What's new in Classroom
Learn about the latest updates to Classroom for iPad and Classroom for Mac.
Classroom turns your iPad or Mac into a powerful teaching assistant, helping a teacher guide students with iPads through a lesson, see their progress and keep them on track. With Classroom, you can easily launch the same app on every student device at the same time, or launch a different app for each group of students. Classroom helps teachers focus on teaching so students can focus on learning.
What’s new in Classroom 3.7 for iPad and Classroom 2.7 for Mac?
Easily share files with students as an action item in agendas
Find agendas quickly with a new list view and ability to search and sort
Earlier versions
Learn what's new in earlier versions of Classroom for Mac and Classroom for iPad.
What’s new in Classroom 3.6.1 for iPad and Classroom 2.6.1 for Mac
Create smart lesson plans using agendas to keep on track with the daily schedule
Assign actions for each task in an agenda to make it even easier to use multiple tools for learning at the same time
Assign time expectations and use the built-in timer for each task to maximise instructional minutes
Open a class directly from an agenda to get started right away
Save and duplicate agendas to quickly use again for the same or different class
Open multiple Classroom windows to create, edit and preview agendas and classes in real time
Find out about the Classroom requirements for classes synced with Apple School Manager, MDM-synced classes and unmanaged classes.
To use Classroom in macOS Monterey, Classroom 2.5 or later is required.
What's new in Classroom 2.5 for Mac
This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements.
What’s new in Classroom 2.4.1 for Mac
Students can join Classroom sessions remotely over the internet or from nearby using Bluetooth connectivity
Students will be notified with a ringtone and banner when they’re sent a request to connect to a remote Classroom session
Enhanced controls allow students to disconnect from a remote Classroom session and set a time to auto-disconnect when their device is asleep
Classroom sessions can support a mix of nearby and remote students simultaneously
Improved group management and controls
Use the sidebar navigation to easily create, manage and edit groups in fewer taps
Use smart groups to quickly view students based on whether they’re using a nearby or remote connection and by the app they have in the foreground
Manage students’ devices based on their device status, including their device type, whether its online or offline and whether it has a low battery
What’s new in Classroom 2.3 for Mac?
Create and edit classes that sync to Apple School Manager
What’s new in Classroom 2.2 for Mac?
Access classes set up through Apple School Manager by signing in to your device with a Managed Apple ID
Use AirPlay to project class details to Apple TV when inviting students to join a teacher-created class
Adjust the size of students’ screens using Pinch-to-Zoom
What's new in Classroom 2.1 for Mac
Teachers can now hide the current app on student devices, returning iPads to the home screen and Mac computers to Finder.
This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
What's new in Classroom 2.0 for Mac
Manage student Mac computers that use macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later
Navigate to deep links in ClassKit-compatible apps
What's new in Classroom 1.0.1 for Mac
Teachers are no longer prompted for admin credentials when students connect to admin-created class sessions.
About Classroom 1.0 for Mac
Classroom is now available for the Mac and includes the same features as the iPad version.
What's new in Classroom 3.5 for iPad
This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements.
What’s new in Classroom 3.4.1 for iPad?
Students can join Classroom sessions remotely over the internet or from nearby using Bluetooth connectivity
Students will be notified with a ringtone and banner when they’re sent a request to connect to a remote Classroom session
Enhanced controls allow students to disconnect from a remote Classroom session and set a time to auto-disconnect when their device is asleep
Classroom sessions can support a mix of nearby and remote students simultaneously
Improved group management and controls
Use the sidebar navigation to easily create, manage and edit groups in fewer taps
Use smart groups to quickly view students based on whether they’re using a nearby or remote connection and by the app they have in the foreground
Manage students’ devices based on their device status, including their device type, whether its online or offline and whether it has a low battery
What’s new in Classroom 3.3 for iPad?
Create and edit classes that sync to Apple School Manager
What’s new in Classroom 3.2 for iPad?
Access classes set up through Apple School Manager by signing in to your device with a Managed Apple ID
Use AirPlay to project class details to Apple TV when inviting students to join a teacher-created class
Adjust the size of students’ screens using Pinch-to-Zoom
What's new in Classroom 3.1.1 for iPad
This update contains stability improvements and bug fixes.
What's new in Classroom 3.1 for iPad
Teachers can now hide the current app on student devices, returning iPads to the home screen and Mac computers to Finder.
Dark Mode support
This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
What's new in Classroom 3.0 for iPad
Manage student Mac computers that use macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later
Navigate to deep links in ClassKit-compatible apps
What's new in Classroom 2.3.1 for iPad
Improved the reliability of students joining a class session.
What's new in Classroom 2.3 for iPad
Compatibility with iOS 12
What's new in Classroom 2.2 for iPad
Navigate now offers the option to Lock the student device in the chosen app.
New iOS restriction to require teacher consent to leave a teacher-created class from a supervised student device
What's new in Classroom 2.1 for iPad
When the teacher ends a class session, a new screen presents a summary of student activity timelines before returning the teacher to the class chooser.
Share URLs, documents, images, and more to individual students or to groups using the new drag and drop functionality in iOS 11.
Three new Configuration Profile restrictions allow you to set, configure or force the "Join Classes", "Lock Apps and Device" and "AirPlay and View Screen" settings for teacher-created classes to match the behaviour of admin-created classes.
What's new in Classroom 2.0 for iPad
Create classes within Classroom and invite nearby students to join
Share documents and links to student devices via AirDrop (replaces the Classroom Share Extension)
Students can share documents and links with their teacher via AirDrop
Mute audio on student devices
What's new in Classroom 1.1.2 for iPad
Fixed an issue that in some cases prevented Classroom from discovering nearby student devices.
What's new in Classroom 1.1.1 for iPad
Improved support for passcode-protected Apple TV devices.
Edit a group while in Slide Over or Split View.
Filter apps by name in the Open App action dialogue.
What's new in Classroom 1.1 for iPad
A new Share Extension lets you send links from Safari and other apps via the Share sheet.
Navigate to iTunes U courses
Add and remove students from teacher-created groups
About Classroom 1.0 for iPad
Assign Shared iPads to students
Once configured, Classroom connects to nearby student devices.
Classroom intelligently assigns the right student to each Shared iPad based on which device the student used last time.
Once students are done, the teacher can easily log them out to prepare each Shared iPad for the next class.
Start, focus, or pause student work
Launch any app, website or book on student devices with a tap
Lock devices into a single app to help students focus
Lock screens to pause work or refocus your class
See what your students see with Screen View
See an overview of all student screens at once
Focus on a single student screen
Students are informed when their screens are being viewed
Share student work on the classroom Apple TV
Showcase the great work your students are doing to the class
Use AirPlay to wirelessly present a student’s screen
Students are informed when their screens are being presented
Reset forgotten passwords right in the classroom
Reset a Managed Apple ID password without calling IT
Organise student devices using groups
Classroom automatically creates groups of students based on the apps they are using
Teachers can create groups to break students into project teams
Perform actions on entire groups or on individual students within groups
Great for use with both 1:1 and Shared iPad student devices
All actions take place over the local network only