BYL Teacher Training and Resources

This tool is most effective for helping students make sense of a large task or assessment criteria, but by bringing the information back into the space, you can highlight the key areas the student needs to focus on together.

The screen-sharing icon is on the right-hand side of the communications dock. You or your student can click on it and share your screen without installing any plugins (Note: we recommend using Lessonspace with Chrome or Firefox for the best results).

• Click on this icon to begin on the right-hand section of the Lessonspace controls.

• A menu will pop up asking if you would like to share your Screen, an Application Window, or a Chrome/Firefox tab; select your choice. Here's how to enable screen sharing for macOS Catalina (10.15) and later.

When you have put some time and effort into creating the perfect lesson for Year 10 English, perhaps you would like to use this again another day. This feature allows you to create lesson content and save it on your own Lessonspace Library to use at a later date.

Export and Import a Space Zip

You can export the ZIP folder of your Space to upload and reuse in another Space for another lesson. This is particularly helpful if you are teaching the same lesson twice. Or you can export the Zip file after a lesson to review it in a new Space in the next lesson; all your images, PDFs, and annotations will be there. Follow the steps below to export a Zip file from a Space.

• In the right corner of your Space, click on the 3 dots.

• Select Export.

Download Whiteboard as an Image or PDF

You can download a whiteboard as an image or PDF and send it to your students once you have completed your lesson. Here are the steps:

• Right-click on the whiteboard tab you want to download at the top of your Space.

• Select Download as Image or Download as PDF.

Not just for our little learners, all students enjoy being playful. You can use the dice, counter, and shape functions to play games, reinforcing a key concept with a student.

To access the dice function, select the library and then apps.

Dice

Click on the Dice option to open the interactive Dice. Your results will be visible to the student as well. Select how many dice you'd like to roll, access your roll history, and use the dice for your lessons.

Modelling Calculator Usage in your Lessons:

Access the calculator by selecting Library and then Apps. You must be in a whiteboard tab to do this.

When you select Calculator, you will initially view a calculator with simple functions:

To access the Scientific Calculator Functions, select the fx drop-down:

This tool is useful to show the contrast more clearly between the materials you upload and the screen. The paper styles allow you to graph or draw shapes live on the screen with ease.

Change Background

Change the background to a grid size of your choice or a different color.

This can be especially effective for Maths Sessions:

You can access the graphing and function tools to make complex mathematical problems visual and accessible to students.

Equation Tool

Click on the Equation tool and choose Formula. Enter your formula into the Equation editor and hit insert to add it to the Whiteboard. You can ask your students to do the same.

Edit your formula

Expectation: Boost teachers can adapt to the needs of the student in the lesson. Sometimes, this means searching for something useful to respond to unanticipated student needs.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This video didn't show where you can access downloads from. If you download a resource mid-lesson from another website, it will appear here. Simply click on the file and drag and drop it into the lesson space.

You will be prompted to select the pages you would like to upload to the space:

How to use:

Expectation: This is a minimum requirement for teaching online.

NB: You must be using a whiteboard tab to upload PDF files

This video covers:

Uploading PDF files

‘I have something I think will help with this. Give me a moment while I upload this to our whiteboard.'

Basic troubleshooting checklist

In case you're having some technical issues in a Space, please follow the checklist below to troubleshoot the problems. Most issues are indicated in the Troubleshooting menu in the Space. If you cannot resolve the issues, please reach out to support@thelessonspace.com and provide the details listed here, and cc operations@boostyourlearning.co.nz

All troubleshooting issues will be itemised here:

You can click on your own profile and your students to find out more about the issues

Expectation: Lessons need to be interactive between the student and teacher. This is the minimum requirement to be able to use these tools.

How to use:

In your first session with a student, take a few moments to show them how to use the key annotation tools:

‘Let’s make sure you can use these tools so we get the most out of our lessons together.’

Pen, Highlighter, Textbox, Eraser

Ensure you are confident using all three tools in your Lesson Space Training Room before moving on.

What you may say to guide your student: ‘Let’s hop on this whiteboard so we can work on these activities together. ’

This is most effective if you have a touch screen computer, but feasible for all devices. Use the text box tool to annotate.

How to enhance this (optional):

1. Consider using a stylus (Wacom or equivalent) to write notes on the screen and illustrate concepts.

2. Consider using an iPad to write notes on the screen and illustrate concepts. For this option, you will need to log in online on your main computer, too, so the student can see your face clearly. The iPad must log in first as the leader, but ensure sound is off for the iPad and on for the speaker.

If this is your first time/ or if you feel unconfident online. Please start here.

How to use:

You may say to your student:

‘Shall we use this document to note down our ideas and images so you have effective notes about our learning today’

1. Create a new whiteboard

2. Navigate to the library tab

3. Select organisational files

4. Select ‘New Student Set up’