Circle to Learn  

Circle to Learn is an interactive, AI-driven reading assistant embedded within Classera’s digital textbook reader. It enables students to select, circle, or highlight text to trigger instant AI assistance, request simplified explanations, summaries, or real-world examples, solve highlighted questions, generate practice mini-quizzes, or save personal study annotations directly on their textbook pages. 

How to Access Circle to Learn  #

1. From the Student Homepage, navigate to the Courses section. 

2. Click Show All in the top right corner of the Courses panel. 

3. Hover over your target course card. 

4. Select My Learning Hub from the pop-up menu options. 

5. Launch the digital reader using one of the two pathways below: 

1. Accessing via Header Banner (General Resume): Click Circle to Learn in the top header banner of My Learning Hub to open the digital reader and resume reading where you last stopped. 

2. Accessing via Specific Units/Lessons (Targeted Unit): Expand the target unit accordion inside My Learning Hub, then click Learn or Circle to Learn on a specific lesson row to open the digital reader directly at that exact lesson position. 

6. Once Clicked the book window will appear. 

Step-by-Step Usage & Text Selection Actions  #

Step 1: Selecting Content to Display Actions  #

1. Text Highlight: When you highlight or select a specific phrase or passage on the page, a floating toolbar appears directly above the text with three options: Circle to Learn, Annotate, and Highlight. 

2. Circle / Area Selection: When you draw a circle or drag a selection box over an area (such as an image, diagram, or block of content), a single trigger button labeled Circle to Learn appears on screen. 

Step 2: Choose Your Desired Action  #

1. Option A: AI Assistance (Circle to Learn) 

1. Click Circle to Learn from the floating action bar. 

2. The Circle to Learn side drawer opens on the right side of the screen, displaying the Selected text preview box alongside five interactive AI learning options: 

• Explanation: Generates a detailed explanation to clarify the selected content. 

• Solve Question: Analyzes and solves any question or problem statement within the selection. 

• Provide Examples: Offers practical, real-world examples related to the selected topic. 

• Generate Questions: Creates interactive practice questions to test understanding. 

• Summarize: Delivers a concise summary highlighting the key points. 

2. Option B: Personal Notes (Annotate) 

• Click Annotate from the floating action bar. 

• The side drawer automatically switches to the Annotations tab. 

• Use the rich-text editor (formatting text, bullet lists, links, images, or math formulas) to write your notes under the auto-referenced page number (e.g., p. 6). 

• Save your note to store it as an interactive card in the Annotations panel for future review, editing, or deletion. 

3. Option C: Visual Highlighting (Highlight) 

• Click Highlight from the floating action bar. 

• A permanent color overlay applies over the selected text on the page for visual reference during study sessions.