🎯 Purpose
The Class Board is your classroom's communication hub — a dedicated space where teachers can post announcements for students and families to see. Whether you're sharing reminders, updates, or important resources, the Class Board keeps your classroom community informed and connected directly within Otus.
💡 Who is this for? Teachers use the Class Board to communicate with students and families in one centralized location. Students and families can view posts, leave comments, and stay up to date on class happenings.
💡 Why Use This Feature?
✅ Keep students and families informed with timely announcements all in one place.
✅ Share resources easily by embedding links, images, and attachments in posts.
✅ Control your communication by choosing when posts go live. Publish immediately, save as a draft, or schedule for later.
✅ Encourage engagement by enabling comments so students can respond to posts.
✅ Stay organized by pinning important posts to the top of the board.
✅ Receive notifications so teachers are alerted when students comment on a post.
🔑 Key Features
Feature | What It Does |
Announcements | Post messages that are visible to students and families across one or more classes. |
Rich Media Support | Embed links and images directly in the post body, or attach audio, video, and other file types. |
Commenting | Optionally enable comments so students can respond to posts. Teachers are notified when a comment is made. |
Pinned Posts | Pin important posts so they always appear at the top of the board, regardless of when they were published. |
Scheduling | Schedule posts to publish at a future date and time, or save them as drafts to finish later. |
Class Filtering | Filter the board by class using the dropdown menu to stay organized across multiple courses. |
Student & Family Access | Students and families can view published posts, search by keyword, and view comments and attachments from their own view. |
⚙️ How It Works
Teachers access the Class Board by navigating to the Classes module and selecting Class Board from the secondary navigation menu. From there, you can view all posts for a selected class, create new posts, pin important announcements, and manage existing content using the ellipsis menu on each post. Each post requires a title, message content, and at least one audience (class). Posts appear in reverse chronological order, with pinned posts always displayed at the top.
Students access the Class Board by navigating to the Classes module and selecting a class tile. Students can view published posts, search by keyword, view comments and attachments, and comment on posts when commenting has been enabled. Students receive a notification when a new post is published in any of their classes.
Families access the Class Board through the Classes module and their student's class tile. Families can view published posts, search by keyword, and view comments and attachments. Families can see comments from the teacher and their own student, but cannot see comments from other students, and cannot comment themselves. Families are notified when a new post is published.
📌 Tip: Use the scheduling feature to plan your communication. Queue up the week's announcements ahead of time so your students and families always have what they need.
FAQ and Troubleshooting
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How can I access the Class Board?
To access the Class Board, navigate to the Classes module and select Class Board in the secondary navigation menu.
How do I filter posts by class on the Class Board?
You can filter between classes on the Class Board by using the dropdown menu in the upper-right corner.
How can I pin a post to the top of the Class Board?
To pin a post to the top of the Class Board, use the Pin option available in the ellipsis menu for that post.
What is the process for creating and publishing a post on the Class Board?
To create and publish a post on the Class Board, provide a title, message content, and select at least one audience (class). You can embed links and images, add attachments, enable or disable comments, and choose to publish immediately, save as drafts, or schedule for later.
What options are available in the ellipsis menu for each post?
The ellipsis menu for each post provides options such as Edit, Pin, or Delete, allowing you to perform respective actions on the post.
Can I add attachments like images, audio messages, or files to my post?
Yes, you can attach links, images, video, audio, and other file types to a post. Links and images can also be embedded directly in the post.
How can I enable or disable comments on my post?
You can choose to keep comments disabled or enable them under Settings for your post.
Is it possible to schedule a post to be published at a later date?
Yes, you can schedule a post to be published at a later date by selecting "Schedule for later" under Settings.
Will teachers receive notifications when comments are made on a post?
Yes, teachers will receive notifications on their home page notification feed when comments are made on a post.
How can students and families access the Class Board?
Students and Families can access the Class Board by navigating to the Classes module and selecting a class tile.
What can students do on the Class Board?
On the Class Board, students can view published posts, filter by class, search posts, view comments and attachments, and comment on posts if commenting is enabled.
What can families do on the Class Board?
On the Class Board, families can view published posts, search posts, view comments (from the teacher and their student) and attachments, but they cannot comment on posts.
Will students and families receive notifications when posts are published on the Class Board?
Yes, students and families will receive notifications on their home page notification feed when a post is published on the Class Board of any of the student's classes.
Can I save Class Board drafts?
No. Class Board drafts are not saved. However, if you want to reuse a post, you can copy the content of a previously published Class Board post and paste it into a new post.