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Which tool for which teaching goal

The tool pages start from the tool. This page starts from what you want learners to do.

I want learners to…UseGuide
see the whole task or system firstExploded View, opening at the first stepOpen the model at a lesson step
A video on the first panelWrite the instructions: Video
watch an expert do it, on the machine itselfMotion: ghost hands with your voiceRecord a demonstration, Create the playback for learners
watch an expert do it, on videoA video on a panel, or a video screen in the roomWrite the instructions: Video, Add a video screen
follow steps one at a timeScenario SetupCreate a scenario
Guidance Setup, if steps only show panelsCreate a guidance sequence
read help right next to the partPanels placed at or on the objectPlace the instruction panel
LabelsAdd a label
get help on the real objectAR with Positioning SetupPositioning Setup: How QR alignment works
do the action, not click NextA step that finishes on a button or a placeChoose how a step finishes
press, switch or operate controlsButton InjectionAdd a button to an object
find and press the right part of a machineA clickable partMake a part of a machine clickable
see parts move and reactKinematic Editor ToolAdd buttons that move the parts
hear or see that something happenedSound or light on movementPlay a sound or effect when a part moves
see inside a machineExploded ViewMake a model come apart
focus on one part of a machineExploded View of a partExplode part of a machine
turn parts in their handsExploded View with handling, or Object SpawnerLet learners pick up the pieces, Choose what learners can do with an object
choose the right part from similar onesPart PaletteCreate a palette
read data and connect it to what they seeGraphsGraphs
experiment with conditions and see the effectPlanetary Lab, a ready-made experimentPlanetary Lab
read program code in the roomSyntax HighlighterSyntax Highlighter
compare right and wrongImage panel, or two objects side by sideWrite the instructions: Image, Place an object
only see what the step needsShow or hide objects per stepShow or hide objects during a step
go to the right placeA step that finishes when a place is reachedChoose how a step finishes
practise the controls firstA practice scene, first in the menuCreate a lesson scene, Create the main menu
use their hands like in realityA hands player setupScene Generation: The five player setups
go through stages or levels in orderOne scene per stage or level, in the main menuCreate the main menu

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I want learners to…Workaround for now
get a message when they do something wrongName the typical mistake on the step; supervisor and debrief. See Plan for mistakes.
get less help automatically as they improveSeparate scenes per run or level. See Plan the support.
type or record an answerAloud, in pairs or on paper. See Close the loop.