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SimDeck help

A short guide for David Millians to run classroom simulations, recover mistakes, and prepare future games.

Open dashboardHome

Students open SimDeck

  1. 1.Give students the class code or their dashboard link.
  2. 2.Students use Safari on iPad or a browser on a computer.
  3. 3.Student dashboards only show that student's own cards.

Use and restore cards

  1. 1.Students tap Use, then confirm the card.
  2. 2.Used cards move to the used section.
  3. 3.David can restore used cards from Activity or the student inventory.

Send cards

  1. 1.Students choose a recipient before sending.
  2. 2.The app asks them to confirm the send.
  3. 3.Recent sends can be undone while the card has not moved again.

Edit, duplicate, and deal cards

  1. 1.Open Cards and search or use a saved view.
  2. 2.Filter by category, color, source, or active use.
  3. 3.Edit the selected card panel. Duplicate opens the copy. Deal opens the inventory where the card appears.

Import future cards

  1. 1.Open Cards and paste rows from a sheet or Word table.
  2. 2.Use Clean pasted rows if the spacing is messy.
  3. 3.Edit detected rows in the review queue, then import only new or changed cards.

Run live class mode

  1. 1.Open Dashboard, then Live class mode.
  2. 2.Use the student search, pending approvals, recent moves, and undo queue.
  3. 3.Use live controls to pause sends, require approval, pause use, or lock class.

Create a future game

  1. 1.Open Games, then New game.
  2. 2.Choose a theme and description.
  3. 3.Add students, import cards, create roles, then deal starter cards.

Build roles

  1. 1.Open Roles.
  2. 2.Add cards under This role starts with these cards.
  3. 3.Use the assignment wizard to preview before dealing.

Approve joins

  1. 1.Open Dashboard or Students.
  2. 2.Pending students appear as alerts.
  3. 3.Approve the student before they use their password dashboard.

Lock or pause class

  1. 1.Open Settings.
  2. 2.Use classroom safety controls to pause sends, require approval, disable use, or lock the simulation.
  3. 3.Teacher controls still work while students are paused.

Export a backup

  1. 1.Open Dashboard.
  2. 2.Use Download CSV backup for spreadsheet backup.
  3. 3.Use Open print backup for a paper fallback before class.

Restore a backup

  1. 1.Open Settings and paste a restore backup JSON.
  2. 2.Check the dry-run preview counts.
  3. 3.Type RESTORE BACKUP only when the preview looks right.

Screen walkthroughs

What the main screens are doing

These compact screen maps mirror the real SimDeck flows David uses most: creating a game, managing cards, assigning roles, undoing mistakes, and checking a student dashboard.

New game

screen map
1Game details
2Theme selector
3Next setup steps
  1. 1.Name the simulation
  2. 2.Pick Egypt, China, or Classroom styling
  3. 3.Add students, import cards, then build roles

Cards

screen map
1Saved views
2Library filters
3Selected card detail
  1. 1.Search or use a saved view
  2. 2.Filter by source or in-use status
  3. 3.Edit, duplicate, or deal from the focused panel

Import

screen map
1Raw paste area
2Editable review rows
3Card preview
  1. 1.Paste or upload a text export
  2. 2.Clean messy rows
  3. 3.Edit row fields before import

Roles

screen map
1Assignment wizard
2Preview package
3Role package builder
  1. 1.Choose role
  2. 2.Choose student
  3. 3.Preview starter cards before dealing

Activity

screen map
1Activity filters
2Recent record
3Undo / restore
  1. 1.Filter by student or action
  2. 2.Restore used cards
  3. 3.Undo reversible transfers

Student view

screen map
1Inventory header
2Active card
3Used cards
  1. 1.Active cards first
  2. 2.Used cards faded below
  3. 3.Choose recipient before sending

Live class

screen map
1Live controls
2Approval queue
3Undo queue
  1. 1.Search students fast
  2. 2.Handle joins and sends
  3. 3.Undo recent mistakes

SimDeck is demo classroom software for role-based card inventories.

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