| This article walks teachers through the steps to host a class in SchoolSpace - your safe, fun, and interactive virtual campus. Learn how to set up your classroom, manage participants, use built-in tools, and make the most of each session. |
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Before You Start
System Setup
- Use Chrome or Edge (latest version) for best performance.
- Ensure a 5 Mbps upload/download speed minimum.
- Use a headset and webcam (optional, but helpful).
- Host from a laptop or desktop—not a mobile device.
Set Up and Customize Your Virtual Classroom
- Choose from our pre-designed classroom templates.
- Add personalized touches with interactive content:
Manage Access to Your Class
- Your SchoolSpace world should already be connected to your school’s SSO so that only users within your school and pre-defined grade bands will be able to enter.
- You can further restrict access to your world by:
- Adding a guestlist.
- Adding a password.
- If SchoolSpace has been integrated with your LMS, you can also restrict access to your world via course enrollment. For more information about LTI 1.3 and integration with your LMS, contact support@schoolspace.io or your SchoolSpace Customer Success Manager.
Start your Class
- Navigate to your classroom world, either by:
- Navigating directly to the world URL, click ‘sign-in’ and log in with your school SSO credentials.
- Signing in with your dedicated SchoolSpace SSO link and choose from a list of available worlds.
- Enter your world.
- Depending on the settings of your world, you may need to:
- Turn off Silent Mode. This will enable spatial video chat and text chat functionality in the world.
- Open your world. If your world is closed, students will not be able to enter.
- Turn on Record and Broadcast All (if you’d like a recording of the session) or Broadcast All (if you don’t want a recording) so all students will hear and see your audio and video.
- If applicable, start screensharing your lesson for the day!
- If your internet drops or you accidentally leave the world, Chaperone Mode disables communication between students until you or another administrator returns.
Invite your Students
- Share the classroom URL (e.g.
schoolspace.io/my-classroom) with your students. - If you added a password on your world, distribute the password.
- Contact your SchoolSpace Customer Success representative to connect the class join link directly in your LMS.
Use Classroom Tools & Features
| Tool | Description |
| Current Users | View and manage current users in the classroom. Move to a student, move students to you, spotlight, broadcast, ban from chat, or remove from world if needed. More information can be found in the Users Menu article. |
| Chat | Public and private chat options for student interaction. Learn how to use chat and how to control available chat options. |
| Screenshare | Share your full screen, window, or a browser tab. Learn how to share your screen and how to control student access to screensharing. |
| Broadcast | Broadcast your audio/video to all people in the world using Broadcast. Learn how to Broadcast your video and how to Broadcast a student's video. |
| Spotlight | Enlarge and pin your video, screenshare, or a selected user's screen so that it is visible to all users. Learn how to Spotlight your video and how to Spotlight a student's video. |
| Recording | Record your video or screenshare to save lessons for future review. Learn how to Record your video. |
| Breakout Groups | Easily divide participants into breakout groups for small group discussions. Within these groups, users will only be connected with their assigned group members. Learn how to use Breakout Mode. |
| Embedded Content | Add content in your world to make it more interactive. Learn how to add links to webpages, whiteboards, curriculum, or add video/audio. |
| Attendance Report | Auto-captures who attended and how long they were present. Learn how to access and download attendance reports via User Sessions in Dashboard. |
After Class: What's Saved?
- Attendance Report: View or download attendance reports in Dashboard.
- Recordings: All recordings will be saved in Dashboard where they can be viewed or downloaded.
Tips for Success
- Open the world 5–10 minutes early. You can schedule open/close times or manually open the world.
- Disable Silent Mode before class begins.
- Use Breakout Mode for small group discussion.
- Keep chat open for questions.
- Record sessions for absent students.