Mobile tutorial

Use the Running Kiddos mobile app

Use the web app to prepare classes, students, activities, and QR cards. Use the mobile app during PE class to open a session, take attendance, record activity results, scan QR laps, and complete the session.

Best for

Teachers running PE from a phone or tablet during class.

Before class

Create the session and add activities while online.

During class

Attendance and records can be saved offline after the session is loaded.

First-time setupPrepare before classUse this when the school, classes, roster, activities, or QR cards are not ready yet. Normal class dayRun PE from mobileUse this when setup is done and the teacher is ready to take attendance and record results.

Prepare the mobile app

Running Kiddos mobile sign-in screen with email, password, and single sign-on buttons — MOBILE SETUP Sign in with the same teacher account that was prepared on the web app.

Sign in on mobileCreate classesAdd studentsConfigure activitiesPrint QR cards if needed

Detailed guide: Mobile setup and first-time setup.

Expected result: teachers can open the mobile app and see the sessions prepared for their classes.

Run a normal PE class

Open PE Home, choose today’s session, verify the session detail screen, then use Attendance and the activity cards during class.

Running Kiddos mobile session detail page showing Open status, Attendance, Running Laps, Add Activity, and Complete Session controls — SESSION DETAIL The class-day screen keeps attendance, activity records, and completion in one place.

Detailed guide: Run a PE class from mobile.

Expected result: saved attendance and activity records appear in session detail and reports.

Record activity results

Open the activity card, then scan student QR cards or type values. Accepted scanner results save when the scanner closes; typed corrections should be saved with Save Records before leaving the sheet.

Running Kiddos mobile Running Laps activity screen with activity summary, Scan Laps, student lap inputs, and Save Records button — ACTIVITY RECORDS Open an activity, scan QR cards, or type values. Use Save Records for manual edits.

Select activityScan laps or repsCorrect valuesSave manual edits

Important: manual edits stay unsaved until Save Records is tapped. QR lap/count scans are saved when the scanner closes.

Web option: teachers can still enter or correct records from the web session page, but web does not provide mobile QR scanning.

Use QR cards for lap days

Prepare and print student QR cards from the web app. During class, open the Running Laps activity card, then use mobile scanning for lap records or other scan-supported activities.

Settings QR Codes panel showing class selection and QR card printing controls with QR values hidden — QR PREP Print QR cards before class; QR values are hidden in the public guide.

Print QR cardsOpen Running LapsTap Scan LapsClose scanner to save

Detailed guide: Run a lap day with QR cards.

Common mistake: manually correcting values after scanning but leaving before tapping Save Records.

Understand offline use

Create the session, open it on the device, and add activities while online. After that, attendance and activity records can be saved offline and synced later.

Running Kiddos mobile session detail page showing an open session already loaded on the device — OFFLINE READY Open the session while online first, then use Attendance and activity cards during class.

Works offline: taking attendance, entering saved-session records, scanning laps, completing or reopening an existing cached session.

Needs internet: creating sessions, adding activities, loading a session that was never opened on the device, and syncing pending changes.

One-time Setup Daily Workflow Reports