Teaching Tips and Techniques

For a more advanced understanding of how to teach with Exploros, review these articles

22 articles in this collection
Written by Bradley and Itamar Tabenkin

Tips for Remote Teaching and Learning

To help with the COVID-19 situation, we wanted to outline some remote instruction tips.

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago

Class Set Up and Assigning Learning Experiences

Reading Groups (Differentiated Article Complexity)

Which learning experiences have reading groups, how to set them, and what students will see based on their defined group

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

In-App Learning Standards Mapping

Subscribed teachers and their students can see the relevant learning standards and breakouts for each scene in OER experiences.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Student Feedback

Toggle (on or off) student-facing feedback for auto-graded responses

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Using the Experience Dashboard Progress View

Some teaching tips for checking student and class progress

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Posting Exploros Assignments in Google Classroom

Two methods

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Posting Exploros Assignments in Canvas

For classes imported from Canvas Courses, Exploros assignments automatically post to Canvas.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Experience Cards

Get a quick understanding of a master by viewing the information on the Experience Cards.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Small Groups

Some experiences are pre-designed for small group work, in which students collaborate, discuss, analyze, and answer questions together.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Teacher-Controlled Navigation

Each time you change scenes on your device, all student devices are moved to the new scene as well.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Single Sign On (SSO) Best Practices

Tips for setting up student accounts properly

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago

Class Size Limit

Exploros suggests a class size limit of ~30 students, and this is why...

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago

Guiding a Live Learning Experience

Gates (and Advancing from Scene to Scene)

With gates, you can control lesson pacing. Keep the gate locked while you emphasize key points or address misconceptions.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Using Google Translate and Text-to-Speech

Browsers support text-to-speech, and by adding the Google Translate extension you can easily translate lessons to 100 languages

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago

Entering, Editing, and Deleting Posts

After submission, posts can be edited or deleted by you or the student who submitted it.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Auto-Graded Assessment Elements

Elements with pre-defined answers to close ended questions like multiple choice, drag and drop, and fill in the blanks.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Recognizing Share Settings

Identify the different possible share settings required by input elements.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
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Identifying Who Submitted a Post

Exploros identifies who submitted a post with a thumbnail containing a profile image, student initials, or the small group’s number.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

New Post Indicators

Let's you and your students know when a new post was submitted to a discussion wall.

Written by Itamar Tabenkin
Updated over a week ago

Real-Time Quiz Grading

Watch student performance live using the Responses Dashboard

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago

Ended Experiences

Reactivating an Ended Experience

If an experience ends before students finish, you can reactivate it so they can continue

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago

Viewing Archived Class Data

View Ended Experiences and summary data from any archived class, directly in your reporting

Written by Bradley
Updated over a week ago