Open question

Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question

1. Topics & Questions
2. Select topic
3. New question

The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Open question.

11Open question

1. Open question

Choose the question type Open question. Maximum answer length limits the answer in characters (1 to 10,000, default 500) — this is also a teaching decision: 80 characters force a single sentence, 500 allow a justification. Below are the switches for the other variants.

11Title22Question text33Answer length44other variants55Preview

1. Title
2. Question text
3. Answer length
4. other variants
5. Preview

Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

11Save

1. Save

After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

11Show question (space bar)22connected devices

1. Show question (space bar)
2. connected devices

A text field appears on the smartphone. Participants type their answer — the counter below shows the permitted length — and send it.

11Type the answer22Send

1. Type the answer
2. Send

After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

In the cockpit the answers come in under Responses — each with its working time. The projector only counts; it never shows open answers by itself.

11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers

1. Submissions so far
2. Close (space bar)
3. single answers

The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

Open answers do not appear on the projector by themselves. Under Responses, the Show on the projector button puts a single answer on the wall — without a name; the button next to it shows the name if you wish. The star keeps an answer for later.

11Show on the projector22Name on/off

1. Show on the projector
2. Name on/off

The projector shows the selected answer in large type. A second click on the same button in the cockpit takes it down again.

Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

11Show results

1. Show results

When you show the results, the projector only states the number of answers — you decide which answers go on the wall with Show on the projector.

After the reveal every smartphone shows its own answer; if you send a model solution, it appears below.

The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question

1. Topics & Questions
2. Select topic
3. New question

The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Open question.

11Open question

1. Open question

In the field Accepted answers, enter each valid spelling on a line of its own (at most 20).

11Title22Question text33one answer per line44Preview

1. Title
2. Question text
3. one answer per line
4. Preview

Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

11Save

1. Save

After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

11Show question (space bar)22connected devices

1. Show question (space bar)
2. connected devices

Participants type their answer and send it — the devices never learn the accepted answers.

11Type the answer22Send

1. Type the answer
2. Send

After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

Answers that match an accepted answer carry the green badge Variant in the cockpit, with a check mark next to it. A click on the check mark grades the answer with 100 %; in the analytics, Grade all matches of the accepted answers as correct does it for all of them at once.

11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers

1. Submissions so far
2. Close (space bar)
3. single answers

The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

11Show results

1. Show results

When you show the results, the projector only states the number of answers — you decide which answers go on the wall with Show on the projector.

After the reveal every smartphone shows its own answer; if you send a model solution, it appears below.

The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question

1. Topics & Questions
2. Select topic
3. New question

The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Open question.

11Open question

1. Open question

In the editor of the open question, switch on Numbers only.

11Title22Question text33Numbers only44Preview

1. Title
2. Question text
3. Numbers only
4. Preview

Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

11Save

1. Save

After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

11Show question (space bar)22connected devices

1. Show question (space bar)
2. connected devices

With Numbers only the smartphone shows a number field with the numeric keypad. It accepts no other characters.

11numbers only22Send

1. numbers only
2. Send

After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

In the cockpit the answers come in under Responses — each with its working time. The projector only counts; it never shows open answers by itself.

11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers

1. Submissions so far
2. Close (space bar)
3. single answers

The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

11Show results

1. Show results

When you show the results, the projector only states the number of answers — you decide which answers go on the wall with Show on the projector.

After the reveal every smartphone shows its own answer; if you send a model solution, it appears below.

The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question

1. Topics & Questions
2. Select topic
3. New question

The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Open question.

11Open question

1. Open question

In the editor of the open question, switch on Allow a sketch. Tablets and smartphones convert handwritten *text* into typed text in any text field by themselves — the sketch is meant for drawings.

11Title22Question text33Allow a sketch44Preview

1. Title
2. Question text
3. Allow a sketch
4. Preview

Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

11Save

1. Save

After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

11Show question (space bar)22connected devices

1. Show question (space bar)
2. connected devices

Below the text field is the drawing area with three pen colors, Erase, Undo and Delete all. Once a device has detected a stylus, only the stylus draws — a resting hand leaves no strokes.

11draw22colors and tools33Send

1. draw
2. colors and tools
3. Send

After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

In the cockpit every sketch appears as an image in the response; Show on the projector puts it on the wall in large size.

11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers

1. Submissions so far
2. Close (space bar)
3. single answers

The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

Open answers do not appear on the projector by themselves. Under Responses, the Show on the projector button puts a single answer on the wall — without a name; the button next to it shows the name if you wish. The star keeps an answer for later.

11Show on the projector22Name on/off

1. Show on the projector
2. Name on/off

The projector shows the selected answer in large type. A second click on the same button in the cockpit takes it down again.

Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

11Show results

1. Show results

When you show the results, the projector only states the number of answers — you decide which answers go on the wall with Show on the projector.

After the reveal every smartphone shows its own sketch.

The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question

1. Topics & Questions
2. Select topic
3. New question

The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Open question.

11Open question

1. Open question

Switch on Allow a file or photo. Below it you choose the Allowed file types (default: images and PDF; Office formats, text, CSV and ZIP can be added), the Maximum file size (5 to 50 MB) and how many Files per answer are allowed. Executable files are deliberately not available.

11Question text22switch on33file types44size

1. Question text
2. switch on
3. file types
4. size

Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

11Save

1. Save

After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

11Show question (space bar)22connected devices

1. Show question (space bar)
2. connected devices

Below the text field is 📎 Attach a photo or file. On a smartphone this opens the camera or the photos; the upload happens only when sending.

11text (optional)22Attach a photo or file33Send

1. text (optional)
2. Attach a photo or file
3. Send

After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

In the cockpit the file appears as a preview in the response; a separate button puts an image on the projector.

11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers

1. Submissions so far
2. Close (space bar)
3. single answers

The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

11Show results

1. Show results

When you show the results, the projector only states the number of answers — you decide which answers go on the wall with Show on the projector.

After the reveal every smartphone shows its own answer; if you send a model solution, it appears below.

The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.