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Quick guides

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School management

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Scheduling and follow-up

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Materials

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Overview

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Slingui brings the essentials of language teaching together: a virtual classroom, whiteboards, recording, exercises, files, a calendar, integrations and financial tools.

This page helps you find what you need for your role and your current stage.

Who is this documentation for?

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  • Teachers: prepare lessons, lead online sessions, share materials and support students.
  • Schools and administrators: organize operations, configure access, track payments and integrate systems.
  • Students: join lessons, access materials and keep track of activities and payments.

First steps

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If you are new to the platform, start here:

  1. Sign in to your Slingui account.
  2. Explore the lesson recording and [Whiteboard] guides(/en/classroom/whiteboards/).
  3. Organize your materials in Files.
  4. Review your Calendar to plan lessons and make-up sessions.
  5. If needed, configure the Placement Test.
  6. If you manage your school’s finances, see Payment Tracking.

Choose your path

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For school managers

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Organize your school with the guides to the calendar, payments and lesson credits. The sections below bring together the next steps for setting up your operations.

For teachers

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Start with the Whiteboard, exercise creation and Journeys and Pathways. Share materials and organize your next lesson with the guides below.

For students

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Before your lesson, check the camera and microphone permissions on your computer or phone. You can also consult the files and materials guide. Some tutorial actions are only available to teachers or managers; follow your school’s instructions.

I want to start teaching online

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I want to set up school operations

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I want to prepare the student’s learning experience

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Before your first live lesson

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Run through this quick check to avoid problems at the start:

  1. Confirm that your browser allows camera and microphone access.
  2. Test your connection and open the classroom ahead of time.
  3. Check that your system audio is working correctly.
  4. If you are on a corporate or school network, check the firewall rules.

Useful guides:

Main features

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  • Virtual classroom: live lessons with video, audio and collaboration.
  • Whiteboard: an interactive space for explanations, exercises and AI activities.
  • Recording: capture lessons for review, sharing and a content library.
  • Files: organize documents, links and materials by school, group or user.
  • Calendar: organize your schedule, lessons and make-up sessions.
  • Finances: track payments, reports and balances.
  • Integrations: connect Slingui to other tools used in your operations.

Need help?

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If you already know which problem you need to solve, start with Troubleshooting. If the issue involves your institution’s network, also consult the Firewall Configuration guides.

Next steps

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Once you have covered the basics, explore these areas in more detail:

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