Live Lecture

An interactive, real-time classroom tool where students react with emojis/quick signals, ask questions without interrupting, and bookmark key moments—while professors see live engagement and receive an automatic post-class summary by email. (BUILT AS SOLO )

OW TO RUN

To run locally open the folder find your way to the frontend-client and run npm install, then npm run dev. Do the same for server run npm install then npm run dev. To test users should use different browsers acting as clients due to the fact that dev mode can make your one browser only loced to yours. Make sure you running both at the same time. Also use your own gemeni api key lol

Features

Web socket connection for real-time feedback between the professor and student

Real-time emoji reactions (👍 👎 😕 🤯)

Anonymous live question queue

Live command dashboard for professors (active users, reaction spikes based on percentage calculation, confusion heatmap)

Timeline highlights & bookmarks tied to lecture moments

AI sentiment analysis to remove bad messages

Automatic AI summary + engagement report emailed to the professor after lecture room ends

Works on phone, tablet, and laptop with a non-intrusive UI

Tech stack

React (Vite)

Node.js / Express

Socket.IO (real-time reactions & question feed)

Gemini APi

Nodemailer (emailing summaries)

Problem it solves

Reduces the overwhelming number of post-lecture emails professors receive

Encourages participation from students who struggle with social anxiety or shyness

Provides a safe channel for students to share anonymous feedback with the professor

Streamlines communication by consolidating questions and feedback in one platform

Ensures no student question or concern is overlooked, even in large classes

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