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[Running sessions](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq.md#running-sessions)

No. When you create a live session you can start it now, or prepare it for later. A time you add is only a label to help you find it, and nothing starts automatically. Start it whenever the lesson is ready.

An Assessment can have an optional due date. When you set one, you also choose whether students can submit late; late submissions are marked Late.

To reuse a session next term or next year, save it to your Library. A session made from the Library starts fresh, without the old dates.

## Step-by-step tutorials

-   [How to create and run an Assessment session](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started/create-and-run-an-assessment-session.md)
-   [Saving and sharing sessions in the Library](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/saving-and-sharing-sessions-in-the-library.md)

## More in Running sessions

-   [What types of session can I run in Signal?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/session-types.md)
-   [What’s the easiest way to start using Signal?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/easiest-way-to-start.md)
-   [What question types can I use in Signal?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/question-types.md)
-   [Can I add questions during a lesson?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/add-questions-during-a-lesson.md)
-   [Can students move on at their own pace in a Live Quiz?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/live-quiz-own-pace.md)
-   [Can AI write questions for me?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/ai-written-questions.md)
-   [Can I create questions from my lesson materials?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/questions-from-lesson-materials.md)
-   [Can I reuse sessions and share them with colleagues?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/reuse-and-share-sessions.md)
-   [How do I keep my classes separate?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/keep-classes-separate.md)
-   [Can I mute or remove one student without stopping the session?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/mute-or-remove-a-student.md)
-   [Can I set a minimum length for written answers?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/minimum-answer-length.md)
-   [Can questions include images, video or links?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/images-video-links.md)
-   [Can students write fractions, indices and maths working?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/maths-notation.md)
-   [Can I switch off the suggested responses students see?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/suggested-responses.md)
-   [Can I shuffle the answer options?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/shuffle-answers.md)
-   [Can I put a timer on a question?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/question-timers.md)
-   [Can I show the class the correct answer?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/show-the-correct-answer.md)
-   [I ended a session by mistake. Can I reopen it?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/reopen-a-session.md)
-   [I set the wrong correct answer. Can I fix it after students have answered?](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq/fix-the-correct-answer.md)

[← All Signal FAQs](https://www.gonurture.com/signal/faq.md)

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