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Your classroom TV,
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Worship before class, then this Sunday's lesson, on its own. It's a one time setup: about fifteen minutes now, and every Sunday after that runs itself.

Up nextStep 1: Get FreePlay on your TVWatch ▶
8 short videosAbout 1 minute eachWritten steps under every video
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Get FreePlay on your TV

Any Fire TV Stick, onn box or Apple TV

Up nextStep 2: Create your free B1 accountWatch ▶
Written steps: Get FreePlay on your TV0 of 4 done ·
Get a streaming device▶
Any Amazon Fire TV Stick, an onn box from Walmart, or an Apple TV works. Roku does not. See Choosing a Device.
Plug it in and connect to Wi-Fi▶
Plug the device into the classroom TV and connect it to your church Wi-Fi.
Install FreePlay▶
Open the app store on the TV, search for FreePlay, and choose Get or Install. Direct links: Amazon Appstore, Google Play, Apple TV.
Open FreePlay▶
Open the app once. You're done with the TV for now.
Next: Step 2, Create your free B1 account ↓
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Create your free B1 account

Where your church picks its lessons

Up nextStep 3: Make your classroom in B1Watch ▶
Written steps: Create your free B1 account0 of 4 done ·
Already on Lessons.church?▶
Then you already have a B1 account. Sign in at b1.church and skip to Step 3.
Start at b1.church▶
Go to b1.church and click Get Started Free.
Register▶
Enter your name and email and click Register. Enter the six digit code B1 emails you, then set a password.
Add your church▶
Search for your church in case it's already there. If not, click Register a New Church, enter your church name and address, and click Save.
Next: Step 3, Make your classroom in B1 ↓
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Make your classroom in B1

A ministry, a classroom and free lessons

Up nextStep 4: Pick your lessonsWatch ▶
Written steps: Make your classroom in B10 of 3 done ·
Open Set up FreePlay▶
In B1 Admin, click the search bar at the top, type FreePlay, and click Set up FreePlay.
Name your ministry and classroom▶
Replace "Worship" with your ministry name (like Kids Ministry), name your classroom (like K Room), and click Create & Continue.
Connect Lessons.church▶
Click Link New Provider and choose Lessons.church for free curriculum.
Next: Step 4, Pick your lessons ↓
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Pick your lessons

This Sunday, or a whole series at once

Up nextStep 5: Connect your TVWatch ▶
Written steps: Pick your lessons0 of 4 done ·
Open your classroom▶
Still in B1, click your classroom (like K Room).
Schedule one lesson▶
Click Schedule Lesson, then Schedule Lesson again. Pick the Sunday and click Select Lesson.
Choose the lesson▶
Click Lessons, pick a curriculum, a series, this week's lesson and the format that fits your room. Click the blue button, then Save.
Or schedule the whole series▶
Click Schedule Lesson, then Bulk Schedule. Pick the first lesson and a start date, and B1 fills in one lesson each week.
Next: Step 5, Connect your TV ↓
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Connect your TV

A four letter code, typed once

Up nextStep 6: Add your worship songsWatch ▶
Written steps: Connect your TV0 of 4 done ·
Sign in to FreePlay Admin▶
Go to admin.freeplay.church and sign in with the same email and password you use for B1.
Get the code from the TV▶
On the TV, open FreePlay, choose Settings at the bottom, then Pair to a calendar. The TV shows a four letter code.
Pair the screen▶
On the website, click Pair screen, type the code, and name the screen (like K Room TV).
Make its classroom group▶
Open the Group menu, choose New group, name it after your classroom, and click Pair.
Next: Step 6, Add your worship songs ↓
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Add your worship songs

A short playlist for before class

Up nextStep 7: Put it on the calendarWatch ▶
Written steps: Add your worship songs0 of 4 done ·
Make a playlist▶
In FreePlay Admin, click the search bar and click Playlists. Click Add playlist, name it (like Kids Worship), and click Add playlist.
Add songs from Lessons.church▶
Under Add from provider, choose Lessons.church, click Add-Ons, open a folder, click a song, then click its video to add it.
Or use your own videos▶
Click Connect another and connect Dropbox, then pick your videos from there.
Put them in order▶
Drag the songs into the order you want, and click Save.
Next: Step 7, Put it on the calendar ↓
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Put it on the calendar

Worship before class, then the lesson

Up nextStep 8: Sunday morningWatch ▶
Written steps: Put it on the calendar0 of 3 done ·
Open your classroom's calendar▶
In FreePlay Admin, click the search bar, click Calendar, and select your classroom (like K Room).
Worship before class▶
Click Add schedule. Under Play, choose your worship playlist. Pick Sunday, 8:30 to 9:00, and click Save.
The lesson at class time▶
Click Add schedule again. Under Play, choose your classroom's lesson (it says current plan). That always plays whatever lesson you picked in B1 that week. Pick Sunday, 9:00 to 9:45, choose Teacher paced, and click Save.
Next: Step 8, Sunday morning ↓
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Sunday morning

What happens, and the Saturday check

Up nextYou're all setWatch ▶
Written steps: Sunday morning0 of 3 done ·
Saturday check▶
In FreePlay Admin, open Screens. Your TV should say Ready through a date after Sunday. That means everything is downloaded, so it doesn't need the internet in the morning.
Sunday▶
Worship starts on its own at 8:30. At 9:00 the lesson comes up by itself. Videos play on their own, and your teacher presses the right arrow to move through the slides.
Next week▶
Pick the next lesson in B1, or schedule the whole series once and you're done for weeks.
You're done ↓

Your classroom TV runs itself

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