Spectating and Annotating Student Work

Watch students work in real-time and provide feedback directly on their assignments

2 min readUpdated December 27, 2025

Lexa lets you watch students work in real-time and provide immediate feedback through annotations.

Key Information

Key Information

  • View student worksheets in real-time
  • Add text comments directly on their work
  • Use highlight tool to draw attention
  • Students see your annotations immediately
  • Monitor progress during class time

How to Spectate

How to spectate student work
  1. Teacher opens up a worksheet.

  2. Selects a student name from the Student panel on the right.

  3. You'll see their worksheet with real-time updates as they work.

Adding Annotations

While spectating, you can add feedback directly on the student's work:

  1. Click anywhere on the worksheet to add a text comment.

  2. Use the highlight tool to draw attention to specific areas.

  3. Add corrections or hints without giving away answers.

Students see your annotations immediately and can respond to them.

When to Use Spectating

  • During class: Monitor students during independent work time
  • Homework review: Check on evening progress
  • Before grading: Preview submissions to understand common issues