Education solutions

Connect students and teachers to drive better learning outcomes

Build chat into your eLearning platform in a few hours with our chat API and pre-built UI. Create a place where students and teachers can collaborate seamlessly.
import { Chatbox } from '@talkjs/react-components';
import '@talkjs/react-components/default.css';
import { getTalkSession } from '@talkjs/core';
import { useEffect } from 'react';

function Chat() {
  const appId = '<APP_ID>';
  const userId = 'frank';
  const otherUserId = 'nina';
  const conversationId = 'new_conversation';
  const session = getTalkSession({ appId, userId });

  useEffect(() => {
    session.currentUser.createIfNotExists({ name: 'Frank' });
    session.user(otherUserId).createIfNotExists({ name: 'Nina' });

    const conversation = session.conversation(conversationId);
    conversation.createIfNotExists();
    conversation.participant(otherUserId).createIfNotExists();
  }, [session, conversationId, otherUserId]);

  return (
    <Chatbox 
      style={{ width: "400px", height: "600px" }} 
      appId={appId} 
      userId={userId} 
      conversationId={conversationId} 
    />
  );
}
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Emma Barnes (Student)
Hi! I’m working on the Module 3 assignment and I’m unsure how detailed the reflection section should be.
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Two or three paragraphs is enough. Focus on what you learned and how you approached the problem.
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Emma Barnes (Student)
Okay, that helps a lot. Do we need to reference external sources?
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Optional, but recommended. Even one or two sources can strengthen your explanation.
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Emma Barnes (Student)
Perfect — thanks for the clarity!
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lucy
lucy9:02 AM
Morning all – the live Q&A for Module 3 starts in 10 minutes.
darren
darren9:03 AM
Can we post questions in chat or only during the call?
lucy
lucy9:05 AM
Drop them in chat anytime. I’ll group them and answer them live.
maria
maria9:07 AM
Perfect, I’ll share a couple of questions about the final project brief.
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Set up private direct messages between students and teachers

In case a student didn’t catch everything during the live lecture, they can ask for help by sending a private message to their teacher. You can also build DMs for teachers, administrative staff, or anyone else.
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Research Report
Maya Thompson, Dr. Alvarez
Hi, I wanted to check something about the research report. For the data analysis section, do we have to include the full calculation steps?
14:42
Not every step, but show how you got to your conclusions. A short breakdown is enough for the report.
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User
14:45
Got it. And should the charts go in the main report or the appendix?
14:46
Keep the main charts in the report. Put anything extra in the appendix.
14:47

Create chatrooms or channels on specific courses for broader discussions

Add real-time chat rooms to your online classes so students can collaborate, ask questions, and share ideas during live sessions. Create dedicated announcement channels for teachers and course administrators to post updates, manage discussions, and keep every learner on track. All channels are fully configurable to match your course structure and teaching style.
Case study
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How TalkJS helped Classtime evolve into a powerful remote teaching platform

Discover how Classtime used TalkJS to deliver a better remote learning experience. Teachers rely heavily on the chat to guide lessons, support students, and keep discussions active. Without it, the team believes many customers would have felt limited in their ability to teach effectively online.
Read the full case study

Integrate 1-on-1 chat in minutes

Ship faster with ready-made components for direct messaging. Use React or JavaScript for your ideal web integration or React Native and Flutter SDKs to design seamless messaging on mobile.

Customize everything and anything

TalkJS provides prebuilt themes you can use right away or customize to match your brand’s design and user experience.
Themes give you complete control over how your chat looks and feels—from overall layout and message styling to fonts, colors, and interactive elements. You can fine-tune every visual detail, extend functionality, or design a fully bespoke chat interface.
Whether you start from a default themes or build your own, TalkJS provides a flexible foundation to create a consistent and responsive chat experience within your product.
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Super cool tool. I’m using Intercom for support, and adding TalkJS to handle user-to-user conversations. I run an education technology startup, and it fits perfectly into our product.
Andrew Hill
Co-founder & CEO, LiftEd

Keep the entire class in the loop with email, push, and desktop notifications

Students and teachers can reply to an email notification, and the message will land back in the chat closing the loop and ensuring that the conversation is not lost. Everyone can respond directly or jump back into your platform. Either way, their response will safely reach its destination.