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Getting Started
Brand new to Stile? Start here.
Getting Started with StileStart here if you're a teacher, lab tech, relief/sub, or admin.
Pause your Class in Teach modeUse “Pause Class” to manage behaviour, control the flow of your session and engage students in discussion.
Accidentally released answers to studentsAnswers that have been released by mistake can be hidden or collected again.
Teach mode: Lead your students through a SessionThe presentation view of a Session that is designed to be used up the front of the classroom or with video conferencing.
Troubleshoot Stile and Stile X
Mark student work
Release model answers and feedback to your studentsReleasing answers tells your students that your marks and feedback are available.
Add another teacher to your Subject or remove a co-teacher
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Add students
Student cannot see SessionsMake sure your students can see the correct activities - it's usually an easy fix.
Teleport your students to the right SessionMake sure your students are looking at the right activity
Change a student's name
Student has multiple accountsStudents can end up with multiple accounts by mistyping or registering with alternate email addresses.
Reset a student passwordTeachers can create temporary passwords for students to help them log in.
Create, archive, and manage ClassesEach Stile Subject can contain multiple Classes, or groups of students.
Move a student between Classes
The Students page: organize student groupsInvite, enrol, and manage Classes in each Subject.
Delete a studentOnly remove a student from a Subject if the student has not completed any work.
Delete or merge an accountDeleting a Stile account is different from removing it from a Subject or Class.
The Markbook: gateway to every piece of student activity in a SubjectTrack all student work and review progress from a single page.
Collect student work
Prompt your students to try againYou can request resubmission on any Session in Stile that has been submitted or collected.
The Archive: a historical record of previous years' workSafely remove Subjects and student work without deleting anything.
Question and content types
Print model answersTeachers can print or download model answers for easy reference.
Move questions and content within a Session or to a different SessionCustomize and combine your activities by rearranging questions and content widgets
Key questions and Challenge questions
Delete or restore Session questions and contentQuestions and content blocks - called widgets - can be deleted from any Session in Stile.
The Library system
Browse units to use in class
Copy a unit from the Stile libraryFind topics you would like to teach and add them to your Subject.
Share to your school's libraryYour school on Stile has its own private library separate from the Stile science library.
Share Sessions with other teachersPut your custom resources in the library, or work together to build great Sessions.
Subjects
The first tier of Stile's organising structure
Create a new Subject
Rename a SubjectThe Subject name can be edited by any teacher enrolled in the Subject.
Duplicate a Subject
Archive or unarchive a Subject
Delete a Subject
RiskAssess
Access our entire library of RiskAssess templates
Access RiskAssess Templates for Stile activitiesEvery practical activity in Stile has a readymade RiskAssess template available.
Sessions and Activities
The third tier of Stile's organising structure.
Move and rearrange SessionsClick and drag Sessions to reorganize them within the Subject.
Enable marks/grades on tests and check-insAssessments in Stile add marks/points to help you measure student learning.
Save Sessions for print and offline useBlank Sessions, student work, and teacher copies can all be printed or downloaded as PDF documents.
Delete a Session or restore a deleted SessionStile activities can be deleted if you don't intend to use them. They can also be restored if they were deleted by mistake.
Duplicate a SessionCreate an exact copy of a Session in the same unit.
Session Content
The questions and resources that live within activities.
Copy and paste questions between SessionsCreate or customize your activity by pulling questions and resources in from other Sessions.
Interactive canvas questionCreate a broad range of interactive tasks to drive student engagement.
Interactive canvas tools for students and teachersThe tools provided in the Interactive canvas make it a versatile and creative space for exploring Session content.
Add text to a SessionUse these tools in the Text widget and any question box.
Written response questionAdd a text box for your students to give a written answer to an open-ended question.
Add an image to a Session
Add a video to a Session
Student file upload questionProvide a space for students to upload files that they worked on outside of Stile.
Add a teacher tip to a SessionAdd context, links to resources, and discussion notes that your students cannot see.
The Graph questionAdd up to three sets of data on a single graph in line, scatter, or column format.
Share a PDF, slideshow, or other document with your studentsUse the Share file widget to include supplementary files in your Stile Session for your students to view and download.
Change mark valuesMark values for each question can be changed in Assessments.
Place questions and content side by side in a SessionImprove the readability and flow of custom Sessions with the Side by side widget.
Add a cover image to a Session
Live brainstorm questionTeachers can lead students in real-time collaboration on open-ended questions.
The Table widgetAdd a table to a Session to present static information, or set it as an interactive question for your students to fill in.
Build and use a rubricThe Table widget and inline feedback tools combine to create a powerful platform for teacher comments and student self-assessment.
True or false questionAdd a True or false question to your Session to gauge student comprehension and reduce your time spent marking.
The Annotate image widgetTeachers can upload images and modify them to create custom diagrams, references, and other resources.
Open response questionThe most flexible question type in Stile allows students to respond using their medium of choice.
ClickView in StileEmbed videos and clips directly from ClickView.
Add audio to a SessionUpload an audio file or record directly within a Stile Session.
Multiple choice questionGauge student comprehension and reduce your time spent marking.
Live poll questionLive polls are multiple choice questions with no wrong answers and no marks.
Translate content to Spanish (US Schools)Access high quality Spanish translations to Stile's core middle school curriculum.
Move your custom resources to a new school
Support for visual and hearing impairmentReduce barriers to learning by using Stile's built-in accessibility tools along with browser extensions.
Support for English Language LearnersStile's accessibility features and customisability can help students of varying English proficiency in the science classroom.
Set or remove a due dateDue dates can be set per Class or for the whole Subject cohort.
Class discussionClass discussion is a chat room built into every Session.