As a teacher, what you see in your account is different from what a student sees. If you’d like to know more about how Showbie works from a student perspective, you can create a mock student account!
This guide will cover the basics of how a student might get started with Showbie:
Signing up as a student account
Joining a class
Working on assignments
Uploading files and comments
Using the annotation tools
Starting an assessment
Signing up as a Student
From the Showbie Sign In page, tap Sign up for Free.
Tap I'm a Student.
Enter one of your existing class codes and tap Join Class.
Choose to sign up using your Google, Microsoft or Feide account. You can also choose to sign up with a username. If signing up via. username, enter your personal information, choose a password and tap Sign up.
Remember that student accounts don’t need an email address. You can leave the Email field empty and still create an account.
Joining a Class
Follow these simple steps to join a class.
On the top left of the home screen in your student account, click on the +
Enter the class code then tap Join.
Working on Assignments
A student’s account might look something like this:
On the left, they can see all the assignments they’re working on under a heading called Assigned.
Assignments that have passed the due date will also appear in the list under a new section called Collected.
Within the assignment on the right, they can see all the files that have been uploaded.
Uploading a File or Comment
Students and teachers can upload in many ways. You can upload using your iPad’s camera (photo or video), a voice note, or files from another app just to name a few.
Using the Annotation Tools
Annotation tools are how students complete their work on uploaded files. Showbie has pen, text, comment, and voice tools for students to use.
Just keep in mind, depending on the device you’re using (iPad or web app), there are slight differences for each platform.
Completing an Assessment
Students will see a post that looks like this in their Assignment feed.
Once they tap Start they can begin the assessment right away!