To offer an improved and more complete way of creating and teaching interactive lessons, we've introduced a new version of our lesson editor. In the lesson editor you're editing your lessons and its your starting point when teaching a lesson.
The new version of the lesson editor has loads of new and improved functionalities to better create, edit, and teach your lessons. Next to additional (interactive) functionalities, the interface had an update, the performance is improved, and existing functionalities are upgraded as well. Below, you can find a detailed breakdown of the most important functionalities and upgrades.
What's new? These are the main highlights of the new editor:
New interactivities, like:
Fill in the blanks
Sorting
Answer by category
Upgrade your PowerPoints: import, edit, and add interactivity
Create images: be creative and create any image with the help of AI
Content generation: add debate topics or a glossary with the help of AI
Edit texts with AI: automatically summarise or rewrite texts with AI
Teacher view: view your slides and notes on a separate screen
Jump to slide: while teaching, directly jump to any slide in your lesson
Automatic translation: automatically translate texts on your slides
Instant spinner usage: use spinner at any given moment, while teaching
Image cropping: crop any image to edit perfectly on your slide
Royalty-free image library: enhance your slides by adding images from a stock library
Modern design: a cleaner layout and simpler navigation
Co-edit lessons: real-time collaboration with colleagues in the same lesson
Familiair functionalities are upgraded to work even smoother and more user-friendly
New interactivities
Fill in the blanks
Create engaging exercises that encourage students to recall and apply knowledge by filling in missing words or phrases. This activity is ideal for checking understanding of key concepts, reinforcing vocabulary, and making revision more interactive.
Sorting
Help students organise information and deepen their understanding by sorting items, concepts, or events into the correct order. Perfect for timelines, processes, and categorisation tasks, this activity promotes active learning and logical thinking.
Answer by category
Get students thinking critically by asking them to group answers into the right categories. Whether it’s classifying animals, sorting historical events, or grouping mathematical concepts, this activity makes learning more structured and memorable.
Upgrade your PowerPoints: import, edit, and add interactivity
Turn your existing PowerPoint presentations into interactive lessons in minutes. Import PowerPoint slides directly into LessonUp, then enhance them with quizzes, polls, and other interactive elements to transform static content into engaging, participatory experiences. Read all about the possibilities in this article.
Royalty-free image library
Access a wide range of high-quality, copyright-free images directly in LessonUp. Quickly find and insert relevant visuals that make your lessons more engaging and visually appealing. Images are retrieved from Unsplash.
Create images with AI
Easily generate unique, custom visuals that bring your lessons to life. Simply describe the image you need and let AI create it instantly, giving you endless creative possibilities without needing design skills.
Content generation with AI
Save valuable preparation time by using AI to suggest debate topics, generate glossaries, or create prompts tailored to your lesson content. This feature ensures you always have fresh, relevant material at your fingertips.
Edit texts with AI
Quickly adapt your lesson materials to match your students’ reading levels or lesson objectives. Summarise long texts for quicker comprehension, or rewrite them to simplify complex language while keeping the meaning intact.
Teacher view
Keep your teaching flow uninterrupted with a dedicated view showing your slides alongside private notes. This makes it easier to stay on track, remember key points, and respond to class discussions without losing your place.
Jump to slide
Stay flexible while teaching by instantly navigating to any slide in your lesson. Whether you need to revisit a previous point or skip ahead, this feature gives you complete control over your lesson’s flow.
Instant spinner usage
Engage students on the spot by randomly selecting students during your lesson. The spinner adds an element of surprise and keeps participation levels high.
Automatic translation
Instantly translate text on your slides into multiple languages, making your lessons accessible to students from different language backgrounds. Perfect for diverse classrooms or international teaching.
Image cropping
Perfectly frame and adjust images to suit your slides. With built-in cropping tools, you can focus on the most important details and create clean, professional visuals.
Modern design
Enjoy a refreshed, intuitive interface that makes lesson creation and teaching faster, easier, and more enjoyable. The cleaner layout helps you focus on content without distractions. A few highlights that are improved:
Guides: Position your components accurately using guides.
Positioning: Select and drag multiple components at once.
The sidebar: Edit any component on your slide with settings available in the sidebar
Quick actions: Edit components by using the quick actions directly available in the menu visible after selecting any component
Co-edit lessons
Work together with colleagues in real time on the same lesson. Whether you’re in the same room or miles apart, co-editing makes collaboration simple and efficient.
In your lesson, you will see an indicator of the other person, or multiple people, that are active in the same lesson at the same time. This works similar to working together in other tools from Microsoft or Google.
Familiar functionalities, now upgraded
Multiple choice questions – Even easier to set up, with clearer answer displays that make it simple for students to participate and see results instantly.
Open questions – Create prompts that invite thoughtful written responses, now with smoother formatting and easier response collection.
Polls – Gather class opinions in seconds and show results live on screen, encouraging discussion and interaction.
Quizzes – Build engaging quizzes quickly with better customisation and improved student experience.
Timer – Keep lessons on track with a redesigned, easy-to-read timer that helps manage classroom activities.
Hotspots – Create interactive image-based questions with greater precision and easier setup.
Videos – Play videos seamlessly without interruptions, making media integration effortless.
Shapes – Add diagrams, highlights, and visual emphasis with simplified shape tools.
Slide layouts – Use flexible, professionally designed templates to make your slides look polished and well-structured.
Teaching your lesson - Improved visibility of the QR code and more intuitive slide navigation
💡 For an overview of all available features and comparison between the new and classic lesson editor, please read this article.
