Podsie Essentials for Teachers
Write Good Questions
The importance of writing good questions
One of the most crucial components of using Podsie properly
“Desirable” Difficulty
Podsie questions should have an appropriate level of difficulty
Use the “Questions Variations” feature
Question variations help students better learn the underlying content for questions
Write concise questions
Podsie questions should not take longer than 30 seconds to answer
Add “Explanations” to questions
“Deeper Learning” enriches student understanding and helps fix misconceptions
Summary: Adjusting to Podsie Questions
Podsie questions are a bit different because students will see them again
Personal Deck
Personal Deck Overview
Big picture of Personal Deck —Podise’s most important feature
How to deal with high Personal Deck counts
What happens when Personal Deck counts get too high?
Example of how the Personal Deck works
Walk through an example of the Deck
Personal Deck Assignments
A special assignment type to motivate your students to study their Personal Decks
How to complete late Personal Deck Assignments
How do students complete late Personal Deck Assignments?
Personal Deck Study Sessions
What are they? How do you configure them to suit your student’s needs?
Experience (XP) for Teachers
What is experience (XP)? How can students gain XP?
Miscellaneous
🔑 Keys to using Podsie successfully
How to effectively incorporate Podsie into your classroom
❓Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions!
Add Podsie as a Trusted App in Google Workspace
Ensure that your students can still access Podsie via Google SSO!
Tracking Student Progress
Understanding the Questions Progress Table
Breaking down what each of the columns in the Questions Table means
Understanding the Standards Progress Table
Learn how to read standards mastery data
Review struggling questions
Learn how to use Podsie to review struggling questions with your students
Collaborating with Other Teachers
Collaborating through Subject Groups
How Subject Groups enable teachers to share content and work together
Joining a Subject Group
How to use the Invite Code to join a Subject Group
Shared Learning Standards
All teachers in the same Subject Group use the same Learning Standards to tag their questions
Subject Group Admins
What does it mean to be a Subject Group admin?
Shared Assignments
How to share assignments