you cannot find the email, check your spam folder or ask your school admin to send the invitation again.

Step 2: Create a class

  1. In the dashboard click New class (right-hand area).
  2. Give it a name -- ideally including the school year, e.g. "9b 2025/26 Computer Science".
  3. Optionally add a description (e.g. "Elective course IT security").
  4. Click Save.

The system automatically generates a class code -- a random string such as KLAS-P45R8KM. Your students need this code to sign in.

Treat the class code as confidential

The code is not secret in the strict sense (students also need their exact name), but do not share it publicly on social media or school websites.

Step 3: Add students

On the class detail page you will find the Add student form on the right.

  1. Enter the student name (e.g. "Max M." or "Sara K.").
  2. Click Save.
  3. Repeat for every student.

Use a consistent naming scheme

Recommended: first name + initial of the surname with a period (e.g. "Anna B."). This avoids mix-ups and students know exactly what to type when signing in. The name must match exactly -- including capitalisation and periods.

What your students do now:

  • They go to techlogia.de/lab/auth/schueler-login.
  • They enter the class code and their student name.
  • That's it -- no email account, no password and no parental confirmation required (the school carries the data protection responsibility).

Step 4: Choose modules for the class

By default your students see all published modules in the catalog. If you want to narrow the focus:

  1. Open the class detail page.
  2. Switch to the Modules tab.
  3. Turn off the toggle for modules your students should not see.
  4. Click Save.

This directs attention to exactly the topics that fit your current lessons.

Which modules are there?

A complete overview including curriculum links is in Module Overview for Teachers.

Step 5: Review student progress

The class detail page has a Progress tab. There you see:

What you see Where
How many students were active today Aggregated class figures at the top
Which tasks each student has passed Student table
When a student was last active "Last activity" column
Consecutive active days ("streak") "Streak" column

Click a student name to open a detail view: progress per module, an activity heatmap of the last 30 days and the most recent validation attempts.

Bonus: Assign your first homework

As soon as students are in the class, you can assign homework:

  1. Class detail page, Homework tab.
  2. Click New homework.
  3. Select a lesson (e.g. "First steps in the console").
  4. Give it a title (e.g. "Homework week 23").
  5. Set a deadline (recommended: Sunday 23:59 -- that leaves some slack).
  6. Optionally add a description with hints for the students.
  7. Click Save.

Students see the homework immediately as a banner in the catalog and in their account area.

Summary as a checklist

  • [ ] Invitation email received and password set
  • [ ] Signed in at techlogia.de/admin/login
  • [ ] Class created with a meaningful name
  • [ ] Students added using a consistent naming scheme
  • [ ] Class code passed on to the students (whiteboard, email, learning platform)
  • [ ] Optional: modules restricted
  • [ ] Optional: first homework assigned

Frequently asked questions

"How many students may a class have?"

There is no hard limit. Up to 30 students per class works well -- with larger groups the overview becomes harder to read.

"How many sessions can my students start per day?"

By default 3 sessions per day. You can raise the limit to 10: class detail page, settings, Sessions per student/day. For regular lessons, 3 are enough.

"Can I see what my students type in the terminal?"

Not directly. You see the results (which tasks were passed or failed), but not the individual commands. For active sessions there is a Watch live button that gives you a read-only preview.

"What does the Lab cost for my school?"

Talk to your school admin or contact info@techlogia.de. The current billing model is described under School Admin Setup.

"Can two teachers manage the same class?"

At the moment every class has one owner. If you co-teach, one person holds the access. Shared class management is under discussion -- feedback is welcome at info@techlogia.de.

"A student cannot sign in"

Typical causes:

  1. Typo in the class code -- codes contain only letters and digits. Easy to confuse: 0/O and 1/l.
  2. The name does not match exactly -- the comparison is character-precise. Check periods, spaces and capitalisation.
  3. The student has not been added yet -- check the student list on the class detail page.

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