Overview
You do not need to be technical to teach here. This guide takes you from signing up to running a live class with graded homework, one small step at a time.
The shape of teaching here
Teaching on Teachnow AI works the way a real class does. You get approved as a teacher, you decide what you are going to teach, you set up a class that students can join, and then every week you prepare a lesson, teach it live, set homework and mark it.
The whole thing is four stages. Most teachers finish the first two in an afternoon.
Stage 1
Get approved
Fill in an application about yourself and what you want to teach. A person reads it and replies.
Stage 2
Get set up
Add your bank details if you plan to charge, and build a course plan for what you will cover.
Stage 3
Open your class
Create a class, set the price and the grading, add your weekly sessions, and share the join link.
Stage 4
Teach every week
Prepare your lesson, go live on video, set homework, and mark what comes back.
The four words that matter
Four words come up constantly in the app, and they are easy to mix up. Here is what each one actually means.
| Word | What it really is | A real example |
|---|---|---|
| Course | The written plan of what you will teach — the modules, the lessons, the practice questions. You build it once and reuse it with every group of students. | “Introduction to Python for 12–14 year olds”, 6 modules of 4 lessons each. |
| Study circle | Your actual class. It holds the students, the price, the schedule, the homework and the grades. This is where you spend most of your time. | “Tuesday Python group, autumn term”, 12 students, ₹1,500 each. |
| Session | One meeting of that class — one Tuesday evening. Each session has three tabs: prepare it, teach it live, then mark it. | “Week 3 — loops and lists”, Tuesday 6pm. |
| Homework | A quiz or a practice task you give students to do on their own between sessions. It counts towards their grade. | “Write a program that counts to ten”, due Sunday. |
Your first two weeks
If you want a concrete plan, this is the order we recommend, with roughly how long each part takes.
| When | What you do | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1, 30 minutes | Fill in the teacher application and send it for review. | Apply to teach |
| While you wait | Think about your first class: who it is for, how many weeks, what it costs. | — |
| Once approved, 15 minutes | Add your bank details so you can be paid. Skip this if your first class is free. | Get paid |
| Day 2, 1 hour | Build a course plan. Lumi drafts the outline and you edit it. | Build a course |
| Day 2, 20 minutes | Create your class, set the price and grading, and add a session for each week. | Create a study circle |
| Day 3 | Share the join link with students and let them enrol. | Invite students |
| The day before class | Prepare the cards and polls you will use in the lesson. | Prep a class |
| Class day | Start your video stream, paste the link, and teach. | Go live |
| After class | Set homework, then mark it when it comes in. | Assign homework |
What you need before you start
Very little. Specifically:
- A computer with a webcam and a microphone. A laptop is fine. A headset microphone makes you much easier to listen to than a built-in one.
- A reasonably steady internet connection. Around 5 Mbps upload is enough for a clear class. You can check yours by searching “speed test” in your browser.
- An email address you can receive mail at. You have to confirm it before your application can be sent.
- Bank details, but only if you plan to charge. Free classes need nothing.
You do not need video editing skills, a studio, a second monitor, or any paid software. The streaming program we recommend is free, and the Go live guide walks through installing it click by click.