Traffic light
A traffic light for the classroom: one light, red, amber or green, with its label, so pupils see at a glance how loud to be or what to do. It needs a free teacher account.
This is the Traffic light from OpenEduCat Board, where it sits next to everything else you use in a lesson.
Key facts
- Lights
- Red, amber or green, each with its label
- Keys
- Press 1, 2 or 3
- Labels
- Pick from 4 sets, or write your own
- Where it runs
- This page and OpenEduCat Board
- Languages
- English
- Price
- Free
- Account
- A free teacher account; students never sign in
Ways teachers use it
- Noise levels: Silence, Whisper or Talk, for a quiet working block.
- Asking for help: ask a friend first, then the teacher.
- Devices away, face down or on, at the start of a lesson.Secondary
- Your own three steps, such as Stop, Think and Go, for the youngest pupils.Early years
How to use it
- Add the Traffic light from the widget bar.
- Tap red, amber or green, or press 1, 2 or 3.
- Each light shows its label, so the colour is never the only sign.
Templates with this widget
OpenEduCat Board puts this traffic light on one page with a timer, a name picker and a sound meter, for the projector.
Free account. Sign in once on each device; the board then works offline. The light you set here travels with you.
Related tools
- No student accounts.
- No ads.
- Data-processing agreement on request.
Questions
Is this a traffic light for the classroom?
Yes. Tap red, amber or green, or press 1, 2 or 3, and the class sees that light with its label.
Can I change what the lights say?
Yes. Pick Noise level, Asking the teacher, Devices or Progress in the settings, or choose My own labels and write your own. A blank label shows the colour name.
Does it rely on colour alone?
No. Each light has its place and its label, and the light that is on shows a tick, so a pupil who cannot tell red from green can still read it.
Can it show every label at once?
Yes. On the board, a tall traffic light shows all three labels, and so does Projector mode.
Running a whole school? OpenEduCat for schools keeps it on one platform.
See OpenEduCat for schoolsCounted per page. Report a problem for bugs.