Flashcards: Start a Live Session or Assign a Session as Homework

Flashcards on Wayground help students remember, practice, and retain information better, and are beneficial for learners who respond well to visual and auditory learning resources.

This article will explain how to assign Flashcards to your students and the different modes in which these Flashcards can be played.

To learn how to create Flashcards, read Create Flashcards for Your Students.

Start a live session

Prerequisite:

• Create Flashcards for your students, or
• Explore pre-made Flashcards in the Wayground Library

To start a live session,

1. Select the Flashcards set you want to start a live session for
2. Click on the 'Start now' button
3. Customize the session settings as per your requirements
4. Click on 'Start'
5. To join a live Flashcards session, students
   • can click on wayground.com/join/ and enter the code you have shared, along with their names
   • can use the join code you share via an LMS (Learning Management System) like Google Classroom, MS Teams, Canvas, etc.
     
   • can scan the QR code shared by you from their devices
   • can join via the link shared by you
   • can go to the Flashcards section on their dashboard if you have assigned them these Flashcards through classes
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? To learn how students experience this feature, read this: Join a Flashcards Session

Assign an asynchronous session (as homework)

1. Select the Flashcards set you want to assign to your students
2. Click on 'Assign' or 'Start now' 
3. Customize the session settings as per your requirements
   1. Toggle on the 'Shuffle flashcards' option if you want to prevent your students from memorizing the order of the flashcards
4. Once you have set all the desired preferences, click on 'Assign'
5. To join a Flashcards session, students
   • can click on wayground.com/join/ and enter the code you have shared, along with their names
   • can use the join code you share via an LMS (Learning Management System) like Google Classroom, MS Teams, Canvas, etc.
     
   • can scan the QR code shared by you from their devices
   • can join via the link shared by you
   • can go to the Flashcards section on their dashboard if you have assigned them these Flashcards through classes
     
6. In the Reports page, select the Flashcards activity to monitor which student has completed the activity 

? To learn how students experience this feature, read this: Join a Flashcards Session