How to Open Live Activity
Open an assignment.
Click the Live Activity button in the top-right corner.
The button will pulse once students begin submitting work.
Track Student Progress in Real Time
At the top of Live Activity, teachers will see a class progress bar with milestone markers already displayed.
Milestones appear at:
10%
25%
40%
60%
80%
100%
The progress bar updates automatically as students submit work.
Understanding Live Activity Icons
Live Activity uses icons to help teachers quickly monitor participation and understanding.
Green Check Mark
Indicates a correct answer.
Orange Thumbs Up
Indicates clear calculations or strong mathematical work. Students who submit clear work may also receive support and encouragement from Lava.
Encourage Clear Calculations
As students submit work, calculations can appear live on screen for classroom discussion and review.
This helps:
encourage students to show their thinking
support mathematical communication
increase engagement and accountability
spark discussion around different strategies
Student work is anonymized by default. Teachers can toggle student names on or off using the hat-and-glasses icon in the top-right corner.
Mark Students Absent
Live Activity progress is calculated using:
number of students × number of problems
If students are absent, teachers can exclude them from the progress calculation.
To mark students absent:
Open Live Activity.
Open the student list.
Deselect absent students.
Save changes.
The progress bar will automatically recalculate.
Important notes:
attendance settings only affect Live Activity progress
attendance resets automatically the next day
this does not impact the Heatmap
Remove Solutions from the Feed
Teachers can hide individual solutions from appearing in the Live Activity feed.
Removing a solution:
hides it from the classroom display
does not delete the solution from Magma
To Remove a Solution
Open Live Activity.
Open Settings.
Select Remove Solutions.
Click the ❌ next to a solution.
Once removed, the solution will no longer appear in the Live Activity feed.
Lava Celebrations
Live Activity includes Lava celebrations to reward class progress and participation.
Teachers can turn celebration sounds:
ON
OFF
through the settings menu.
Pace Students During Activities
Teachers can use pacing controls to keep students working together during Live Activity.
To pace students:
Open the Live Activity dropdown menu.
Select the pacing option.
This helps teachers:
manage lesson flow
pause for discussion
keep students aligned during instruction
View Common Mistakes
Below the Live Activity feed, teachers will see a list of assignment tasks and problem numbers.
If a problem shows a small red dot:
multiple students are making a similar mistake
Teachers can click the task to:
review the problem
view common incorrect answers
identify misconceptions
discuss strategies with the class
This creates opportunities to turn mistakes into meaningful classroom discussions.
Additional Notes
Live Activity works in real time during assignments.
Teachers can mute Live Activity sounds if preferred.
Progress tracking updates automatically as students submit work.
Student calculations remain visible for instructional discussion and review.