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Class Management

Orbit Classroom organizes instructional content in a clear hierarchy and provides tools for enrollment, member management, and content lifecycle control.

Class Hierarchy​

All content is organized in a four-level hierarchy:

Class → Module → Lesson → Assignment
  • Class -- the top-level container representing a course or cohort.
  • Module -- a thematic grouping within a class (e.g., "Unit 3: Data Structures").
  • Lesson -- an individual instructional session within a module.
  • Assignment -- a graded task within a lesson.

Creating a Class​

When a teacher or admin creates a class, they provide:

  • Title and description
  • An auto-generated class code is assigned for student enrollment
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Class codes are unique identifiers that students use to request access. They are generated automatically and can be shared via any channel (LMS, email, in person).

Enrollment & Member Management​

Joining a Class​

Students enter a class code to submit a join request. Teachers or admins then approve or reject the request.

Managing Members​

Teachers and admins can:

  • View all current members and their roles
  • Approve or reject pending join requests
  • Remove members from the class

Roles​

Each class member holds one of three class-level roles:

RoleCapabilities
AdminFull control: manage members, content, grades, and class settings
TeacherCreate and manage content, grade assignments, manage students
StudentView published content, submit assignments, use AI chat
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Class-level roles are separate from any platform-level roles. A user can be a student in one class and a teacher in another.

Draft / Published States​

Modules, lessons, and assignments each have independent draft/published states:

  • Draft -- visible only to teachers and admins for preparation and review.
  • Published -- visible to students.
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Publish content top-down. A published lesson inside a draft module is still hidden from students because the parent module is not yet published.

Archive & Unarchive​

Classes can be archived when a term ends. Archived classes are hidden from the default dashboard view but retain all data. Classes can be unarchived at any time to restore full access.

The left panel displays a tree-based navigation structure:

Class
├── Module A
│   ├── Lesson 1
│   └── Lesson 2
└── Module B
    ├── Lesson 3
    └── Lesson 4

Students, teachers, and admins use this tree to navigate directly to any module or lesson within the class.