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Add video, text, images, files, quizzes, and reflection boxes to a lesson.
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Add a video lesson
Add a video block from Alva hosting, YouTube, Vimeo or Loom.
Read article → How-toAdd text, images and files
Add rich text, images, PDFs, audio, ePub and MS Office blocks.
Read article → How-toAdd a Button or HTML block
Link out with a button or paste custom HTML into a lesson, and see what the course player does with each.
Read article → How-toAdd an inline note
Drop a small Info, Tip or Warning symbol into lesson text that students hover or tap for extra detail.
Read article → How-toAdd a quiz
Build a quiz inside a lesson to test knowledge.
Read article → ReferenceQuiz settings: passing score, time limit, attempts and question types
Every quiz setting and question type: passing score, time limit, attempts, feedback, shuffling and completion rules.
Read article → How-toAdd a reflection box
Add an autosaved journal prompt for each student, then reply to what they write.
Read article → How-toAdd a contact form
Receive student questions in Messages and reply by email.
Read article → How-toRequire completion before the next lesson
Turn on sequential gating so lessons unlock in order.
Read article → How-toAlign and resize content blocks
Set the width of video, image and audio blocks, and align them or the buttons in PDF, Button, Zoom and File blocks Left, Center or Right.
Read article → How-toAdd and format tables
Insert tables in a Text block, add or delete rows and columns, switch header cells and borders on or off, colour cells and resize columns.
Read article → How-toAdd a Shopify product to a lesson
Embed live product cards from your Shopify store in a lesson so students can add kits, books or courses to their cart.
Read article → How-toLet students reset their progress
Add a Reset Progress block so students can restart a course themselves, keeping quiz results and their certificate.
Read article → How-toManage lesson comments
Turn comments on per course, find conversations that need a reply, answer students in threads, and delete comments.
Read article → How-toLinks and images in comments
Let students attach up to 4 images to comments, add images to your replies, remove images, and see how links work.
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