Choosing Content for Activities

When you launch a practice activity, you will need to specify what content to use with it.

The instructions for selecting content differ depending on whether you are practicing lessons or practicing learned vocab items. Information on both options appears below.

To choose content from lessons to use in activities:

1. Read the name of the activity at the top of the window to verify that you have the correct one selected. To change it, {{^phone}}select a different activity from the menu{{/phone}}{{#phone}}tap {{/phone}}.
2. Browse through the possible content for the selected activity by {{#web}}clicking{{/web}}{{^web}}tapping{{/web}} the name of any category to display the subcategories or lessons it contains. Continue {{#web}}clicking{{/web}}{{^web}}tapping{{/web}} on subcategories until you reach a list of lessons.{{#mobile}} In offline mode, only lessons that you have already downloaded will appear.{{/mobile}}

Note: The automatic filters for each activity will hide lessons that do not contain any content that meets the activity requirements. For example, lessons in which none of the vocab items have learning language sound will not be available to select for Dictation, Listening Multiple Choice, Listening Recognition, or Pronunciation Practice. Similarly, only lessons which contain at least one phrase with three or more words in the learning language will be shown for Unscramble and all of the Fill in the Blank activities.

3. When you get to a list of lessons, do any of the following:
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• Tap beside a lesson to download it. You cannot practice a lesson that has not been downloaded. This feature is only available with an Internet connection.
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• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}}{{^phone}} Practice beside{{/phone}}{{#phone}} the name of{{/phone}} an individual lesson to launch the activity using just the content from that lesson. This option will only be available if that lesson has enough appropriate content to run the activity.
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• Mark the checkboxes beside one or more lessons that you want to use in the activity, then {{#web}}click{{/web}}{{^web}}tap{{/web}} Practice Selected at the top of the screen to launch the activity with the content from all the selected lessons. This option will only be available if the combined lessons have enough appropriate content to run the activity. You can select as many lessons as you want, as long they are all from the same category. When you have no lessons selected, you can choose Select All in the Bulk Actions menu to mark the entire set of lessons. When you have lessons selected, you can choose Deselect All in the Bulk Actions menu to clear all your selections.
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• Tap and hold a lesson to select it, then tap other lessons to select them as well. When ready, tap Practice at the top of the screen to launch the activity with the content from all the selected lessons. You can select as many lessons as you want, as long they are all from the same category. Keep in mind that the chosen lessons must contain a combined total of at least four vocab items that meet the activity requirements. (Note: The number at the top of the screen will tell you how many lessons have been selected, not how many suitable vocab items they contain.)
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• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} beside a lesson that is not already in your learning path, then select Add to My Path to add it to the path. {{^phone}}Alternatively, you can choose Add Selected to Learning Path in the Bulk Actions menu to add all the lessons that are currently selected.{{/phone}}{{#phone}}Alternatively, you can tap Bulk Actions and choose Add All to Path to add all the lessons in the category at once.{{/phone}}
• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} beside a lesson that is already in your learning path, then select Remove from My Path to remove it. The lesson will not be deleted, but will no longer appear in your learning path.
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• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} beside a lesson, then select Add to RSS Feed to add that lesson to your RSS feed. This option will not be available for all lessons, and may not be available in all versions of the program.
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• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} beside a lesson, then select View {{^mobile}}Vocab{{/mobile}}{{#mobile}}Content{{/mobile}} to display the vocab items included in that lesson.
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• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} beside a lesson, then select Export as B4X to export that lesson as a .b4x file for import in other Transparent Language programs. This option will not be available for all lessons.
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• Tap Bulk Actions and choose Mark All as Learned to mark all the lessons currently shown on the screen as learned and add their vocab items to your learned vocab.
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• Tap beside a downloaded lesson, then select Delete from Device to delete that lesson from your device. The files for the lesson will be removed from the current device, although any words or phrases that you have learned from it will remain in your learned vocab. You can download the lesson again at any time.
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4. If you change your mind about using the activity, {{^phone}}{{#web}}click{{/web}}{{^web}}tap{{/web}} in the upper right-hand corner to return to the Learning screen{{/phone}}{{#phone}}use the menu to switch to another screen{{/phone}}.

To choose learned vocab items to use in activities:

1. Read the name of the activity at the top of the window to verify that you have the correct one selected. To change it, {{^phone}}select a different activity from the menu{{/phone}}{{#phone}}tap {{/phone}}.
2. {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} the Learned Vocab category.
3. Do one of the following:
• {{^phone}}{{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} Practice beside{{/phone}}{{#phone}}Select{{/phone}} the All Learned Vocab option to practice all your learned vocab items. Stale vocab items will be shown first, if you have any, then you will be given the option of continuing with fresh vocab items if you choose. Archived vocab items will not be shown. This option will only be available if you have at least four active learned vocab items that meet the requirements for the selected activity.{{#phone}} (Note: The number at the top of the screen will tell you how many learned vocab items will be practiced.){{/phone}}
• {{^phone}}{{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} Practice beside{{/phone}}{{#phone}}Select{{/phone}} the 10 Most Stale Vocab Items option to practice up to ten of your learned vocab items that have been stale the longest. If you have no stale vocab items, you can use this option to practice the learned vocab items that are closest to becoming stale. Archived vocab items will not be shown. This option will only be available if you have at least four active learned vocab items that meet the requirements for the selected activity. If you have more than four but fewer than ten, this option will let you practice as many as you have.{{#phone}} (Note: The number at the top of the screen will tell you how many learned vocab items will be practiced.){{/phone}}
• {{^phone}}{{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} Practice beside{{/phone}}{{#phone}}Select{{/phone}} the 10 Random Vocab Items option to practice up to ten randomly-chosen words or phrases from you learned vocab. These vocab items may be either fresh or stale. Archived vocab items will not be shown. This option will only be available if you have at least four active learned vocab items that meet the requirements for the selected activity. If you have more than four but fewer than ten, this option will let you practice as many as you have.{{#phone}} (Note: The number at the top of the screen will tell you how many learned vocab items will be practiced.){{/phone}}
• {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{#mobile}}Tap{{/mobile}}{{#phone}}Select{{/phone}} the Selected Vocab Items option to choose the set of learned vocab items that you want to practice. You can choose as many fresh or stale vocab items from your learned vocab as you want. Consult Selecting Learned Vocab Items to Practice for details.
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4. If you change your mind about using the activity, {{#web}}click{{/web}}{{^web}}tap{{/web}} in the upper right-hand corner to return to the Learning screen.
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5. When you've selected your content, tap Practice at the top of the screen.
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Related Topics:

• Selecting Learned Vocab Items to Practice
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• Viewing Lesson Vocab
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• Using the Learning Screen
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• Contacting Us
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