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Live monitoring overview

CoGuide’s live monitoring provides real-time insights into classroom participation through an unobtrusive overlay that updates continuously during your class. This gives you immediate awareness of engagement patterns without disrupting your teaching flow.

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Core monitoring features

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Hand raise detection

CoGuide automatically detects and counts students with raised hands in real-time.

Detection accuracy

High precision: Advanced computer vision identifies hand-raising gestures
  • Works with various hand positions and angles
  • Adapts to different lighting conditions
  • Filters out false positives from normal movement

Live counter

Instant updates: Real-time count of students with hands raised
  • Updates immediately when hands go up or down
  • Persistent count throughout the class
  • Visual indicator shows current number

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Talk time tracking

Separate monitoring of teacher and student speaking time provides insights into classroom dynamics.

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Teacher talk time

  • Speaking duration: Total time you spend talking
  • Percentage tracking: Your talk time as percentage of total class time
  • Visual meter: Real-time indicator of your speaking time
  • Balance alerts: Notifications when teacher talk time exceeds recommended levels

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Student talk time

  • Collective tracking: Total time all students spend speaking
  • Individual contributions: Time each student participates (when using seat mapping)
  • Response patterns: Analysis of student speaking distribution
  • Engagement indicators: Visual cues for student participation levels

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Turn tracking

Monitor student participation opportunities and response patterns.
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Turn detection

CoGuide identifies when students respond to questions or participate in discussions.
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Turn counting

Each student response is counted and tracked throughout the class.
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Pattern analysis

The system identifies participation patterns and frequency.
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Visual feedback

Turn counts are displayed in the live overlay for immediate awareness.

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Wait time monitoring

Track response times after questions to improve classroom pacing.

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Automatic detection

  • Question identification: Detects when you ask questions
  • Response timing: Measures time until first student responds
  • Extended wait alerts: Notifies you when wait times exceed thresholds
  • Pattern recognition: Identifies questions that consistently have long wait times

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Visual indicators

  • Timer display: Shows elapsed time since last question
  • Color coding: Green for normal wait times, yellow for extended, red for very long
  • Alert notifications: Visual and optional audio alerts for extended wait times

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Overlay interface

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Main display elements

The live monitoring overlay shows key metrics in a compact, customizable format: 
┌─────────────────────────┐
│  CoGuide Standby        │
├─────────────────────────┤
│  🙋 Hand raises: 3      │
│  🎤 Teacher: 45%        │
│  👥 Students: 35%       │
│  🔄 Turns: 12           │
│  ⏱️  Wait: 2s           │
└─────────────────────────┘

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Customization options

  • Size: Resize overlay to fit your screen and preferences
  • Position: Drag to any location on your screen
  • Transparency: Adjust opacity to reduce distraction
  • Theme: Choose color scheme that matches your display
  • Show/hide metrics: Choose which metrics to display
  • Layout options: Arrange metrics in different configurations
  • Update frequency: Control how often metrics refresh
  • Alert settings: Customize notification preferences
  • Color coding: Set colors for different metric ranges
  • Animation: Enable/disable visual effects and transitions
  • Icons: Choose from different icon sets
  • Font size: Adjust text size for better visibility

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Advanced features

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Real-time alerts

Configure alerts to help you maintain optimal classroom dynamics:

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Talk time balance

  • Teacher dominance: Alert when you’re talking too much
  • Student engagement: Notify when student participation is low
  • Balance recommendations: Suggestions for improving participation balance

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Wait time management

  • Extended silence: Alert when wait times exceed your threshold
  • Question effectiveness: Identify questions that consistently have long wait times
  • Pacing guidance: Recommendations for better question timing

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Participation patterns

  • Dominant speakers: Identify students who participate excessively
  • Quiet students: Flag students who haven’t participated recently
  • Engagement drops: Alert when overall participation decreases

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Integration with seat mapping

When using seat mapping, live monitoring provides location-specific insights:
  • Seat-based tracking: See which specific seats are participating
  • Participation heatmap: Visual representation of engagement by location
  • Individual metrics: Track participation for each seat/student
  • Pattern analysis: Identify participation patterns across the classroom

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Best practices for live monitoring

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Getting started

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Start simple

Begin with basic metrics (hand raises, talk time) before adding advanced features.
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Position carefully

Place the overlay where it’s visible but doesn’t obstruct important content.
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Monitor gradually

Check metrics occasionally rather than constantly to avoid distraction.
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Adjust settings

Fine-tune alerts and thresholds based on your teaching style and class dynamics.

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Effective use during class

  • Use wait time alerts to improve question pacing
  • Monitor hand raises to gauge question difficulty
  • Track response patterns to identify effective questioning techniques

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Interpreting the data

Remember: Live monitoring provides awareness, not judgment. Use insights to improve your teaching, not to evaluate students.

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Key indicators to watch

  • Hand raise frequency: High numbers may indicate engaging content or unclear instructions
  • Talk time balance: Aim for 60-70% student talk time in discussion-based classes
  • Wait time patterns: Consistent long waits may indicate questions that are too difficult
  • Turn distribution: Uneven participation may suggest need for different engagement strategies

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Troubleshooting live monitoring

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Common issues and solutions

Possible causes:
  • Camera or microphone not working properly
  • Poor lighting affecting detection
  • Students not visible in camera frame
Solutions:
  • Check device permissions and hardware
  • Improve classroom lighting
  • Adjust camera angle and positioning
Possible causes:
  • Camera angle or distance issues
  • Lighting conditions affecting detection
  • Calibration needs adjustment
Solutions:
  • Reposition camera for better view
  • Adjust lighting or use different detection sensitivity
  • Recalibrate hand raise detection settings
Possible causes:
  • Overlay positioned over important content
  • Too many metrics displayed
  • Size or transparency not optimized
Solutions:
  • Move overlay to less critical screen area
  • Hide unnecessary metrics
  • Adjust size and transparency settings

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Next steps

Explore more advanced features:

Seat mapping

Set up location-based participation tracking for detailed insights.

Teacher controls

Master all the controls and settings for live monitoring.

Analytics insights

Learn about detailed post-class reports and analysis.

Privacy settings

Understand data handling and privacy protection features.