Getting started
ClariLens turns your classroom observation notes into professional, framework-aligned reports in minutes, so you spend your time on feedback instead of writing.
Free trial and team plans
ClariLens has two kinds of accounts. A free trial is for one person trying ClariLens on their own. A team subscription is for a whole school.
| Free trial | Team subscription | |
|---|---|---|
| How it starts | Sign up yourself | Contract with ClariLens, then an invitation |
| Observation reports | Up to 10 within 1 month | As agreed in your subscription |
| Observation frameworks | All frameworks | Your school’s framework |
| Teachers | Typed in as free text | Teacher list managed by your team |
| Team, schedules, Reports & Analytics | Not included | Included |
| Shared school data | No, only your own observations | Everyone on the team sees school data |
Pages in this guide marked Team describe features available only with a team subscription. See Free trial or Joining a team to get your account.
The main menu
The menu on the left of every ClariLens page takes you to the main areas:
- Dashboard
- Recent activity in your school and scheduled observations that need attention. Dashboard
- Team Team
- Teachers, users and scheduled observations. Team page
- New Observation
- Start taking notes for a classroom visit. New observation
- Observations History
- Every observation, with quick links to notes, reports and indicators. Observations History
- Reports & Analytics Team
- School-wide and per-teacher ratings. Reports & Analytics
- Personal Settings
- Your profile, notifications and password. Personal settings
Walk through your first observation
Seven steps from an empty form to a finished report. Use Next or the arrow keys, and select a screenshot to enlarge it.
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Open a new observation
Choose New Observation in the menu. The observation form opens with lesson details on the left and notes on the right.
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Fill in the details
Choose the observation type, the date and the teacher. The teacher’s subject and grade are filled in for you; change them if this lesson is different.
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Take notes
In Live mode, type a note in the top box and press Enter. ClariLens adds it to your notes with a timestamp. To paste notes from elsewhere, use Write / Paste.
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Save and open the report page
Choose Report. ClariLens saves the observation and opens the report page. Use Save instead if you want to finish later.
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Check rubrics and options
On the left, confirm which rubrics the report covers, adjust the report options and add any custom instructions.
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Generate the report
Choose Generate Report. The report appears as it’s written, usually in under a minute. The arrow next to the button chooses the AI model.
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Review, edit and export
Read the report and fix anything that needs it with Edit. Then copy it or export it to PDF or Word. Focus shows recommendations, suggested goals and ratings.
Finding help
- Press / anywhere on this site to search.
- Underlined terms like rubric show a short definition when you point at or tap them.
- Still stuck? See Questions and answers or contact support.