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Using Discussions

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  • Creating a Discussion
    • Creating a Discussion
    • About Discussion Templates
    • Multi- vs Single-Thesis Discussions
    • Changing the Discussion Name
    • Adding a Discussion Image
  • Inviting and Managing Participants
    • Participant Roles and Permissions
    • Inviting Participants to a Discussion
    • About Contact Lists
    • About Link Sharing
    • About Instant Access Discussions
    • Transferring Ownership of a Discussion
    • User Participation Requests
  • Managing a Discussion
    • Small Group Mode
    • Adding Background Info
    • Cloning a Discussion
    • About Anonymous Discussions
    • About Tasks
    • Displaying Claim Authors
    • Starting and Stopping Discussions
    • Changing Discussion Notifications
    • Copying Claims Between Discussions
    • Linking a Discussion in Another Discussion
    • Changing Between a Multi- and Single-Thesis Discussion
    • Deleting a Discussion
    • Archiving a Discussion
    • Exporting a Discussion
  • Navigating a Discussion
    • Notifications on Kialo
    • Discussion Chat
    • Marking a Branch Seen
    • Navigating the Discussion Menu
  • Discussion Information
    • About the Discussion Minimap
    • Viewing Sources in Discussions
    • Statistics and the Infographic
    • Help Mode
  • Voting and Perspectives
    • About Voting
    • Guided Voting
    • Understanding Perspectives

Writing on Kialo

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  • Communicating on Claims
    • Commenting on Claims
    • Mentioning Other Participants
    • Using the Grading and Feedback Feature
    • Marking a Claim for Review
    • Types of Mark
    • About Suggesting Comments
    • Thanking Other Users
    • Reporting Breaches of Community Guidelines
  • New Claims
    • Creating a Claim
    • Suggesting Claims
    • Adding a Link/Source to Claims
    • Responding to Suggestions
    • Avoiding Duplicate Claims
  • Changing Claims
    • Editing a Claim
    • Moving/Linking a Claim
    • Editing/Removing a Link
    • Finding a Claim
    • About Icons Used on Kialo
    • Navigating the Claim Menu
    • Extracting Claims
  • Deleting Claims
    • About Archiving and Deleting Claims

Accounts, Teams, and General Information

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  • Teams
    • About Teams
    • About Team Statistics
  • Account Management
    • Creating an Account
    • Creating and Managing Student Accounts
    • Changing Your Username or Display Name
    • Changing Your Email Address
    • Changing Your Password
    • Changing Email Notification Settings
    • Turning Off Email Invites
    • Changing Your Avatar
    • Hiding/Displaying Your Email Address
    • Enabling/Disabling Animations
    • Enabling/Disabling Color Optimization
    • Enabling/Disabling Keyboard Modifiers
    • Enabling/Disabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
    • Opening the User Settings Interface
  • Navigating the Platform
    • Finding a Discussion
    • My Kialo Page
  • Technical Information
    • Accessibility Statement
    • Kialo Edu Data Security and Privacy Plan
    • Troubleshooting Technical Issues
    • Supported Devices and Browsers
    • Embedding Kialo

Using Kialo in Class

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  • Simple Guides to Trying Out Kialo
    • Try Out a Kialo Classroom Debate for High School
    • Try Out a Kialo Classroom Debate for Colleges and Universities
  • How-Tos
    • Methods of Giving Feedback on Kialo
    • Basic Kialo Video Guide
    • Getting Started with Kialo for Educators
    • Important Tools and Features for Educators
    • Using Kialo with Large Groups of Students
    • Writing an Effective Thesis for Student Discussions
    • Tips for Grading Kialo Assignments
    • Setting up an Assignment in Kialo
    • Using Kialo with Learning Management Systems
      • Using Kialo with Schoology
      • Using Kialo with LTI
      • Using Kialo with Google Classroom
      • Using Kialo with Moodle
      • Using Kialo with Canvas
      • Using Kialo with Blackboard
      • Using Kialo with Brightspace
  • For Students
    • Tips for Students
  • Sample Assignments and Lesson Plans
    • Sample Assignments
      • Sample Assignment: Essay Outline
      • Sample Assignment: Knowledge Sharing
      • Sample Assignment: Hosting a Classroom Debate
      • Sample Assignment: In-Depth Topic Exposition
    • Tips and Tricks
      • Debate Ideas for Your Classroom
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Basic Kialo Video Guide

Any new platform is a learning experience to start with, and Kialo has more to discover than most.

This video will give you a tour of the key features of a Kialo discussion – a great place to start if you’re new to Kialo and working out what you can do with it.

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