--- title: 'Nurture Signal tutorials' description: 'Step-by-step video and written tutorials for Nurture Signal. Browse by task, or filter by platform, audience and subject.' canonical: 'https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal' siteGuide: 'https://www.gonurture.com/llms.txt' --- [All tutorials](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials.md) Short, practical walkthroughs for Nurture Signal. Browse by task below, or jump straight to a category. [About Nurture Signal →](https://www.gonurture.com/signal.md) Filters Platform Canvas For who Teacher Subject Digital TechnologiesEnglishGeographyHASSHPEMathsScience Showing 38 of 38 articles ## Getting started [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started.md) [ ### Introduction to Nurture Signal An introduction to Nurture Signal: what it is and how it gives you real-time visibility into student understanding in class. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started/introduction-to-nurture-signal.md) [ ### Engage, Live Quiz and Assessment: which session type to use The three Signal session types, what each one is built to do, and how to pick the right one for your lesson. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started/which-session-type-to-use.md) [ ### How to create and run an Engage session Set up an Engage session, use the six check-in types, run it live with your class, and read the insights afterwards. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started/create-and-run-an-engage-session.md) [ ### How to create and run a Live Quiz session Generate hinge questions, release them one at a time in class, and use the Barton scale to decide whether to reteach, recap or move on. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started/create-and-run-a-live-quiz-session.md) [ ### How to create and run an Assessment session Set an Assessment for students to complete in their own time, and understand the confidence and reflection steps they work through. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started/create-and-run-an-assessment-session.md) ## Getting started with Nurture Signal in Canvas [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started-canvas.md) [ ### How to access the three session types in Canvas Where Engage, Live Quiz and Assessment live when you use Nurture Signal inside Canvas, and where students go to find each one. CanvasTeacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started-canvas/access-the-three-session-types-in-canvas.md) [ ### How to create and run a Quiz Assessment in Canvas Create a Signal Assessment from Canvas Assignments, assign and publish it in Canvas, then see what students do and what comes back to you. CanvasTeacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/getting-started-canvas/create-and-run-a-quiz-assessment-in-canvas.md) ## Example sessions per subject [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/example-sessions.md) [ ### Setting up a check for understanding session for HASS Two worked examples — Geography and English — of the prompt that generates hinge questions for a HASS lesson. Teams & Canvas TeacherHASSGeographyEnglish ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/example-sessions/check-for-understanding-session-for-hass.md) [ ### Setting up a check for understanding session for Maths and Science Two worked examples — Probability and Forces and Motion — plus how to handle mathematical and scientific notation. Teams & Canvas TeacherMathsScience ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/example-sessions/check-for-understanding-session-for-maths-and-science.md) [ ### Setting up a check for understanding session for HPE and Digital Technologies Two worked examples — The Body and Physical Activity, and Data Representation — and what makes a hinge question effective. Teams & Canvas TeacherHPEDigital Technologies ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/example-sessions/check-for-understanding-session-for-hpe-and-digital-technologies.md) ## Creating sessions [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions.md) [ ### Generate a whole session with AI Describe your lesson and let AI build the questions and prompts for you. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/generate-a-session-with-ai.md) [ ### Write a question with AI from a prompt Type what you want to ask and let AI draft the question and answers. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/write-a-question-with-ai.md) [ ### Creating open answer questions Ask students to write a response, then mark it against the success criteria and model answer you set. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/creating-open-answer-questions.md) [ ### Using LaTeX for maths and science notation Write proper mathematical and scientific notation in any question — from the toolbar, or in LaTeX directly. Teams & Canvas TeacherMathsScience ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/using-latex-for-maths-and-science-notation.md) [ ### Duplicate a session Make a fresh copy of a session, carrying its questions across as drafts. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/duplicate-a-session.md) [ ### Prepare questions ahead, then release them one at a time Build your questions before the lesson and open each one when you reach it. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/prepare-questions-and-release-one-at-a-time.md) [ ### Run a quick poll check-in Ask a question with no right answer and see the group vote live. