Guides for Teachers & Students

• How can I invite family members from my school's SIS/LMS?

  How to pre-populate family contacts SpacesEDU Pro supports importing family (parent/guardian) associations from your Student Information System (SIS) or Learning Management System (LMS) using the OneRoster standard. To ensure that teachers have control over when their students' parents or guardians are invited to connect, emails are not sent automatically. Instead, the family associations we receive are sSome readers

• How can students log in with QR Codes?

  QR codes provide a secure and efficient login method for students, removing the need to memorize complex passwords. This feature is exclusive to SpacesEDU Pro and allows teachers to manage access directly from their accounts. Before You Start Licensing: QR code login requires a SpacesEDU Pro license. Account Creation: Student accounts must be created via invitation or rostering before a code can be generated. Device Requirements: Students must have a device witPopular

• How can I copy a post?

  Transferring high-quality posts between Spaces allows for efficient content reuse and portfolio building. Both teachers and students can copy posts to different classes, groups, or individual portfolios to maintain a continuous record of learning. Before You Start Permissions: You must have access to create posts in the destination space to complete a copy. Ownership: Students can only copy posts they have authored themselves. Content Scope: Copied posts include all atFew readers

• How do I reset my password?

  If you are unable to access your account, follow these structured steps to reset your password and restore access to the SpacesEDU platform. Before You Start Identify Your Login Method: Determine if you use a standard email/password, Google SSO, or a school-provided Single Sign-On (SSO). Verify Your Region: Ensure you are accessing the correct regional URL for your account (Canada/International vs. United States). Check Email Access: Confirm you have access to the emaiFew readers

• Can I access a sample student account?

  Looking to see what students in your class see? It's easy to add yourself as a student in any of your classes, or activate a Sample Student. Adding yourself as a student If you'd like to set up an account as a 'real' student that will be visible to the rest of your class, allowing you to create posts, comments, and complete activities in the same way as your other students, you can add yourself as a student with just one click! ![Adding yourself as a student](https://storage.crisp.chat/userFew readers

• How can I add posts or activities for all of my students?

  When creating content as a teacher, you can choose to share posts or activities with your entire roster or specific individuals. SpacesEDU also provides the flexibility to include students who join your class in the future, ensuring your introductory materials and ongoing resources are always accessible. Before You Start Space Compatibility: These options are available for 1:1 and Class Spaces. Activities can only be added to 1:1 or Class Spaces. Default Behavior: The "IncluFew readers

• How do I add a co-teacher to my class?

  Collaborating with other educators allows for shared planning and assessment of students. SpacesEDU enables you to invite co-teachers to your digital classroom, providing them with the same access and permissions as the primary teacher. Before You Start Access Level: Co-teachers will have full access to the class, including student work, assessments, and class settings. Email Verification: Ensure you have the correct school-associated email address for the teacher you wish tFew readers

• How do I remove users from my class?

  Managing your class roster involves adding and removing participants as needed. This article outlines the procedures for removing students, family members, and co-teachers from a class or specific Space, as well as the resulting access levels for those users. Before You Start Account Type: Ensure you are logged into a Teacher account. If you have a linked student account, verify that you are in the Teacher view. Scope: Note that removing a user from a class is a globFew readers

• How do I save a post as a draft?

  Drafting allows teachers and students to capture ideas and evidence without immediate publication. SpacesEDU provides both automated and manual saving options to ensure your work is preserved during the creation process. Before You Start Visibility: Drafts are private and are only visible to the author until they are officially posted. Device Sync: Drafts saved on the web interface will sync to the mobile app, and vice versa, provided you are logged into the same account.Few readers

• How can I archive a class?

  Archiving a class is the recommended method for managing completed courses or end-of-year transitions. Unlike deleting, archiving preserves all student work and teacher feedback while removing the class from your active dashboard. Before You Start Review Class Limit: Teachers are limited to 20 active classes. Archiving helps you stay within this limit. Verify Licensing: Confirm if your school uses SpacesEDU Pro to determine student access levels after archiving.Few readers

• How can I annotate documents in SpacesEDU?

  How do I annotate PDFs in SpacesEDU? Reviewing work and providing clear, visual feedback is a vital part of the learning journey. With native annotation tools directly in SpacesEDU, teachers and students can highlight, draw, and comment on PDF documents without needing to download and re-upload the file or switch to another app. How to AnnotateFew readers

• How do I delete my account?

