What are Connections?

Connections let you link resources directly to a subject in your timetable so they're easy to access when you're teaching. You can connect apps, slide decks, links, lists, resources, rotations, and videos to any timetable entry.

What is a connection?

When you add a connection to a timetable entry, it appears alongside that subject when you're in Teach Mode — no need to search for it each time. Connections are great for linking the apps, slides, or websites you use regularly with a particular subject.

What can I connect?

• App — any Hive app you want easy access to through the timetable entry. Note: you can also open apps directly in Teach Mode. Learn more about Teach Mode here.
• Deck — any slide deck within The Hive, or one embedded in The Hive, that you'd like to access through the timetable entry. You can easily switch between slides while in Teach Mode. Learn more about slide decks here.
• Link — outside links such as websites or resources outside The Hive. Clicking the connection will open the link in a new tab. Learn more about links here.
• Resource — a Mrs Learning Bee resource you want quick access to for easy download.
• Rotation — any rotation you've created in The Hive. Learn more about rotations here. (If you're in Teach Mode, clicking a rotation connection will open it directly in your Dashboard, ready to go. If you click it through the Planner, it'll take you to Rotations in Content mode — handy for making adjustments.)
• Video — any Hive video you want to access through the timetable entry. Note: you can also insert Hive videos directly into your slide decks. Read more on how to add videos to slide decks here.

What's the difference between connection types?

There are three types of connections, depending on where and how you add them:

• One-time connection — Added directly to a specific entry on a specific day. It will only appear for that subject on that date, and won't carry over to other days or weeks.

• Weekly routine connection — Added to an entry in your weekly routine. When you click Generate Week, these connections will automatically be included every time that week is generated from the routine.

• Default connection — Added to a timetable option (your subject template, rather than a specific day's entry). A default connection will always be available for that subject, regardless of whether it's been added to the day plan or weekly routine.

How do I add a one-time connection?

• Go to your day or week plan and click on the specific entry you want to connect something to.
• Click Connect and choose what you'd like to link.

This connection will only appear for that entry on that specific day.

How do I add a connection in my weekly routine?

• Open your weekly routine and locate the timetable entry you want to connect something to.
• Follow the same steps as above to add your connection.

Connections added here will automatically be included each time you click Generate Week — so you don't have to re-add them manually every week.

How do I add a default connection?

Default connections are set through the Subjects — not through individual day entries.

• Go to Plan in the left sidebar and click Subjects.
• Choose and click the subject you want to connect something to.
• Scroll down to Default behaviour and choose what connection you'd like to link

Once added, the connection will appear under Default Connections for that timetable option.

How do I delete a connection?

Where you delete a connection determines what gets removed — it works differently depending on where the connection lives.

• From the week plan — Deleting a connection here will only remove it for that specific day. It won't affect your weekly routine, so the connection will still appear in future weeks when generated.
• From the weekly routine — Deleting a connection here removes it from the routine going forward. Any weeks generated after the change won't include that connection. However, weeks that have already been generated (for example, a previous week's plan) will keep the connection as it was.
• Default connections — You can't delete a default connection from the week plan. If you see a connection listed under 'Included with subject', that's a default connection — it can only be removed by editing the subject in your timetable settings.