> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.lena.africa/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Lena?

> The three Lena apps, who each one is for, and how they work together.

Lena is one place where a school runs its courses, coursework, exams and grades. It has three apps: one for school
admins, one for teachers and one for students. It works for schools from kindergarten to postgraduate.

> [card] [Lena for Schools](https://support.lena.africa/schools/overview.md)
>
> For the people who run a school. Set up your structure, bring in students and lecturers, give admins the right
> access, and see how students use Lena.

> [card] [Lena for Teachers](https://support.lena.africa/teachers/overview.md)
>
> Create courses, share materials, set assignments, quizzes and exams, grade with rubrics, and release results when
> you're ready.

> [card] [Lena for Students](https://support.lena.africa/students/overview.md)
>
> Join your courses, read materials, hand in work, take quizzes and exams, and follow your grades.

> [card] [Lena Agent](https://support.lena.africa/agent/overview.md)
>
> An assistant inside Lena for Teachers. It does the routine work in your courses, and you check it before anything
> important happens.

## How the apps fit together

**1. The school sets up**

An admin creates the school in Lena for Schools, adds its structure (at a university, faculties, departments and
levels), and invites or imports its lecturers and students.

![The Lena for Schools dashboard for Crestview University, with a welcome line and figures on how students use Lena this week](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/school/dashboard.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=365ec72b8179f709fc35cfb37eaa84f0)

The dashboard in Lena for Schools.

**2. Teachers teach**

A lecturer such as Dr. Ngozi Okafor creates a course, "Introduction to Psychology" (PSY 101), chooses which
students can join, and publishes it. Then she adds materials, assignments, quizzes and exams, and grades the work.

![The Introduction to Psychology course page with its Published badge, tabs and course details](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/teacher/course-details.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=877cc77c01949d9865833f42192551f6)

A published course in Lena for Teachers.

**3. Students learn**

Students such as Amaka Eze join the course with its entry code, or from the list of courses they're eligible for.
They read the materials, hand in work, and see their grades once they're released.

![The Courses page in Lena for Students, listing Introduction to Psychology with its lecturer](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/student/courses.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=434faa89ffb116ad2b91e9b0614a755e)

A student’s courses in Lena for Students.

**4. The school sees the picture**

Back in Lena for Schools, admins see every published course, who teaches it, who's enrolled, and how much students
are taking part.

## Good to know

* **One account works everywhere.** The same email and password sign you in to all three apps. If you teach at one
  school and study at another, you still have one account. See [schools and profiles](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/schools-and-profiles.md).
* **Each app has its own address.** See [which app to open](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/which-app.md).
* **It works on your phone.** You can do everything on a phone, add the apps to your home screen, and keep working
  when the connection drops. See [Lena on your phone and offline](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/phone-and-offline.md).
* **Lena speaks your school's language.** A K-12 school sees "subjects", "teachers" and "grades and arms"; a university
  sees "courses", "lecturers" and "faculties". See [words your school uses](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/words-your-school-uses.md).
* **Lena's team switches Lena Agent on for each school.** If Lena for Teachers says "Lena Agent isn't on for your
  school", choose **Request access**. Students don't use the agent.

## Next

> [card] [Which app do I open?](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/which-app.md)
>
> The right app for what you do, and where to find it.

> [card] [Sign in or create an account](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/sign-in.md)
>
> Your email, a password, and a code the first time.


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