  Deleting your SpacesEDU account is a permanent action that results in the total loss of all associated content. This guide provides the necessary steps for teachers and family members to remove their accounts, along with instructions for students seeking account deletion. Before You Start Permanence: Account deletion is irreversible. Once confirmed, all data is permanently removed from our servers. Data Loss: This includes all posts, media, messages, comments, and reactionsPopular

• How can students access all of their past work in SpacesEDU?

  Students can still access their work from previous classes, even once the term or school year has ended, using the All Class Posts feed. This ensures that learning evidence remains available to students as they progress through their education. Before You Start Archived Classes: You can still view posts from classes that your teacher has archived. Removed from Class: If you were manually removed from a class, you can still see your own posts and teacher posts that were sSome readers

• What should I do with my classes at the end of the school year?

  Preparing for the end of the school year or term ensures a smooth transition for both educators and students. This article outlines the essential steps to organize your dashboard, preserve student work, and maintain account access for the upcoming academic year. 3 Steps to Prepare for Next Year Follow this checklist to finalize your current classes and prepare for the next term: Review Space Visibility Settings: Ensure Spaces containing work you want students to access are seFew readers

• Class Rostering - Teacher Guide

  Class Rostering SpacesEDU's Class Rostering is intended to streamline the process for teachers by creating your classes and student accounts in advance, so you can jump right in. As a teacher, you may not know if your school uses this feature, or how to add new students to your class. We're here to help! Manual Class Creation If you log in to your teacher account for the first time and see an empty slate with no classes, or an empty class entitled My first class , this means youFew readers

Guides for Administrators & IT

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SpacesEDU and other platforms

• SpacesEDU + Google Classroom

  It's easy to invite all of your students from Google Classroom to join your classes in SpacesEDU. There are two ways to do it: either by creating a new class, or inviting students to an existing class you've created. Creating a New Class To create a brand new class by inviting your students from Google Classroom: If you've alreadFew readers

• How is SpacesEDU different from Google Classroom?

  Google Classroom is a learning management system that is designed to manage your class, students’ work, and grades online. If you are looking to document and share student growth, provide descriptive feedback, and engage families, SpacesEDU is the tool for you. While Google Classroom and SpacesEDU share similar features, SpacesEDU is more creative and flexible for differentiated learning and [communication](https://spacesedu.com/en/how-to-Few readers

• SpacesEDU + Google Drive

  SpacesEDU offers multiple ways for students and staff to upload content from Google Drive. The options vary depending on the type of device you're using, and whether you want updates to be accessible from your post in SpacesEDU. Share and Link URLs If you want any future updates in Google Drive or Google Docs to be visible from your post, you'll need to review your sharing settings, copy the link, and attach the URL. Open your document in Google Drive or Docs Click the Share buFew readers

• SpacesEDU + Flipgrid: How to add content from Flipgrid to SpacesEDU

  How to add a grid or video from Flipgrid to SpacesEDU Adding a video from Flipgrid to a post is made easy with SpacesEDU. Follow these simple steps below: Select one of the following two ways to add a Flipgrid video to your post: Click + Create, then click URL as the post type, or Click + Create, then click Text as the post type, then under Media click URL Add the Flipgrid URL to the video of your choice. Note: Only Flipgrid videos set to Public will generateFew readers

• Spacesedu + YouTube: How to add YouTube videos to SpacesEDU

  Adding a YouTube Video Adding a YouTube video to a post is made easy with SpacesEDU. Follow these simple steps below: Select one of the following two ways to add a YouTube video to your post: Click + Create, then click URL as the post type, or Click + Create, then click Text as the post type, then under Media click URL Add the YouTube URL to the video of your choice. Note: Only YouTube videos set to Public or Unlisted will generate a video preview. If youFew readers

• How do I add external URLs in my posts?

  Adding URLs There are 2 ways you can add external URLs to your posts: Click + Create, then click URL as the post type Click + Create, then click Text as the post type, then under Media click URL When you add the external link, an embedded image of the linked page will show up in your post. Along with the embedded image you can include any typed text in the "Title" and "Write your post..." fields. Wondering how to add GIFs from online sources to posts? SpacFew readers