“Ask Noqta” on a lesson block
Every block with words has a small Noqta button: simplify a hard paragraph, shorten a long explanation, fix the spelling, translate, summarize it in points, or turn it into an exercise with a step-by-step solution. You see her work as your student will, and nothing goes into the lesson until you choose “Use it”.
- About 4 minutes
- 5 steps
Who can do it: Requires the permission to edit lessons, and Noqta turned on for your account.
In 5 steps
Before you start
- Noqta turned on for your account (if her buttons don’t show, it isn’t).
- A block with words: text, toggle, summary, note or exercise.
- Step 1 of 5
Where the button is, and on which blocks
Click a block to show its bar: the “Ask Noqta” button is there (and in ⋯, “Ask Noqta…”). It appears on blocks with words: text and toggle, summary and note, and exercise. Video, image, table, file, audio, code and interactive have none. On an empty block: “This block has no words yet — write something, then ask.”
On screenAsk NoqtaAsk Noqta…TipUnder each task a line says what will happen, like “Shorter sentences and clearer words, same information”.
- Step 2 of 5
On text: simplify, shorten, fix, translate, summarize, practise
On text or a toggle, six tasks: “Simpler” — shorter sentences, clearer words, same information; “Shorter” — half the length without losing what students need; “Fix the language” — spelling, grammar and punctuation only; “Translate to” Arabic, French or English; “Summarize it” — a summary in short points, added with “Add it after the block”; and “Make an exercise from it” — a problem that applies what it explains, with a step-by-step solution, added after it. On a summary or note, only the first four.
On screenSimplerShorterFix the languageTranslate toSummarize itMake an exercise from itAdd it after the blockTip“Fix the language” doesn’t touch your style: spelling, grammar and punctuation only.
- Step 3 of 5
On an exercise: the solution, and a similar one
On an exercise block: “Write the step-by-step solution” — the solution steps for this problem, one move per step — then “Put them in the exercise”; and “Similar exercise” — another problem of the same kind and level — then “Add it after the exercise”. Plus “Fix the language” and “Translate to”.
On screenWrite the step-by-step solutionPut them in the exerciseSimilar exerciseAdd it after the exerciseTipWrite the full problem first: Noqta solves what the problem says; if it’s incomplete, so is the solution.
- Step 4 of 5
Review, then use
You see Noqta’s work as your student will, with: “Nothing goes into the lesson until you choose “Use it”.” Then “Use it” (or “Add it after the block”, “Put them in the exercise”, “Add it after the exercise”, depending on the task), “Try again” for another version, or close and nothing changes. If you change your mind later, one “Undo” removes what Noqta added.
On screenUse itTry againUndoHeads-upAlways check formulas and figures before “Use it”: the lesson is published under your name.
- Step 5 of 5
Noqta beyond the block
In an empty lesson: “Draft it with Noqta” — “From the lesson's title and chapter: an explanation and an exercise you review before publishing”. From the course, its level, the lesson’s chapter and title, she writes an explanation and an exercise with its solution steps, shown as students will read them, then “Use it”, “Another one” or “Dismiss”; and under “Or start from a ready shape”: “Build this lesson from a PDF you have”. Once the lesson has content: under its title, in the description, “Describe the lesson with Noqta” — she reads the lesson and writes a line or two students read under the title; once there is text, the button becomes “Reword it”. In “End of the lesson”: “Noqta writes them” (“Ask Noqta for questions from this lesson”) — questions from the lesson’s content, which you review before they count. In the video’s properties: “Let Noqta suggest chapters” from the transcript.
On screenDraft it with NoqtaUse itAnother oneDismissBuild this lesson from a PDF you haveDescribe the lesson with NoqtaReword itNoqta writes themAsk Noqta for questions from this lessonLet Noqta suggest chaptersTipThe draft goes into the lesson as one change — one “Undo” takes it out — and each academy gets 10 drafts a day, failed ones not counted. Until you change a word of it, “Worth doing” in the publish panel says “Noqta wrote this explanation — read it before publishing”.
Heads-upQuestions Noqta wrote that await your review block publishing the lesson.
What comes next
- Review the questionsNoqta’s questions at the end of the lesson land marked “From Noqta” and wait for “Keep” before publishing.
- Arrange the lessonA new summary or exercise lands after its block: move it if you like.
- Preview as a student“Preview as a student” before you publish.
Questions
Why don’t I see the Noqta button on a block?
It only shows on text, toggle, summary, note and exercise, and when Noqta is on for your account. Video, image, table and the rest have none.
Does Noqta change the lesson by herself?
No. Nothing goes into the lesson until you choose “Use it” or its equivalent, and one undo removes what she added.
Can I translate a whole lesson?
Translation works block by block: “Translate to” Arabic, French or English, each one reviewed before you use it.
Does Noqta solve the exercise?
Yes: “Write the step-by-step solution” writes the steps for the problem, then “Put them in the exercise”. Check the solution before publishing.
Where does Noqta get her information?
From the block’s own text. For lesson questions and the description, she reads the whole lesson — which is why their buttons only show once there is content. For an empty lesson’s draft, she starts from the course, its level, the lesson’s chapter and title, and what your academy told her.
How many drafts does Noqta write for an empty lesson?
10 a day for each academy, and “Another one” counts as a new draft; a failed one isn’t counted. Once they’re used, the row says “Today's drafts are used — they come back tomorrow”.