Interactive activities

Interactive activity types

Overview

Classfolio supports 10+ activity types that can be mixed within a single lesson. Each activity behaves differently — some are marked automatically, some use AI, and some are for discussion without a right or wrong answer.

Add activities to a lesson using the slide builder. You can add as many as you need and reorder them at any time.

Activity types

Multiple choice

Automatic

Students choose one answer from up to four options. Responses display as a live bar chart on the teacher screen. Reveal the correct answer at any time. Great for retrieval practice and quick checks.

Short answer

AI marked

Students type a free-text response of a few words to a couple of sentences. Marked by AI against your model answer. Best for factual recall and brief explanations.

Extended response

AI marked

Longer open-ended answers — paragraphs, arguments, or structured responses. Criterion-referenced AI marking. Ideal for analytical or evaluative questions.

Mind map

Not marked

Students build a branching idea map from a central concept you set. Individual maps feed into a shared class mind map on the teacher view. Great for brainstorms and concept mapping.

Poll

Not marked

Students submit a word, phrase, or short opinion. No right or wrong answer. Good for reading the room, gauging confidence, or opening discussion. Responses display in real time.

Word cloud

Not marked

Students submit words that build into a live word cloud — more popular answers appear larger. Perfect for vocabulary brainstorms and concept summaries.

Drag & drop

Automatic

Students sort, rank, or categorise items by dragging them into zones. Marked automatically based on correct placement. Good for ordering processes, categorising items, and sorting tasks.

Fill the gaps

Automatic / AI

Students complete a passage by typing into blank spaces or selecting from a word bank. Exact-match answers are marked automatically; open gaps can use AI marking.

Draw

Teacher reviewed

Students annotate an image or draw on a blank canvas. Good for labelling diagrams, sketching graphs, or showing working in maths and science. Teacher reviews responses in the moderation view.

Match pairs

Automatic

Students connect items on the left with their matches on the right. Marked automatically. Great for vocabulary, key terms, causes and effects, and definitions.

Flashcards

Flashcard decks are not standalone activities but can be attached to lessons or assignments. Students work through term-definition pairs, marking each card as Got it or Still learning. Good for vocabulary and key-term revision.

Choosing the right activity

Retrieval practice — multiple choice, short answer, fill the gaps.
Discussion starter — poll, word cloud, mind map.
Categorising/ordering — drag & drop, match pairs.
Extended thinking — short answer, extended response, draw.
Confidence check — poll (e.g. "Rate your confidence 1–5").
Vocabulary — match pairs, fill the gaps, flashcards, word cloud.

Marking summary

Automatic — marked instantly based on exact correct answers (multiple choice, drag & drop, match pairs, fill-the-gaps with word bank).
AI marked — marked against your model answer using AI (short answer, extended response, open fill-the-gaps).
Teacher reviewed — no automatic mark; you review responses in the moderation view (draw).
Not marked — no score; purely for discussion and exploration (poll, word cloud, mind map).