Frequently asked questions

Wise Cow helps you learn and revise Scottish National 5 Mathematics with lessons, worked examples and practice questions. Write on the integrated whiteboard or upload your working for automatic marking, and track your progress as you go.

Sign in and open your course dashboard. Choose Learn for lessons and worked examples, Practice for topic questions, or Revise for past-paper questions.

Write your answer and working on the integrated whiteboard, or upload photos of your paper working.

Use the Eraser to remove ink, Undo to reverse your latest drawing action, or Clear to remove all writing from the surface.

Yes. Check the save status on the question page before leaving. If saving fails, keep the page open and retry. To submit your saved answer for marking, press Mark.

Wise Cow marks your submitted working against criteria based on official marking schemes and shows a breakdown of the marks awarded. Show your method as well as your final answer so it can assess your working.

You can manually change each mark, so if you think your work has been marked incorrectly, feel free to adjust it. You can also use Flag to bring anything that doesn't look right in a question or its marking to our attention, and we'll investigate.

Use a tablet that supports an active pen, paired with a stylus compatible with your exact model:

• Apple iPad with a compatible Metapen or Apple Pencil.
• Samsung Galaxy Tab that supports S Pen input, with a compatible S Pen.
• Amazon Fire Max 11 or Fire HD 10 (13th generation, 2023 release), with a compatible USI 2.0 stylus, such as the Made for Amazon Stylus Pen.
• Lenovo tablet that supports active pen input, with the Lenovo pen specified for that model.

Check the tablet and pen manufacturers’ compatibility lists before buying. Not every Amazon Fire, Samsung or Lenovo tablet supports an active pen, and pens are not interchangeable across all models. Basic rubber-tip styluses cannot draw on the Wise Cow whiteboard.

Choose a Metapen or Apple Pencil that supports your exact iPad model. Check the compatibility list for the specific pen before buying.

See Metapen’s iPad pens and compatibility guidance or Apple’s Apple Pencil compatibility list.

Use the S Pen supplied with your tablet, or buy a replacement compatible with your Galaxy Tab model.

Check your tablet’s specifications and Samsung’s S Pen guidance before buying a replacement.

For a Fire Max 11 or Fire HD 10 (13th generation, 2023 release), choose the Made for Amazon Stylus Pen listed as compatible with your tablet. Check the exact model and generation before buying; not every Fire tablet supports an active pen.

See Amazon’s Fire tablet specifications and stylus guidance.

Use the Lenovo pen specified for your exact tablet model. Lenovo tablets support different pens, and some do not support active pen input, so check compatibility before buying.

Find your tablet in Lenovo’s Product Specifications Reference and check Lenovo’s accessories compatibility guide for the matching pen.

No. Use a compatible active pen or a mouse to write. Finger touches scroll the page and operate controls. Basic rubber-tip styluses behave like a finger, so they cannot draw on the whiteboard.

Write your answers on paper, then upload clear photos of your working for each question. The upload option is in the same interface as the integrated whiteboard, so you can choose how to submit your answer.

Check that your pen supports your tablet, charge it if needed, and follow its setup instructions. Test it in another handwriting app. If it works there but not on Wise Cow, contact support with your tablet model, pen model, browser and a description of the problem.

Yes. You need an account to access your course, save your working and progress, and review your marked answers.

Wise Cow is free to try for 7 days with limited access. Full access is unlocked with a paid plan. Pay upfront for access until your exam.

Open Subscription from your account navigation to see your plan, course access and available subscription options.

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Contact support with your question and any relevant details, such as the question ID or a description of the problem.