Video Transcript
In this video, we will show you how to use Nagwa Connect as an educator.
Nagwa Connect is an exciting, innovative technology that allows you to run online
sessions with your students, in real time, using our whiteboard technology.
Nagwa Connect is fully integrated with your portal, and sessions can be run with
single students, classes of students, or all of the students in your portal! Using our app, you can speak to your students while presenting them a real-time
whiteboard which updates as you write. We have built in a live chat feature for your students so they can ask any questions
that they have and stay connected. You can also import images and display these during a session.
To get started, head over to our “Apps” page (https://www.nagwa.com/en/apps/) and
install Nagwa Connect for Educators on your iPad or Android tablet. Once installed, open the app and sign in with your portal educator account and you’re
ready to go.
To start a session, head over to your educator portal, click on “Assignments”, then
click on “Sessions”, and finally click “+ New Session”. Now, you’ll need to enter the details for the session. We are going to title ours “Revision Class”, leave the date as today, and set the
time for an hour’s time.
We’ll set the session duration to “60” minutes, set the subject to “Mathematics”, and
select our “Transfiguration-4” class. This will default to all the students in the class, but you can adjust this on the
right-hand side if you so desire. You can also add additional classes by clicking the “+” button, but we are only going
to add one class to this session! Finally, to confirm the session, click “Create Session”.
If you would like to add graphics to your session, click on “Materials” followed by
“+ Add Materials”. Then, you just need to click where it says “Select Images” and then choose the files
that you want to upload. Once you’ve uploaded the files you want, click “Finish” and then “Add”. You should now see the image appear under “Materials”, which means it is ready to be
used in the session.
Once you’ve set up your first session, jump back over to the educators app, refresh
the screen (if necessary), and you’ll see the session appear. As soon as you’re ready, click start, and your session will be live and your students
will be able to start joining. They can join either through the Nagwa Connect for Students app or directly from
their student portals.
Once the session starts, you can see the list of students invited on the right-hand
side by clicking the icon with the three people. As they join, the circle next to their name will turn green and they will be able to
see the whiteboard and hear your commentary.
If you deselect the people icon, you will toggle back to the chat feed where you can
see any messages from your students as they appear.
You have the ability to mute your microphone at any time by pressing the microphone
in the top left-hand corner of the screen. And you can change your pen by selecting the different pens in the middle of the
screen or use the eraser if you need to rub something out.
The circular arrows button on the right-hand side allows you to clear your screen so
that you can start again with a fresh whiteboard.
If you added images to your session, you can add them by clicking the folder on the
right-hand side, selecting the image that you would like to use, and then
positioning it where you would like it to appear on the screen. Once you’re happy with the position, click the tick, and the image will be shared
with your students.
There is a timer clock on the left-hand side of the screen so you can keep track of
the length of time for which the session has been running. And you can end the session at any time by pressing the red button in the left-hand
corner of the screen.
It’s worth noting that once you end the session, it will also end for your students,
but it will not immediately clear the whiteboard, allowing them to copy down any
last-minute notes that they might want to make.
If you want to start another session, you will need to schedule this through the
educator portal and then refresh the app to be able to start it.
