Your First Steps

• What is SpacesEDU?

  What is SpacesEDU? SpacesEDU is a web and mobile application that enables teachers and students to capture, communicate, and reflect on student growth within the classroom. What can you do? Communicate with students in real-time Provide feedback to students on a project Capture learning through a variety of media Document and manage evidence of student learning Prompt your students to reflect on their work Create a digital space for your class to share progress HowFew readers

• Your First Month using SpacesEDU: A Step-By-Step Guide

  A Step-By-Step Guide Using digital portfolios as an everyday learning practice is becoming more and more popular, especially as schools pivot between in-person and online classes. But for many of us educators, this is a new concept to introduce to students and a new approach to our own teaching practice! Enter SpacesEDU . To make it easierFew readers

• How do I create an account?

  Account Creation To create a SpacesEDU account, simply visit one of the following URLs, depending on your region: https://ca.spacesedu.com/signup - Canada / International https://app.spacesedu.com/signup - United States From there, ensure you have selected the correct region in the top right of the screen (Canada, United States, or International), and enter your email address. Screenshot of the Sign upFew readers

• How do I create a class?

  Creating and accessing classes in SpacesEDU is easy! If you are from a licensed school or district, your class may already have been created , with your students pre-enrolled. Thanks, IT team! If not, you can create a class by clicking Create Class in the bottom right and following the prompts to generate one. If you have an empty class called My First Class, you can edit the class name and customize your settings by clicking on the name of your class and selecting Edit .Few readers

• How do I create a post?

  All About Posting Posts are the best way to connect with your students and families, share multimedia content, and create an engaging virtual learning environment. The instructions below might seem like a lot, since we've tried to make Posts as flexible as possible, and we explain each of the options in detail here. Don't worry; once you try it for yourself, you'll find that it's quick and easy to add whatever kind of posts you want! Creating and Customizing your Post Select CreFew readers

• Tips and suggestions for your first Teacher Post

  Creating your first Teacher Post may seem intimidating but we are here to help! Check out our infographic or read on below. 1. Introduce Yourself Introducing yourself to the class can be an easy way to break that first-post bubble. Screenshot of an Introduction post Wrap-up your introduction with a reflFew readers

Customizing your Spaces

• What is a Space?

  What is a Space? As a teacher, you can create different types of Spaces to engage your students in topics, group discussions, project-based work, self-reflection, and much more. There are three types of spaces: Class Space 1:1 Space Group Space Here's a visualization of how each type of Space works: Visualization of how each type of Space 1. Class SpacesSome readers

• How do I create a Space?

  Creating a Space Ever wondered how great it would be to have a place where you can collaborate with colleagues and students? How about a place all to yourself where you can create a personal portfolio? SpacesEDU has room for you to do all of this and more! Want to learn more about the different Spaces and what you can do in them? Check out this article: What is a Space? *If you are a teacher new to SpacesEDU, you willFew readers

• How can I update Space settings?

  Updating settings for your Spaces is as easy as it was to create them! Configuring Access to Spaces By default, all settings are toggled to the highest level of privacy. If you'd like to adjust any of your space settings, follow the instructions below. Regardless of what space you want to edit access settings for, you can do so by following the steps below: Click Spaces Click the menu button ( 3 dots ) on the Space Click Edit Space Settings Click either StudentSome readers

Starting with Students

• How do I set up my classroom environment?

  As you prepare to implement digital portfolios in your classroom, it is important for you to create a classroom environment that fosters reflective inquiry and technology use. To make it easy for you, we’ve broken down the process of creating an engaging classroom environment into four steps: Create your physical learning environment Set classroom expectations for portfolios Consider all learners Create your physical learning environment 1. Set up the technology Make sure sFew readers

• How do I set up a remote learning environment?

  As you prepare to implement digital portfolios, it is important to create a classroom environment that fosters reflective inquiry and use of technology. To make it easy, we’ve broken down creating an engaging classroom environment into three simple steps: Create your learning environment Set classroom expectations for portfolios Consider all learners Create your learning environment 1. Set up the technology Ensure students have access to a personal device and internet conneFew readers

• How do I invite students to join my class?

  Inviting Students From within your class: Click People Click Invite Students There are two ways to get students started: 1. Class Link Option This option generates a direct URL link that students can open to set up their accounts and connect with your class. Screenshot of the Class Link Option Click Class Codes at the top of the page - you will seFew readers

• How do students create their accounts?

  This article explains how students create their accounts once they've been invited by a teacher. Take a look at the article How do I invite students to join my class? for detailed instructions on how to invite students as a teacher. Note that signing up using a Class Code or Class Link requires students to provide an email address . Student accounts can only be created without an email usinFew readers