Introduction
In this article we will walk you through how to set up Interactive Document from the perspective of a teacher.
If you’d like more information on how this tool works, you can check out other articles here:
Interactive Document: For Teachers (Active Assignment)
Interactive Document: Overview
Interactive Document: For Students
Tool In Action
How this article is structured
This article walks you through the steps of an Interactive Document activity, following the same flow as the tool itself. It will describe the process of setting up the assignment. This refers to what you can configure before the assignment is published, such as instructions, settings, deadlines, and grading rules.
Students cannot access the activity at this stage. You can still edit some settings after publishing; however, once students start making progress, certain options may be locked to protect their work and data. Wherever this applies, the article will clearly note it.
Note: When you open a published activity, you’ll land on the Active Assignment view by default. To return to the setup view after publishing, click Edit in the upper-left corner of the activity.
You can see the article about the Active Assignment view of this tool here.
Accessibility
We're devoted to making our tools as accessible as possible for all learners - to read more about accessibility in FeedbackFruits tools, check this article: Accessibility: Within FeedbackFruits Tools.
Step 1: Instructions
Here, you can write the instructions you want to provide to your students. If you'd like to include an audio, video, screen recording, or attach a file, simply click the add items icon to do so.
Collaboration Options
Directly underneath the instructions, you can select options for student collaboration.
When selecting student collaboration options, there are two configurations to choose from. Please bear in mind that collaboration options need to be selected before students participate in the assignment - once a student makes progress, the configurations can't be updated.
Collaboration Options
Student contribute:
Individually, see contributions of everyone - This means students make progress individually and can view everyone's contributions.
Individually view contributions within groups - This means students progress individually but can only view the contributions of their group members and the teacher.
Step 2: Document
In step 2, you can upload or paste the link to the document your students would like to interact with.
Note: You must post the document URL or upload the document first; otherwise, the save button for the assignment will not appear.
After you upload or paste the document link, it will appear like this. If you want to change the document, simply click on Change file in the top right corner.
Scheduling deadlines: Set the start and end times for student access, even during class. Once the deadline passes, students will be locked out from viewing the file or answering questions. If no deadline is set at this point, students can access the video section at their convenience.
To close the task, you can choose to do so manually, on a specific date, or leave it open indefinitely. If you set a date, you also have the option to grant students an extension for answering the question cards after the deadline has passed. By selecting this option (as shown in the screenshot below), you can choose which students will regain access to the video, complete the remaining question cards, and be assigned a new deadline that you set.
Student Contribution: Here, you can adjust how students contribute. You can enable options for students to create discussion threads or their own question cards. If you turn this on, you'll then have the option to decide whether students can see each other's answers on question cards created by their peers.
Anonymity: The discussion threads and replies on the video are anonymous, but teachers can always identify the students.
Copyright protection: Whether students are permitted to view the original link if you use a link for the video.
Open Document
When you first open the document, this is how it will appear. The discussion thread and any distributions you've added will be visible in the Comment bar on the right. If you'd like to hide this and enlarge the document, simply click the blue circle located in the middle-right section of the document.
To annotate, highlight a phrase or paragraph in the document. You will then have two options, create a question card or start a discussion thread.
For more information on adding question cards and/or discussion thread, click here.
Grading
After finishing setting up the core of the assignment, it is possible to add the configurable grading module. Click here to learn more about how this grading module works.
You also have the option to publish the grade as a percentage or as pass/fail.