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Sharing resources is super important when teaching/learning online. Here's how to upload PDF and Office documents, images and screenshots to your Sherpa classroom.

Here's a quick video guide on how to upload PDF and Office documents:

Upload PDF or Office documents to your classroom using the "+" icon on the left-hand corner. Alternatively, you can use the "Upload" button on a whiteboard to add files.

You can also copy and paste files to your whiteboard, just open the file on your computer and simply right-click on the page and select copy (or use Ctrl+C on Windows or Cmd+C on Mac), then use Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) to paste into your whiteboard. You can also drag and drop your files to the Whiteboard when on a Mac computer.

When uploading a file to your whiteboard, you'll see a document upload dialogue. There, you can uncheck pages that you don't want to import (such as covers, or the answer key pages).

Click "All in a Single Whiteboard Tab" if you'd like to see your pages on a new tab, where you can horizontally scroll through the pages. Choose "Each on a Separate Whiteboard Tab" if you'd like to upload each page on a new tab (the traditional way), or, choose "Into the Current Whiteboard Tab" to upload the pages to the whiteboard you are on.

When a file is uploaded to the whiteboard, you can start annotating using the tools in the toolbar.

You can use the "Upload" button on a whiteboard to add images to your whiteboard.

It's also easy to copy and paste any image from the web straight into your classroom. Simply right-click on the image and select copy, then use Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) to paste into your whiteboard.

Use Cmd+Shift+4 on a Mac, or Ctrl+PrtSc on Windows. Windows users can also use the snipping tool to capture part of the screen. You can paste it into your classroom by using Ctrl+V / Cmd+V.

You can use your webcam to 'Video Snapshot' resources, such as your student's works in their notebooks, textbook pages or something which is not available as an image on the web. To do this, press the camera icon and select either your or your students' camera to take a snapshot of your/your students' webcam. This will automatically import your image into the classroom and you can drag it to resize it appropriately.

After uploading any document to a whiteboard in your classroom, you can start annotating it. Use the draw or text tool in the toolbar to start adding notes to your documents. You can lock elements on the whiteboard by clicking on them and using the Lock / Unlock options.

To delete a document you've previously updated, simply click the trash icon after clicking on the element on the whiteboard. You can also delete the tab entirely by clicking on the x icon next to the tab's name.

When you have created a new whiteboard tab, you have a number of different options that are available in the toolbar at the top of the screen.

These options allow you to do things like, draw, write and collaborate together on your documents. In order of appearance from left to right, they are:

Choose from a range of colours to draw, type and create shapes with. You can choose a different line colour and fill colour.

The select tool allows you to select, move and resize images, objects and PDFs.

Move the entire screen in any direction, zoom in and out with your mouse wheel.

Tip: When on a whiteboard, hold down SHIFT while scrolling, this will make moving on the whiteboard easier. Release SHIFT for zooming in and out while scrolling. You can also click and drag the Whiteboard using the right mouse button.

Draw, write and annotate images, objects and PDFs. Choose the line thickness by clicking on the Draw tool before drawing.

When you hover over any object on the whiteboard with the eraser tool, it will go grey, click on it to erase. You can click and hold while sweeping the cursor over many objects like pen strokes to delete them all in one go!

Draw a Rectangle, Triangle, Ellipse or Line of any size. Holding down any Ctrl/ Cmd / Meta to draw a square, equilateral triangle or circle.

This will insert a box you can type in and drag to resize or move.

This tool has 2 options, insert a math formula or a graph, for more information read The Equation Tool guide here

Upload an image/PDF from your files. See more info here.

Insert resources from a collection of ready-made images and worksheets. Insert the resources directly into the whiteboard with just one click.

Choose to take a snapshot of your / your student's video feed which will be uploaded to your Whiteboard as an image you can annotate on. Read more tips on how to use it here.

Change the background to a grid size of your choice or to a different colour. We recently added some new options, including a light yellow background which eases learning for pupils with special learning needs.

Adjust the percentage of the zoom on the whiteboard. Zoom to fit zooms the whiteboard in or out to a view Full One Page of your work.

Undo previous change.

Redo the previous change.

Click these letters on your keyboard to quickly access some tools.

S - Select tool

D - Draw tool

H - Highlight tool

E - Erase tool

T - Text tool

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

Just like PDFs and Office documents, you can upload and annotate PowerPoint presentations onto a Lessonspace whiteboard. Use the "Upload" button on the whiteboard to add your PowerPoint presentation or use the "+" button on the top left corner.

Use this guide to learn more about how to upload documents to the whiteboard.

Another way to share PowerPoint presentations in the classroom is by using the screen share function. You can share your entire screen or just the PowerPoint window. Here's more about how to do it.

Upload your PDFs to a single Whiteboard by following the steps below:

First, click on the upload button in the classroom.

Then, chose the file you'd like to upload. You can uncheck pages that you don't want to import (such as covers, or the answer key pages).

Then, click "All in a Single Whiteboard Tab" if you'd like to see your pages on a new tab, where you can horizontally scroll through the pages. Choose "Each on a Separate Whiteboard Tab" if you'd like to upload each page on a new tab (the traditional way), or, choose "Into the Current Whiteboard Tab" to upload the pages to the whiteboard you are on.

Uploading the pages as "All in a Single Whiteboard Tab" will lock the pages automatically. Using the other options will upload the pages but you'll need to click "lock" on each page to lock them.

To make sure your worksheets don't get deleted, or that all answers on a whiteboard stay in place, you can lock items on the whiteboard.

Click on an element on the whiteboard and select "Lock" this will prevent a student from deleting or erasing it.

There are two main tools you can use in conjunction with your mouse to move objects and your own perspective around the whiteboard.

The select tool allows you to select, move and resize images, objects and PDFs.

Move the entire screen in any direction or zoom in and out with your mouse wheel.

Make sure you have leader mode engaged when you are moving to other tabs or areas of the classroom. The student's view will follow you around until it is disengaged.

There are many ways you can use shapes on a Lessonspace whiteboard. Click on the colour wheel to choose the line and fill colour, then click on the shape tool to add a circle, rectangle or other shapes.

Tip: Fill a shape and move it to cover/uncover areas of the whiteboard such as parts of a text or a worksheet!

Using the new whiteboard on Sherpa allows you to interact with the uploaded files in various ways. Make sure to check out our video tutorials on how to use the whiteboard, and learn about some tips below:

locking items will prevent the student from deleting or erasing them.

Quickly duplicate any item on your whiteboard.

Pro tip: Use a sticker or a star and reward students by duplicating the item after they get a question right!

Move the item to the front or back. This will help organise the whiteboard easier, as well as helps hide information from a worksheet (eg. answers).