The Lesson Creation tool can create a full lesson of information and engaging activities for students; when you hit publish, you'll create a whole new course to roster students into. Find out more!
Using the Lesson Creation Tool
The Lesson Creation tool, accessible via the AI Tools library or through the 'My Courses' and 'Create Courses' buttons, will create custom, tailored lessons including information and activities based on information you provide.
You can learn more about the process of using the Lesson Creation tool in our onboarding course.
Creating a Section from Lesson Creation Content
To create a new section from Lesson Creation content, you must first publish the course. This will make it available for you to find, either when creating a section or when browsing in 'My Courses.' You'll want to make sure you give it a unique name - really anything other than 'Untitled Course!'
Then, you'll create a fresh section by finding the course and clicking 'Add to Section.'
Rostering Students Into a Section
There are a few different ways to roster students into a section on Kira:
- Add students via email
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From your dashboard, click the three horizontal dots on your course card and then 'Invite Users.'
The first method that pops up with the ‘Invite to Section’ popup is the email option. With this method, you will enter an email address, select the role (teacher or student), click the plus, repeat as many times as you’d like, and then send to all invite recipients.
- While you can certainly add an entire class this way, it may be a bit time consuming. This is a great method for adding a few students at a time, for times when a new student joins your initial roster, or when you need to add an adult like a co-teacher or paraprofessional.
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- Add students via Share URL
- If you click the tab in the popup for Share URL, you will be taken to a screen with a URL that can be shared with students. When they click the URL, it will prompt students to create an account and enroll them into your course section.
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This method can be used at any time to get students added to a course, but it’s especially useful when you have to add many students at once, such as at the start of the year.
In order to get the URL to your students, you’ll need to choose the flow that works best for your class setting. Some teachers will email the URL to their class, others will post the link in their Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, or similar LMS where they’ve chosen to share information with students.
- Students Join via Invite Code
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Finally, if you navigate to your 'Section' tab via the left-hand navigation panel, you can scroll to the right to get an 'Invite Code' unique to a given section. Write this on the board or email it to students.
On their dashboard, they'll select 'Join Course' and enter this code to be instantly enrolled.
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- Utilize an LMS Integration
- If your school has unlocked our premium integrations feature, it's as easy as linking the sections pulled in from your LMS to your newly created course. If your school does not have integrations set up, you can contact our team to learn more.