SeedSlate User Guide

Find help with your online whiteboard, live lessons, resources and assignments.

Find a feature

Account

Getting started

Account and preferences

Change your account details and workspace preferences.

Teaching

Students and classes

Manage learners, classes and invitations.

Import a class from CSV

Add a roster without typing every student separately.

Resources

Resources and organisation

Find, organise and reopen decks and worksheets.

Link resources to learners

Choose who can access a deck.

Whiteboard

Decks and slides

Create and arrange the pages of your lesson.

Pen, highlighter and eraser

Write and highlight directly on a slide.

Laser pen

Use temporary marks while explaining.

Finger dragging and stylus input

Move around the board without accidentally drawing.

Select and move objects

Move, resize and edit placed objects.

Images, documents and camera

Bring existing teaching materials onto your slides.

Shapes, outline and fill

Add and style geometric shapes.

Text and sticky notes

Add editable text to a slide.

Maths tools and manipulatives

Use mathematical notation, diagrams and instruments.

Calculator

Calculate while teaching.

Zoom, fit and continuous scrolling

Choose how the deck fits your screen.

Panes and toolbar

Arrange the workspace around your lesson.

Page size and line style

Choose plain, dotted, squared or ruled pages.

Live lessons

Screen mirror

Coordinate views across your own signed-in devices.

Live teaching and student decks

View student work and guide a lesson.

Voice calls

Talk during a lesson.

Assignments

Create and save worksheets

Prepare reusable work for students.

Set an assignment

Choose work, recipients and instructions.

Complete and submit work

Student instructions for completing an assignment.

Review and mark assignments

Review student responses and give feedback.

Planning

Schedule and recurring lessons

Plan lessons for a class or an individual student.

Messages

Find conversations by deck, student or class.

Reminders

Keep track of tasks inside the app.

Support

Connection and saving problems

Recover from interrupted connections without losing work.

Owner administration

Understand the owner’s monitoring and account controls.