# Monitoring a TBL Lesson

In the [previous section](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/tbl-for-teachers/creating-a-lesson), you learn how to create a TBL lesson based on a design. Now in this section, we will look at how to run an effective TBL lesson with LAMS. 

## LAMS Monitoring 

When you created your TBL designs, you were using the [LAMS Authoring environment](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/getting-started/tbl-design-wizard-1#access-learning-design-wizards). 

Similarly -for running lesson, LAMS has a Monitoring environment that will provide you with all the tools that you need to manage and monitor the performance and progress of your students throughout the lesson. 

### Accessing LAMS Monitoring

To access the Monitor environment for a given lesson, simply navigate to the lesson and click on the heartbeat icon.

![Accessing LAMS Monitoring](https://3733603002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRSnDFogVRJRC2t1eIu%2F-MU8w9P7LouL016pGnO6%2F-MUAfGHY0Tfn0zgMI8-p%2Ftbl-accessing-monitor.gif?alt=media\&token=beba75b2-fd4f-497e-ab54-3d61fcc89523)

### Monitoring a TBL Lesson

In this 5' video, you can see how you monitor the progress of students and get TBL specific reports

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Using TBL Monitor Reports -version 3.0
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### Managing student flow with Gates

As we [saw previously](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/tbl-with-lams#how-do-i-do-tbl-with-lams), we use gates to control when we want students to access the TBL activities. Here's a short video that shows how you achieve that.&#x20;

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### TBL Analytics

See [iRAT Analytics](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/analytics#irat-analytics), [tRAT Analytics](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/analytics#trat-analytics) and [iRAT & tRAT Insights](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/analytics#irat-and-trat-insights).

### Manage synchronous or asynchronous TBL lessons

The most important aspect of asynchronous and synchronous TBL lesson is [time management](https://docs.lamsfoundation.org/tbl/tbl-how-to/irats#can-i-set-up-a-time-limit-for-the-student-to-complete-their-irat). Additionally you can manage student's flow using [gates](#managing-student-flow-with-gates). &#x20;

### Changing team leaders

If you need to change a leader for a team, you can do this at any of the activities or in the leader selection activity itself.&#x20;

#### In Leader selection

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In the leader selection activity, you can switch any leader for any team as follows

![Switching leaders in leader selection ](https://3733603002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRSnDFogVRJRC2t1eIu%2F-MUgncxn5VBjGJDzTZvn%2F-MUhGxm-ncQ2Es_D2COC%2Fleader-selection-switching-monitor.gif?alt=media\&token=c2f84e46-b02f-44c0-8718-e9c92e459ae8)

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Once you switch the leader, the student will automatically be changed and this is what they will see

![Leader switch for team](https://3733603002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRSnDFogVRJRC2t1eIu%2F-MUgncxn5VBjGJDzTZvn%2F-MUhHA5Z7W1NDE6R8khQ%2Fleader-selection-switching-learners.gif?alt=media\&token=10212f0d-da2f-42a8-a998-5efbd29a4faf)

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#### In tRAT & AEs

If you've got to change the leader in a tRAT because the student cannot longer continue being leader or has been disconnected, then change the leader as follows

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![Changing leader in tRAT (scratchie)](https://3733603002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRSnDFogVRJRC2t1eIu%2F-MUgncxn5VBjGJDzTZvn%2F-MUhQ_LLHJcVFlI4ojl4%2Fscratchie-change-leader-monitor.gif?alt=media\&token=463ebc4b-7f31-44ac-9358-3658dd488b37)

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![View when a leader is changed from the student's perspective](https://3733603002-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRSnDFogVRJRC2t1eIu%2F-MUgncxn5VBjGJDzTZvn%2F-MUhR9Fi4Jrl5iHB9_V_%2Fscratchie-change-leader-learner.gif?alt=media\&token=9e5f4a74-f209-4953-ac0e-586c4aade1cd)
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