> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.siminsights.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.siminsights.com/quickstarts/for-teachers.md).

# For teachers

Find a simulation and run it with your whole class, in about ten minutes.

Ten minutes from signing in to a class running a simulation together. Everything here is covered in more depth under [Teach](/teach.md).

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### Sign in and set your role to Teacher

At [platform.siminsights.com](https://platform.siminsights.com), open [**Settings > Profile**](https://platform.siminsights.com/settings/profile) and set **Role** to **Teacher**. See [Choose your role](/start-here/choose-your-role.md).
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### Find a simulation

Open [**Skillful**](https://platform.siminsights.com/skillful) and browse the catalog. Three filters do most of the work:

* **Category** for your subject.
* **Variant** for how much the simulation leads the learner. Guided simulations walk through each step, and are the right default for K-12.
* **Platform** for the devices your students will use. **MR** simulations need a mixed reality headset and will not open on an ordinary VR headset or in a browser, so only pick MR if you know your devices support it.

Open a simulation to read what it covers before you commit a class period to it. [Simulations](/skillful/simulations.md) covers the rest of the filters, what each button on a simulation page means, and how to control which simulations appear on your headsets.

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### Start a group session

On the simulation's page press **Assign group session**, then **Start session**. A five-digit code appears. See [Group sessions](/teach/group-sessions.md).

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### Get students in

Put the code on the board. On a headset they open HyperSkill and choose **Input pin code**; on a computer they go to [launch.siminsights.com/join](https://launch.siminsights.com/join). Watch them appear on your session page.

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### Wrap up

Press **End session**. Their results stay under [**Group sessions**](https://platform.siminsights.com/sessions).
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## Once you know your way around

[**Group sessions**](https://platform.siminsights.com/sessions) **> Host a session** starts a session without going through Skillful. It is quicker once you already know the name of the simulation you want.

## When you want more than a live session

Create a **class**, add your students by email, and assign a **lesson** that mixes simulations with a reading and quizzes. Students work through it on their own time, and you see who has finished. See [Classes](/teach/classes.md) and [Lessons](/teach/lessons.md).