In the Live Activity view, teachers can follow students' calculations and answers in real-time while they work together on the exercise. We recommend displaying the Live Activity on a large screen at the front of the classroom. This way, the entire class can see their calculations, collaborate towards a common goal, and become more motivated!
To Access Live Activity:
Click on the assignment, just as if to open the Heatmap.
At the top right, you'll find the Live Activity button, which will pulse when students begin calculating in the exercise.
Student Progress
Once in Live Activity, you can see students' progress at the top of the view. The goal is to reach the flag at the end of the path. There are various milestones reached based on the percentage of the exercise the students have completed:
First milestone = 10%
Second milestone = 25%
Third milestone = 60%
Final milestone = 100%
There are two ways to track student progress:
Green check mark = correct answers
Orange thumbs up = clear calculations. (Magma's help bot will appear for students when they submit clear calculations.)
Clear Calculations
In the Live Activity view, students' clear calculations will appear as they submit their answers. If you have Live Activity open on a large screen in the classroom, students can see their own calculations, encouraging more engagement in the classroom and fostering discussions about how they arrived at their answers.
Students’ calculations are automatically anonymized when you enter the Live Activity view, but if you prefer, you can display students' names by clicking the icon with a hat and glasses at the top right corner.
At the top of the page, you can also see the number of clear calculations students have made during the exercise.
Exercise Tasks
At the bottom of the page, below students' calculations, you can view the exercise tasks. You’ll see the task numbers and how many tasks are included in the exercise.
To stay updated on students' progress, you can see when a common mistake is made on a task. A small red dot will appear next to the task number, and you can click on the task to see the problem, the common error, and the students’ incorrect calculations and answers.
This is a great opportunity to pause and address the task with the students, solving it together as a class!
Live Activity is a new feature we're still developing. Feel free to send us feedback via chat, sharing what works well and what could be improved. We’d love to hear from you!