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/creating-sessions/run-a-quick-poll.md) ## Running a session [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session.md) [ ### Post an engagement check-in to your class Ask everyone how they are engaging right now and choose how they answer. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/post-engagement-check-in.md) [ ### Adding a question or check-in in the middle of an active session You do not have to plan every question in advance — add one while a session is running. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/adding-a-question-or-check-in-mid-session.md) [ ### Adding a student reflection in a session Post a reflection during a live session, or build one into an assessment, and choose from four reflection frameworks. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/adding-a-student-reflection-in-a-session.md) [ ### Run an engagement checkpoint so everyone answers Force every participant to show where they are on the engagement spectrum. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/run-an-engagement-checkpoint.md) [ ### Turn off free reactions during a session Stop participants reacting on their own so they only respond to your check-ins. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/turn-off-participant-reactions.md) [ ### Shuffle answer options for each participant Show quiz and poll options in a different order to every participant. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/shuffle-answer-options.md) [ ### Using presenter view Project a session without exposing your teacher screen — set the toggles, then share the presenter tab only. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/set-up-presentation-mode.md) [ ### How away alerts bring participants back A chime and a tab alert nudge participants who have switched away when you post something. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/away-tab-alerts.md) [ ### Replay a finished session Watch an ended session play back exactly as it happened, at your own pace. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/running-a-session/replay-a-session.md) ## Results & insights [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/results-insights.md) [ ### Reading your Check for Understanding results Understand what the results panel is telling you and what to do next after each question. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/results-insights/reading-your-check-for-understanding-results.md) [ ### Seeing every answer at once: the right and wrong grid The grid shows every student against every question in one view, filling in live as answers arrive. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/results-insights/seeing-every-answer-at-once-the-right-and-wrong-grid.md) [ ### Export a participant's insights as a PDF Save a single participant's insights view as a branded PDF to share or keep. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/results-insights/export-participant-insights-as-pdf.md) ## Using Signal MCP [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/using-signal-mcp.md) [ ### Connecting an AI assistant to Signal Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini to your own Signal data and ask it questions in conversation. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/using-signal-mcp/connecting-an-ai-assistant-to-signal.md) [ ### Hiding names and email addresses from an AI assistant Stop a connected AI assistant from ever seeing who your students are, while it still does useful work. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/using-signal-mcp/hiding-names-and-email-addresses-from-an-ai-assistant.md) ## Organisation [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/organisation.md) [ ### Organising sessions by class with groups Keep each class’s sessions together with groups — usually one group per class. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/organisation/create-a-group-and-add-sessions.md) ## Plans [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/plans.md) [ ### Nurture Signal plans: Standard and Premium What each plan includes and which features need Premium. Teams & Canvas All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/plans/nurture-signal-plans.md) ## Troubleshooting & FAQ [View category](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/troubleshooting.md) [ ### My students can't join or log into a session Stuck on a login screen? In most cases the fix is a two-click toggle: allow guest participants. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/troubleshooting/my-students-cant-join-or-log-into-a-session.md) [ ### How do I run a session again after it's ended? You can't reopen an ended session — duplicate it and run the copy. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/troubleshooting/how-do-i-run-a-session-again-after-its-ended.md) [ ### How groups work A group holds one class’s sessions. Open one and you get three tabs: Sessions, Insights and Members. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/troubleshooting/how-groups-work.md) [ ### Why does a correct guessed answer count as half? Why the recommendation discounts a correct answer with no reasoning behind it, and how a guess gets flagged. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/troubleshooting/why-does-a-correct-guessed-answer-count-as-half.md) [ ### Why are low-effort explanations excluded from AI insights? Stock non-answers dilute the AI summary, so they are left out of it — but nothing is deleted. Teams & Canvas Teacher All subjects ](https://www.gonurture.com/tutorials/signal/troubleshooting/why-are-low-effort-explanations-excluded-from-ai-insights.md)