How it works in a class
One assignment, start to finish.
Follow a history essay through one week: what the teacher does, what students get, and what comes back to the teacher.
- MondayThe teacher posts the essay once
- Monday nightIt's on every student's timeline, in steps
- Tue to ThuStudents work it out with Nova
- WednesdayThe teacher sees where the class is
- Next weekMarks go back when the teacher's ready
Step 1 · Monday
The teacher posts it once.
A title, a due date, the weight and the rubric. One post reaches the whole class, or several classes at once.
The teacher
- Post to one class or several
- Attach the rubric or a worksheet
- Move the date once and it moves for everyone
- Or paste the syllabus and post the term's work in one go
Students
- It's on their timeline and calendar straight away
- Marked as from their teacher, so they know it's official
Ms. Rivera posts
Title
Fall of Rome essay
Due
Friday, 11:59 pm
Worth
15% · out of 40
Details
800 words: why did the Western Roman Empire fall? Use two sources.
Essay rubric.pdf
On 27 students' timelines and calendars
Step 2 · Monday night
Every student has a plan, not just a due date.
Big work is easier to start in small pieces. With Nova, a student breaks the essay into steps on their timeline in a tap, and Stardo reminds them before it's late.
The teacher
- No chasing: reminders go out before it's due
- Steps make a five-day essay a five-day job, not a one-night one
Students
- Steps spread out before the due date
- A reminder when it's close and they haven't got far
- Never a notification in the middle of the night
Mia's timeline, with the steps she made with Nova
Fall of Rome essay
From your teacher40% · due Friday
- Read chapter 6Mon
- Find two sourcesTue
- OutlineWed
- DraftThu
- Edit and hand inFri
Due in 3 days and you're 40% there. Outline next?
Step 3 · Tuesday to Thursday
Students work it out with Nova, not around it.
When a student asks Nova to write it, Nova helps them write it instead: a question, a hint, a check of their own words.
The teacher
- An AI that won't write graded work
- The same rules for every student, set by the school
Students
- Explanations, hints and a check of their own work
- Quizzes, flashcards and practice tests from their own notes
- Photos, files and links they bring, read and used to help
Leo and Nova
can you just write my intro for the fall of rome essay
I won't write it for you, but I'll help you write a good one. What do you think was the biggest reason Rome fell?
probably the money problems?
Good start. Turn that into one sentence that answers the question. That's your thesis. Then tell me two things that caused the money problems.
Quiz me on itMake flashcardsWhere should I look?
Step 4 · Wednesday
The teacher sees the class, live.
Halfway through the week, the teacher can see who's started, what the class keeps asking about and how it's studying, without reading anyone's chat.
The teacher
- Each student's progress: not started, how far, done
- The kinds of help the class asked Nova for
- The topics that came up most, summed up by Nova
- Flashcards and practice tests made for it
Students
- Their chats, notes and files stay theirs
- Totals only show with five or more students behind them
Fall of Rome essay
Where the class is
Done 0Working on it 3Not started 24· 4% on average
Working on it each day
3 of 27 students today
How Nova helped
4 students asked
- Explain an idea1
- A hint to get going1
- Plan the steps3
What they asked about
Shows once 5 or more students have asked Nova about it.
Studying for it
Shows once 5 or more students have made flashcards or a practice test.
Class totals for 27 students. Never one student's chat. Example class.
Step 5 · Thursday
Reteach what the class found hard.
In our example class, thirteen students asked why the empire split in two. That's ten minutes at the start of Thursday's class, before the drafts are written.
The teacher
- A note to the class (and parents, if wanted) in one step
- Spot who hasn't started while there's still time
Students
- The teacher's note on their home screen
- Help in class on the part they were stuck on
What they asked about
- Why the empire split in two13 students
- Writing a thesis statement10 students
- Inflation and taxes6 students
Note to History 10
Lots of you asked why the empire split. We'll spend the first ten minutes on it tomorrow, so bring your outline.
On every student's home screen
Step 6 · The week after
Marks go back when the teacher's ready.
The teacher releases marks in one go. Each student sees theirs and their course average; parents see it only if the student shares marks with them.
The teacher
- Release marks when you're ready, not when you type them
- Parents' Sunday email is made from the work you posted
Students
- Their mark, their average and what's left to aim for
- They choose what each parent sees
Ms. Rivera · marks out of 40
- Mia Khan36/ 40
- Leo Park31/ 40
- Ava Singh34/ 40
- Noah Brown28/ 40
- and 23 more
Mia sees
36 / 40
History average updated
Her parent
Sees it, if Mia shares marks with them.
Questions
Questions about a week in Stardo
Do students need to be in a class for this to work?
No. Students can add their own work by typing it, pasting a teacher's post or giving Nova a photo of the sheet. When a teacher posts to a class, the work arrives by itself and its dates follow the teacher's changes.
What happens when the teacher changes the due date?
It changes on every student's timeline and calendar at once. Students keep their own progress, steps and notes on it.
Will Nova write the essay if a student asks?
No. Nova won't write graded work. It explains, asks questions, gives hints and checks the student's own work, so they can do it themselves. The teacher sees how often the class asked it to do the work, as a total.
Do students get reminders?
Yes. Stardo reminds students before work is due, more firmly when they haven't started, and never in the middle of the night.