# Teacher Choice Branching

To get started with Branching, is as simple as dragging the Branch activity into the [Authoring canvas](/lams/getting-started/authoring-designs.md#lams-authoring). The [Properties Inspector](/lams/getting-started/authoring-designs.md#property-inspector) allows you to change the name of the branch, and also specify the branching type. 

## **Teacher assigns students to branches**

Using this branching type, you -**the teacher, get to decide which branch you want each student to go to.** 

When the students reach the branching activity -in Monitor, you will be able to manually allocate the students to a branch. 

### Creating teacher's choice branching

The way you create different learning pathways or branching, it is always the same. However, the decision on how students are allocated or routed to each branch is different. 

This short video shows how to create a set of branches and then choose the option for teacher's choice.

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Creating a branching where teachers assign students to different branches
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### Allocating students into branches during the lesson

Once you created your lesson based on a learning design that has a branching of the type "Instructor's choice", then you will be able to allocate students into branches.&#x20;

In Monitor, you will be able to see the <img src="/files/cB8WEzpvFmd0d6zkr6BX" alt="" data-size="line"> next to the start branching icon. Click on that icon to allocate students into the branches.

![Allocating students into branches in a lesson.](/files/AdRnXnF7sAlVoecWSEO5)


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