{"id":596,"date":"2022-08-05T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/uncategorized\/tips-for-students\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:46:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:46:01","password":"","slug":"tips-for-students","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/tips-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting used to a new platform can take time! As you’re getting the hang of Kialo, here are some tips to get the most out of your discussions.<\/p>

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  1. Read your teacher’s instructions carefully. Kialo is a versatile platform that can be used in a number of ways. Your teacher’s assignment is the final word on how you should use it to complete the assignment, and should take priority over any of the tips below.<\/strong>
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  2. Keep your work organized by putting each claim in the proper place.<\/strong> Claims should directly support (pro) or refute (con) the claim directly above them. A clear link between related claims makes your Kialo discussion easy to read and understand.
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  3. Contribute pros and cons to others’ claims, not just your own.<\/strong> When taking part in a discussion with others, remember that it’s a group effort. It can be easy to focus only on your own parts of a discussion; instead, take the initiative to help develop the areas which would benefit from another standpoint, improving the overall quality of the discussion.
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  4. Use the comments section<\/a> under individual claims to organize your notes and collaborate where it is most relevant.<\/strong> The comments section lets you plan and discuss changes to claims to improve both them and the discussion as a whole. The notifications column (right-hand side) is useful to keep track of any comments you need to respond to — they will disappear once you’ve clicked on them, so it’s easiest to respond to them as they come up.
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  5. Use the discussion chat<\/a> to talk about global discussion issues. <\/strong>Sometimes, you’ll need to make sweeping changes to your discussion that go beyond just changes to individual claims — using the discussion chat helps ensure that everyone who needs to see and contribute to that discussion is able to.
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  6. You can mention<\/a> your classmates or teammates by using the @ feature.<\/strong> This will make sure your comment shows up in their ‘important notifications.’ To ensure a particular user sees your comment, use @[username]<\/strong> or @[email]<\/strong>, or use the general tags @claim<\/strong> or @reply<\/strong> to notify all participants who have commented on the same claim.
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  7. Know your Teams<\/a>. <\/strong>You can access all the discussions your teams have access to on the Team page<\/a>.
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  8. Use links<\/a> when allowed and appropriate. <\/strong>If your teacher and school allow the use of outside resources, you can link them directly into the relevant claim.
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  9. Check for duplicates<\/a>. <\/strong>When writing a new claim, there is a feature that will list similar claims on the same page. You can use this list to avoid adding a claim you or another classmate have already added, or to identify students with similar ideas that you can work with. If you think a claim belongs in more than one location, you can link<\/a> it in new locations — and bring any subclaims along with it in the process.
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  10. Pay attention to Teacher Feedback<\/a>.<\/strong> Your teacher will tell you when they’ve left feedback on your claims in a discussion. To easily view all of your claims, and any Teacher Feedback <\/strong>received, open the ‘My Claims<\/strong>’ list from the Discussion Menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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