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Add Interactive Content to Your Written Assignments

Obtain access to a large library of pre-made texts and lessons.
Choose a Text (Google Doc, Website....) and add interactive features to engage your students with the text.
Students can annotate text by adding notes (for themselves or to share).

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How can I take my first steps to Get Started With Actively Learn?

Teachers: Do you have more time to explore?

(Start your exploration with the initial video or site. If you want to dig deeper, go to More... and watch the videos or explore the sites to get more advanced features)

How Can I Create a Class and Add Students?
How Can I Create Assignments?
How Can I Add Questions and Notes?
How Can I Get The Most Out Of Actively Learn?
How Can I utilize Grading and Feedback options?
How Can I Integrate With My Google Classroom?

Students: Do you have more time to explore?

Take your first steps to Get Started with Actively Learn?
Do you know how Sign In and Join Your Class?
How can you engage with your Assignments?
How can you Annotate Text to take better notes?
How can I show what I know while I Answer Questions?
How can I Check my Feedback?

Overview of Actively Learn

Explore How You Can Get The Most Out Of Actively Learn

Teacher overview https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000501634-Teacher-Overview-Video

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How to Leverage Actively Learn for Remote Learning https://www.activelylearn.com/post/remote-learning
4 Ways Your Instruction Might Change with Actively Learn https://www.activelylearn.com/post/4-ways-your-instruction-might-change-with-actively-learn#insertlearning

Your Teacher Overview

Your Students' Experience

Teachers - Get Started

Create a Free Account

Go to https://www.activelylearn.com/
Click on "Create a Free Educator Account"
Most use the sign in with Google option.

Create a Class

Create a Class https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000279254-Create-a-class

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Manage Classes https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000043014-Manage-Classes

Add Students

Invite student to join classes via class code https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000274273-Invite-student-to-join-classes-via-class-code

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Help students enroll in class with a class code https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000570634-Help-students-enroll-in-class-with-a-class-code
Add Students https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000587013-Add-your-students
Roster students with Google Classroom https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000568233-Roster-students-with-Google-Classroom

Teacher - Create Assignments Overview

Create Assignments

Create Assignments - upload texts from pdf's, google docs and website https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/sections/115000074373-Add-your-own-text
Assign Text to the Class https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000571053-Assign-text-to-whole-class

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Insert Media https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000570913-Add-media
Annotate with notes and links https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000502094-Add-notes-and-links
Insert Questions https://help.activelylearn.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001157293-Add-questions

Teacher - Assignments - Annotate Your Text With Notes

Annotate Your Text With and Notes

Fill knowledge gaps There may be complex ideas that require some background knowledge or further explaining to help students understand the reading

Highlight important dates or facts Pause students reading to point out important facts that will be important later or recall/connect important facts from prior readings

Close Reading Learn how Actively Learn can support close reading and critical thinking in your students.