Navigating Student Tiles in Highlights Follow
This article helps teachers understand Student Tiles in Hāpara Highlights and customize how student activity appears in Class View.
Who this is for
Teachers
Summary
Student Tiles appear in Class View and show student browser activity. What you see in each tile depends on whether you are using Current Screens or Browser Tabs.
You can also sort, resize, filter and rearrange Student Tiles to match the way you work with your class.
In this article:
- Where to find Student Tiles
- Student Tiles in Browser Tabs
- Student Tiles in Current Screens
- Customize your Student Tiles
- Actions available from Student Tiles
- Student Tile indicators
Where to find Student Tiles
- Open Hāpara Highlights.
- Select your class.
- Select Class View.
- Choose Current Screens or Browser Tabs.
Each student in the class has their own Student Tile.
For a complete overview of Class View, see Highlights: Class View .
Student Tiles in Browser Tabs
In Browser Tabs, Student Tiles show browser URLs associated with each student's monitored Chrome session.
Within a Browser Tabs Student Tile, you can review browser activity and use the available controls to redirect the student when needed.
The lightning-bolt icon closes a tab instantly when that feature is enabled. The X provides additional closing or blocking options.
For complete instructions, see How to close websites for students .
Student Tiles in Current Screens
In Current Screens, each Student Tile shows a near-real-time screenshot of the browser content the student is actively viewing.
Use Current Screens when you need visual context about what a student is viewing. Use Browser Tabs when you need a broader view of browser URLs or activity.
Customize your Student Tiles
Use the Class View controls to organize Student Tiles in the way that works best for your class.
You can:
- Sort students alphabetically or by online and offline status
- Resize Student Tiles to see more or fewer students at once
- Filter Student Tiles by groups created in Highlights
- Drag and drop Student Tiles into a custom order
Highlights remembers your custom tile order when you leave and return. This can be useful if you want your Class View layout to reflect your classroom seating arrangement.
Actions available from Student Tiles
Depending on your Highlights configuration, Student Tiles can provide quick access to actions such as:
- View the student's screen
- Share links
- Start a Focus Session or Filter Session
- Close or block a browser tab
- Send a message or email
- Manage student groups
For detailed instructions on Focus Sessions and Filter Sessions, see How to guide student browsing with Focus Sessions and Filter Sessions .
Student Tile indicators
Student Tiles may also display indicators showing that a browser tab is playing audio, the student is using Chrome Split View or a browser tab is open in another Chrome window.
For screenshots and an explanation of these indicators, see How to identify audio, Split View and multiple windows in Hāpara Highlights .
Additional tips
- Use Current Screens for visual context.
- Use Browser Tabs when you need to review URLs.
- Use filters and groups to focus on smaller sets of students.
- Use dedicated task articles for closing tabs, Guided Browsing and other interventions.