Set up a quick course

A quick course is a lesson you can run straight away. Students join with a code, without accounts and without being added to a class.

Use a quick course for a one-off lesson, a cover lesson, a club, or to try Kita out. Up to 10 students join with a code, no accounts needed, and the join code refreshes every 30 minutes.

Step 1: Open the dashboard

1. Go to getkita.io/try/dashboard.

2. Select I'm a teacher.

   
3. Choose Start a quick course.

Step 2: Name your course

Enter a name your students will recognise, such as Year 8 Python Basics, then continue.

Step 3: Add your lesson

1. Add your lesson code in the editor in the middle. For example:

# Your lesson code goes here
name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Hello, " + name + "!")

1. Write the instructions your students will follow in the course content panel on the right, for example: "Change the greeting so it prints your own name."

2. Upload any files your lesson needs from the folder panel on the left.

3. Run the program and check the output in the console.

Step 4: Share the join code

1. Open Your join code.

   
2. Share the code with your class.

Codes are not case-sensitive, so students can type them in any capitalisation. Each code refreshes every 30 minutes, so share it at the start of the lesson rather than in advance.

Step 5: Keep your course

To save your course and reuse it with other classes:

1. Select Join Kita and create your free teacher account.

2. Your course moves into your workspace, along with any files you uploaded.

3. Rename and organise it so you can use it again next term.

A quick course is capped at 10 students who join anonymously. To add students properly, keep their work, and mark it, set up a full course instead.

Need help?

If your students cannot join, or the course is not working as you expect, email [e-mail] with the name of your quick course and what they are seeing.