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Teacher view is a management layer built directly into SAM Studio that gives you the tools you need to run your classroom — all in the same app where students do their work. You can switch between teacher view and student view at any time, so you always know exactly what your students see.

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Switch to teacher view

1

Sign in to SAM Studio

Go to studio.samlabs.com and sign in with your teacher account.
2

Click your profile icon

Find your profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen and click it to open the account menu.
3

Select Teacher View

Click Teacher View from the dropdown menu. The interface switches to teacher mode and you’ll see your classroom management tools in the left-hand navigation.
To switch back to the student-facing view, click your profile icon again and select Student View. This is useful when you want to preview exactly what your students see — for example, before assigning a new lesson.

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Key features of teacher view

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Roster management

The Roster section is where you add and organise your students. From here you can:
  • View all students on your roster in one place
  • Create classrooms to group students by class period, grade level, or subject
  • Create smaller project groups within a classroom for collaborative work
  • Add new students manually or via CSV import
  • Remove students who have left your class
See Roster Students in SAM Studio for full instructions on importing students and setting up classrooms.

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Lesson assignment

The Lessons section (sometimes labelled Content Hub depending on your account) gives you access to SAM Studio’s full library of 850+ standards-aligned lessons. From teacher view you can:
  • Browse lessons by grade level, subject, and keyword
  • Preview any lesson before assigning it
  • Assign lessons to an entire classroom or a specific group of students
  • Set due dates for assignments
  • Unassign or reassign lessons at any time
See Assign Lessons to Students for a step-by-step walkthrough.

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Progress monitoring

The Progress section shows you a real-time view of your students’ activity. You can:
  • See which students have started, are in progress on, or have completed each assigned lesson
  • View individual student submissions for interactive lessons
  • Mark lessons as complete and leave feedback
  • Export progress data for your records
Use the progress view during class to quickly spot which students might need extra support — anyone who hasn’t started a lesson yet shows up clearly in the list.

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Pairing ID management

If your students use SAM Labs hardware (such as SAM Space kits), they need a Pairing ID to connect their physical devices to SAM Studio. Teacher view lets you:
  • Generate Pairing IDs for your classroom
  • Assign a specific Pairing ID to an individual student or group
  • Reset a Pairing ID if a student is having trouble connecting
Pairing IDs are only relevant if your school has SAM Labs hardware kits. If your class uses SAM Studio for coding and STEAM activities only (without physical hardware), you can ignore this section.

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What students see

Students who sign in to SAM Studio only ever see:
  • Their own projects
  • Lessons that you have assigned to them
  • Their own progress and submissions
Students cannot see other students’ projects, browse the full lesson library independently, or access any of the teacher view controls. This keeps the student experience focused and age-appropriate.
If a student accidentally navigates to the teacher view (for example, on a shared device where a teacher was previously signed in), they will see an access-denied message. Students cannot use teacher view features.