Interactive activities when IT will not let you host files
Plenty of careers teams cannot upload anything to a web server. These tools remove
that step. You write your content, copy what comes out, and paste it where you want
it. There is nothing to upload and no account to create.
1Write your contentIn the builder, with a live preview beside you.
2Copy what it gives youA block of code, or a ready-made iframe tag.
3Paste it anywhereYour careers platform, SharePoint, Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle.
They come in two kinds, and the difference matters. One kind gives you a block of code
that is the whole thing — it depends on nobody, including us. The other kind gives
you a link to a page we host, with your content packed inside the link itself; those are
editable later and can do far more, but they need this site to be up. If that is a
problem, take a copy: every file is plain HTML that will sit on any static hosting.
Paste the code — nothing hosted at all
What you copy is the entire thing: markup and styling, no JavaScript, nothing loaded
from anywhere. Paste it into a pathway activity and it keeps working whatever happens
to this site. The trade is that you cannot edit it afterwards from here — to
change it you build a new one and swap the code over.
Pop-up Modal
A button that opens a dialog over the page. Uses a hidden checkbox instead of
JavaScript, so it survives the security filters that strip scripts out of most
LMS and CRM platforms.
A tip or an aside that would clutter the activity if left on the page
Terms, eligibility notes, the long version of a short answer
Anywhere you want detail available without making everyone read it
Worth knowing before you use one: the Escape key will not close it, and focus is
not held inside the dialog. Both need JavaScript. For a tip that is fine; for
something a student must read, put it on the page instead.
Tabs & Accordions
Expanding sections that never change height. A normal accordion grows the page
when it opens, and where the activity container is measured once at load, the
grown content spills over the Submit button. These do not.
Long guidance split into sections without a wall of text
Parallel options: CV, covering letter, application form
Click between the sections — the box stays exactly the same height whichever
one is showing, because it is always as tall as the longest.
Self-Marking Quiz
Two-choice questions that mark themselves as students answer, with an explanation
after each one and a score at the end. No JavaScript, and it never changes height.
Spot the scam — judging job adverts as genuine or fraudulent
True or false, myth or fact, appropriate or not
Any check-your-understanding step inside a longer activity
Nothing is recorded — it marks itself in the student’s browser and keeps
nothing, so pair it with a reflection field if you need evidence.
Paste a link — we host the page
Your content is squashed down and packed into the link itself, after the
# — a part of a web address that never leaves the
browser, so it is never sent to this server and never appears in any log here. You paste
an iframe. These can be edited later by pasting the link back into the builder.
Guess & Reveal
Students commit to an answer before they see the truth. The gap between what
they expected and what is real is what makes the point stick — far better
than simply telling them.
Myth-busting: the hidden job market, application volumes, salary reality
Judging a sample interview answer, CV line or email out of five
Showing what last year’s cohort said, from your own survey data
A grid of statements. Students decide for themselves whether each one is good
practice or a mistake, then tap to find out. A list of rules gets skimmed; a
card you have to commit to does not.
A deck of cards with a prompt on the front and the answer on the back. The
quiet workhorse: it turns a wall of guidance text into something students
actually click through.
Interview questions with a worked STAR(R) answer on the back
Common questions about placements, applications or visas