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# What is a Space?

A Space is where learning happens in SpacesEDU. Teachers create Spaces to organize how students share, reflect, and collaborate. There are three types:

| Space type | What it does | Who sees posts |
| ---- |
| **Class Space** | A shared space for the whole class | All students (configurable) |
| **1:1 Space** | A private space between teacher and individual student | Only that student and the teacher |
| **Group Space** | A collaborative space for a subset of students | Only students in that group |


Here's a visualization of how each type of Space works:
![Visualization of how each type of Space](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ac4b05637a1fe800/dbf5532a-1046-46e7-bd0a-a141be_19ulbfs.jpeg)

###### Class Space

Every class you create includes a Class Space automatically. All students who join your class are linked to it.

Use a Class Space for:
* Class-wide discussion prompts
* Sharing files or media with all students
* Student work you want the whole class to see (if settings allow)

Examples:
* 🎵 Music: students upload recordings and participate in peer assessments
* 💼 Entrepreneurship: students showcase marketing campaigns and get peer feedback

| 💡 Tip: You can control whether students see each other's posts and comments by updating your Space Settings.

###### 1:1 Space

A 1:1 Space is private between you and each individual student. Other students cannot see posts in this space.

Use a 1:1 Space for:
* Personal assignments and reflections
* Private feedback
* Work shared with families (if family access is enabled)

You don't need to create a separate 1:1 space for each student. Selecting all students when creating one will automatically generate an individual private space for each.

Examples:
* 🎨 Visual Arts: students upload personal artifacts to demonstrate skill development
* 📚 Capstone Project: students document their learning process and present finished work

| 💡 Tip: You can create multiple 1:1 Spaces per class to separate units, subject areas, or family-shared work.

###### Group Space

A Group Space lets a specific set of students collaborate together. Posts are visible to group members only, not the rest of the class.

Use a Group Space for:
* Group projects and lab work
* Peer evaluation within small groups
* Collaborative assignments like literacy circles

When creating a Group Space, you can assign students:
* **Automatically**: select the number of students per group
* **Manually**: choose which students go in each group

Examples:
* 🔬 Science Lab: students collaborate on lab reports and upload media as a group
* 📖 Literacy Circles: students reflect on weekly readings and discuss themes together

###### Space Settings and Visibility

After creating a space, you can customize:
* Title and header color
* Description (to guide students on how to use the space)
* Student and family access levels (Hidden, Visible, or Active)

Until you set a space to **Visible** or **Active**, students and families won't see it in their accounts. Once set to Active, students can select it when creating a post.
All posts from every space in your class appear in the main **Feed**. To view posts from a single space, click the space name on any post or go to **Spaces** and select it.

[Learn more about updating Space Settings](https://help.spacesedu.com/en-ca/article/how-can-i-update-space-settings-kcqm73/)

![Screenshot of Space Settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/bce1d8ea11289800/caf3da22-9eba-4a07-8bdd-5238a6_a55rvv.png)
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###### Good to Know

* Every class has a Class Space by default. You only need to create 1:1 and Group Spaces.
* Selecting all students for a 1:1 Space creates one private space per student in a single step.
* Students in Group Spaces can see each other's posts within their group, but not posts from other groups.
* You can create multiple spaces of any type per class.

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