Question and Answer team mode

Students can be placed in teams allowing them to compete for rewards as a group. You can use team mode when selecting Team first to answer or Team enter an answer question types. Teams can be created randomly or Students can pick a team to join. Custom team names can be created and you can customise the colour allocated to the team.

Using team mode

  1. Select the Class tab in the ribbon, click Question Types and choose Team first to answer or Team enter an answer from the menu.

  2. Select the required properties for the question in the Ask the question dialog. Click OK.

  3. The Create Teams dialog appears.

  4. Select how to group the teams.  If randomly, enter the number of teams. If you allow the Student to choose a team, enter the team names; the Student can then pick a team from a drop-down list. Click OK.

  5. The Team Summary dialog appears showing how many Students are in each team. NetSupport School randomly allocates colours to teams; you can change this by clicking the colour and selecting a new colour.

  6. Click OK. The question and answer session will start as normal.

The Tutor Console shows which team each Student is in. The teams are displayed in the group bar. You can hide/show these by clicking the Teams icon on the group bar. The team statistics will be displayed to students in the Question and Answer dialog. Rewards are awarded to both the individual Student and the team.

Note: To delete the teams that have been set up, select the Class tab in the ribbon, click the Question Types icon and select Delete Teams.

See also:

Question and Answer module

Using the Question and Answer module