While you explain
Live classroom participation for university teaching
A 180-seat lecture can still feel like a room.
Classfully gives every student a quiet way to answer, ask, and signal the pace. You see what the class needs while you keep teaching from the slides you already use.
ECON 302Platform strategy
Live · 142 connectedPace check · 100 responses
How is the pace right now?
One more example46%
Ready to continue39%
Please slow down15%
Class totals only · Responses stay open
NowPace check100 of 142 responded
15 students need more time
7 questions are waiting
Classfully
Response sentLook up. The class signal just changed.Your answerOne more example
While the room respondsUpvote a question you want discussed.
Private instructor view
Student phone
One response arrives The class pattern changes The instructor sees what needs attention
The large-class problem
The front row is not the whole room.
A few nods can hide 40 students who need another example. One raised hand can hide the question half the class shares.
When you ask
Every student gets the same small, focused response window on their own device.
Before you continue
The class pattern tells you whether to move on, clarify, or open discussion.
One question, three useful views
Everyone sees what they need. Nothing more.
The projector stays simple. The instructor keeps the controls and private details. The student phone stays focused on the next action.
The room sees the shared pattern.
Large type, exact totals, and one classroom moment at a time.
The instructor sees what needs action.
Questions, private signals, upcoming activities, and display controls.
The student sees one clear next step.
Respond, confirm, then use the waiting time without feeling watched.
A small, deliberate activity set
Start with the decision you need to make as an instructor.
01
Pulse
Do we need to slow down?
Check pace, confidence, agreement, or wellbeing in under a minute.
02
Opinion poll
Where does the room differ?
Open discussion with a visible distribution, then ask why.
03
Knowledge check
Did the concept land?
Close responses before revealing the answer and explanation.
04
Short response
What is still unclear?
Collect questions and reflections, then share only what you choose.
Case studies are lesson modules that contain these interactions. They do not become a separate classroom workflow.
After a student responds
Waiting becomes part of the discussion.
Fast responders do not stare at a spinner. They can read and upvote classmates’ questions, add their own, or simply look up while the room finishes.
No speed bonus Questions stay anonymous to classmates The instructor controls what gets discussed
Classfully
Response sentYour answer: one critical provider
Question commons
While the room responds
See what others are wondering. Upvote one you want discussed.
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Across the course
The class is finding its footing.
ConfidenceUnresolved questions
Today74%feel ready to continue
After the lesson
See what changed across the course.
Review attendance, questions, and class-level patterns by session. Trends stay descriptive, so a wellbeing check never becomes a score.
Explore the instructor workflowOptional lesson module
A case study belongs inside the conversation.
Add shared reading or a decision case when the course needs one. Move from the case to a poll, discussion, and reflection without changing the classroom model.
Before you bring it into class.
The practical questions instructors ask first.
Do I need to move my slides into Classfully?
No. Keep the presentation where it is. Classfully opens beside it and handles the moments when students should respond.
What does a student need?
A phone, tablet, or laptop, plus the class code and their student number. There is no app to install.
What appears on the projector?
Class totals and responses you deliberately share. Student numbers, private questions, and individual wellbeing answers stay off the projector.
Can I ask something I did not prepare?
Yes. Start an unplanned pulse, opinion poll, knowledge check, or short response from the instructor console.
Is this designed for attendance?
Attendance is part of the class record, but joining alone is not enough. Participation helps confirm that the student was present for the session.
Your first live class
Start with one question you genuinely need answered.
Prepare the session, open the classroom display, and let students join from the devices already in their hands.