--- title: How do I start a session? description: Starting a new session is fast and easy. --- [Skip to content](https://support.whiteboard.fi/how-do-i-start-a-class#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://support.whiteboard.fi/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![WB-1.png\]](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/WB-1.png?height=40&name=WB-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://support.whiteboard.fi/kb-tickets/new) - Go to whiteboard.fi Go to whiteboard.fi Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Support Center](https://support.whiteboard.fi/?hsLang=en) 2. [Using Whiteboard.fi](https://support.whiteboard.fi/using-whiteboard-fi?hsLang=en) 3. [Getting Started](https://support.whiteboard.fi/using-whiteboard-fi?hsLang=en#getting-started) # How do I start a session? ## Starting a new session is fast and easy. Starting a new session on Whiteboard.fi is fast and easy. To start a new session, navigate to [https://whiteboard.fi](https://whiteboard.fi) and click on **New session**. ![](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-19-2023-01-25-10-5622-PM.png?width=600&height=365&name=image-png-Jan-19-2023-01-25-10-5622-PM.png) --- After clicking on New class, a sidebar-menu will pop up. ![](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-19-2023-01-26-32-2186-PM.png?width=600&height=869&name=image-png-Jan-19-2023-01-26-32-2186-PM.png) The form asks for the following details: **Basic Information:** **Teacher name** Your name will be displayed for the students joining your whiteboard class. **Your email** Enter your email to receive updates and offers. **Session Settings:** **Session expiration** The session will be automatically deleted after the expiration. **Data Storage Location** You can choose if your data is stored in the US or within EU. **Autoload teacher whiteboard ✴️ Pro Plan** Students will automatically get the teacher's whiteboard pages when joining the session. **Enable waiting room lobby ✴️ Lite Plan** Tip: Use the [waiting room lobby](https://support.whiteboard.fi/waiting-room-lobby-can-i-choose-who-gets-in-my-class-and-when?hsLang=en) to keep uninvited guests out, or to give yourself time to prepare your whiteboards. If you enable the [waiting room lobby](https://support.whiteboard.fi/waiting-room-lobby-can-i-choose-who-gets-in-my-class-and-when?hsLang=en), every student needs to be accepted by you before they are let into the room. After creating the room, there is also an other option for locking the room (disabling new students from joining completely).   ---   Enter the details into the form, and click on **Start new session**. Your class is now ready! Teacher's view on a typical desktop computer: ![](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-19-2023-01-36-59-5855-PM.png?width=600&height=438&name=image-png-Jan-19-2023-01-36-59-5855-PM.png) In the picture above, you see the teacher's board on the left and students' boards will appear on the right when they join the session.   Teacher's view on a typical mobile device: ![](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hubfs/image-png-Jan-20-2023-07-06-17-4311-AM.png) Because of the limited screen size, only the teacher's view is shown by default. Students' board view is toggled by pressing the button on the right. ### What will happen when students join the session? After students join the session, you will see their boards popping up on the student's board view. ![chrome-capture-2023-0-20](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/chrome-capture-2023-0-20.gif?width=550&height=463&name=chrome-capture-2023-0-20.gif) ### What students will see? ![students-view-after-join](https://support.whiteboard.fi/hs-fs/hubfs/students-view-after-join.gif?width=550&height=466&name=students-view-after-join.gif) After students have joined the session, they will see **only** their own whiteboard and the teacher's board. Students can never see each other's boards by themselves. ### How do students join my class? 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