Introduction
In this article we will walk you through how to use Interactive Document from the perspective of a student.
If you’d like more information on how this tool works, you can check out the overview article here:
Tool In Action
Accessibility
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Step 1: Instructions
In this step, you can read the instructions that have been set by your teacher.
Fig. 1: Instructions by teacher
Step 2: Listen to Audio
In this step, you will see a a preview of the audio you are going to have to read. Click Open Audio to open the audio viewer.
Below the audio, you will find the in-audio file activities. These tasks must be completed to finish this step. You can also see how many student contributions are there.
Fig. 2: Step 2: Overview
Listen to the audio clip: Points will be awarded upon completion of the audio.
Question cards: The number of questions you need to answer depends on how many your teacher has provided. Your progress will update once you answer all the question cards embedded in the audio by your instructor.
Join discussion: To participate in and contribute to the existing thread in the document.
Audio Viewer
Once you've entered the audio viewer, there are a few things to watch out for. Some very basic options are found on the top and bottom of the audio.
Fig. 3: Inside of the audio
The image above displays the basic view you'll encounter upon opening the audio. On the right side, you'll find the retractable menu bar, where you can view all questions and contributions from both your teacher and peers. You can toggle the visibility of this bar by clicking the brown button located in the middle right of the audio.
Fig. 4: Brown button to view the comment bar
The dots visible on the progress bar indicate annotations or questions added by either your teacher, yourself, or your peers.
Fig. 5: Progress bar on the audio
Questions
Questions, both open and multiple choice, may be added by your teacher, and sometimes these will prevent you from proceeding with the audio until they are answered (as shown in the screenshot below with a Required question). Questions can also be added by you or your classmates if the teacher allows it during setup by clicking on the plus button in the audio progress bar.
Here's a multiple choice question right at the beginning of the audio, which must be answered before you can continue viewing. On the progress bar at the bottom, you can see questions marked in advance. All of those marked with padlocks will need to be answered before you can proceed, while the one marked with a dot can be answered at any time.
Fig. 6: Example of a multiple choice question
Once you answer a question, the correct answer may be revealed. You can also check this later in the audio by clicking on the question in the progress bar or the menu on the left.
Fig. 7: When the question is answered
You may encounter open questions, such as the example below, where you'll need to provide a text answer. You can type in your response and submit it, or choose Don’t know the answer to skip the question without providing an answer. If this is a graded assignment, you'll also see the percentage of your grade allocated to each question.
Fig. 8: Open question
As soon as you've answered, the correct answer may be revealed (along with any answers that classmates might have recorded), and you will be asked to estimate whether your answer is wrong, almost correct, or correct. Do this by simply clicking the appropriate option.
Fig. 9: When the open question is answered
Finally, to add your own discussion thread to the document, click the brown and white plus sign. After clicking, depending on whether your teacher has enabled the option, you may be able to choose between creating a question card or a discussion thread. If this option is not available, you will only be able to add a discussion thread.
Fig. 10: Plus sign icon
The Social & Summary Bar (Right)
The retractable menu bar on the right side of the screen provides additional functions beyond those shown earlier. By default, it displays annotations/questions sorted by location. You can also sort them by the time they were added, the number of upvotes, comments, or filter for answered and unanswered question cards. You can use the second filter to sort contributions created by your teacher or peers.
Fig. 11: Sorting and Filtering Comments/Question Cards
Furthermore, you can use this menu to add comments to or upvote questions. When you click on any of the questions listed or on the progress bar at the bottom of the audio player, they will be displayed in this menu. If you have already answered the question, you will see the option you selected and the correct answer, while if you have not yet answered, you will have the option to select an answer and submit it.
Fig. 12: Answering questions & adding/upvoting comment
Finally, if you pick your own contribution, you will get the option to edit or delete it by clicking the 3 vertically placed points in the upper right corner.
Fig. 13: Edit your own question
Tracking Your Progress
In the bar at the top of the assignment, you can see an overview of how much of the assignment you have completed and how many elements you can still complete in order to receive a full grade.
Fig. 14: Tracking bar
Clicking on the progress icons you can find how many discussions and questions are still available for you to join in order to receive a grade.
Fig. 14: Progress icons