What are Teacher Instructions vs. Student Instructions?
Student Instructions are notes from the teacher to the students that pertain to the entire assigned activity. These might include general expectations, special instructions on materials needed, etc. Once added to an activity, the Student Instructions will be displayed for students at the start of their formative assessment. In teacher-paced mode, they will be added to the cover slide.
Sometimes teachers need a place to add notes for their eyes only, notes that will not be visible to students. These can include lesson plans, presentation instructions or any other item that the teacher would like to remember. Formative offers a way for teachers to add Teacher Instructions to every formative as well.
Note: Collaborators with Edit permissions can modify both student instructions and teacher instructions.
Add Student Instructions or Teacher Instructions
Click on the Teacher or Student Instructions icon within the formative's header.
Both windows support the same editor, styling menu and content menu.
Check the title of the window to confirm you are in the correct instructions field:
Type your description and lesson notes into the text field
Use the text editor to style the content, add hyperlinks, LaTex, Tables, etc.
Click on the little plus icon within the text field to add content items such as emoji's, files, images, math, video/audio recordings, and more.
To exit the instructions window, click the X at the top right corner
Once instructions have been added into the Teacher or Student instructions field - an indicator will be added to the instructions icon
Need to modify or delete previously entered instructions or notes? Click on the Instructions icon again and edit the rich text field as desired!