Features

Tools for Teaching

Teach any subject with an education-focused set of tools to run engaging lessons.

Collaborative Whiteboard

Teach visually on an infinite shared canvas with subject-specific tools to help students understand concepts.

“Lessonspace is the Ferrari of online whiteboards - by far the best one out there.”
Petrus Reis - CEO, First Step English

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Subject-Specific Tools

Go beyond basic tools and teach concepts visually using the right tools for the job. Teach STEM subjects with the equation and graph editor. Or teach computer science on a Code tab.

Visual Equation and Graph Editor with LaTeX Support

Code Editor with Syntax Highlighting

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Access Resources Directly Inside Space

Open a searchable library of resources right inside the Space and drop them directly on the whiteboard. No need to fumble around awkwardly on your file system looking for the right file.

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Infinite Canvas

Never run out of space or have to turn the page. Your whiteboard will just keep on going!

Draw, Highlight, Type & Annotate

Use a variety of pen sizes, highlighters, and text boxes to easily annotate or write.

Shapes & Arrows

Draw attention to parts of an image or document with shapes and arrows.

Subject-Specific Tools

Use subject-specific tools, like our Equation and Graph Editor, to teach STEM concepts.

Custom Backgrounds

Switch between a whiteboard and a blackboard, and use grid or line background to guide your drawing.

Snapshot Video to Whiteboard

Hold up a page to your webcam or share your screen, then snap a screenshot right onto the whiteboard.

Import PDFs

Upload a PDF and it creates a whiteboard for each page, ready to be annotated.

Import Office Docs

Don't have a PDF handy? No problem, just upload your raw Word or Powerpoint document.

Access Resources in Lesson

Grab a visual resource right out of the resource drawer and place it on the whiteboard.

Unlimited Tabs

Use as many or as few tabs as you like. There's practically no limit.

Export Spaces As Templates

Export your Spaces as a template to import back in later for another lesson.

Download Whiteboard as Image

Save a copy of your whiteboards as an image on your computer, to print out or reference later.

Auto-Saved & Persistent Spaces

All Spaces and their contents are auto-saved and persist forever.

Document Tabs

Use Document tabs when you need a more structured writing experience.

Code Tabs

Pair program on Code tabs, complete with syntax highlighting for most popular language.

Record Every Action

All actions in a Space can be recorded for playback later.

Supports Tablets

The whiteboard has full support for graphics tablets like Wacom and stylus input on iPads.

Switch Between 4 Distinct Video Layouts

Change how videos are laid out to shift focus from the work on the screen, to people's faces, to a single video feed.

Sidebar Layout Mode

Grid Layout Mode

Floating Video Mode

Present Video Mode

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Helpful Automated Troubleshooting Tips

Faulty webcams, muted microphones, network firewalls, adblockers, wires not plugged in — it's hard to know exactly why something isn't working.   Use the advanced troubleshooting dialog to quickly identify and solve any video or audio problems detected on your and your students' devices.

“I really like how you can see if the student is having technical difficulties. I spent half of the quarantine figuring out the issue on the students' side with other platforms.”
Meg D.

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Persistent Chat & Emoji Reactions

Use chat when it's easier to just type it out... or say it even better visually with a set of emoji reactions.

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Video, Screen Sharing & Chat →

Up to 10 People Per Space

Conduct lessons with up to 10 people with video feeds.

Simultaneous Webcam and Screen Share Feeds

Present what's on your screen while maintaining eye contact with your webcam feed.

Four Different Video Layout Modes

Seamlessly switch between different layout modes based on the level of focus needed on videos.

Helpful Troubleshooting Tools

Shows you a list of troubleshooting info and diagnostic data to help fix potential technical issues.

Snapshot Video to Whiteboard

Grab a screenshot of any video feed directly to the whiteboard.

ML-Powered Noise Cancelling

Reduce background noise using our built-in machine learning-powered noise filter.

Custom-Branded Video Setup Lobby

Set up audio and video devices in a digital lobby with your logo on it.

WebRTC-Driven, No Installs or Updates

Audio and video feeds only require WebRTC which comes standard in all modern browsers.

Video Recording & Storage

Sessions can be recorded and stored for later playback.

Worldwide Server Network

Spaces are setup on the server closest to you so you get the lowest latency connection possible.

Persistent Chat History

Chat messages persist between sessions so you can always review them later.

Profanity Filter

Activate a profanity filter to censor bad language in chat.

Emoji Reaction

React with emojis over your video.

Markdown Support

Chat messages support markdown syntax for more sophisticated formatting.

Get Complete Control Over Your Lesson's Participants

When you're running a lesson, you're in control. Lock different tools for your students. Remotely mute their microphone, or hide their video feed. You can also kick and ban users when the situation calls for it.

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Delight Students with Effects

Motivate students and keep them engaged with colourful effects whenever they do a good job!

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Manage Time Effectively with A Built-In Timer

Our built-in lesson timer offers three different settings to help you keep track of time or run short time-based exercises.

Countdown: set an arbitrary duration

Alarm: set a specific time in the future

Stopwatch: start counting from zero to infinity

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Activate Edit Locks

Lock different functionality to prevent unwanted changes.

Leader-Follower Functionality

Switch on leading mode to force all students into following you to different tabs or video modes.

Confetti & Fireworks Effects

Trigger fullscreen confetti and fireworks effects to delight your students.

Built-In Timer

Choose from three different timer settings - countdown, alarm, or stopwatch - to manage time in a lesson.

Mute Anyone's Audio

Remotely mute a students' microphones if they've got too much background noise.

Stop Anyone's Video Feed

Remotely hide students' video feeds for them.

Kick & Ban Controls

Easily kick unwanted persons from a Space. Their IP address will be banned.

Get the Full Picture with Lesson Analytics

Access all your session data across all your Spaces to glean insights on things like lesson hours and participants.

Playback Lesson Recordings

All sessions can be recorded for playback later. Give students access to review their lessons or perform quality assurance audits.

Fine-Tune Settings To Your Preference

Setup your Spaces just the way you want to by setting the default language, limiting feature access, and customising the user interface to your brand.

Management Tools →

Manage Students, Teacher and Staff

Keep users in distinct groups and control their permissions granularly based on their prescribed role.

Unlimited Users

Add unlimited staff and students, and unlimited teachers, depending on your plan.

Assign Spaces to Teachers

Give teachers explicit access to Spaces.

Lock Access to Spaces

Lock Spaces from being access outside of a defined time frame.

Custom Branding

Add your own logo to the management dashboard.

Custom Space Theming

Change the colours and styles of the user interface to match your brand.

Limit Features Based on Role

Change which roles have access to which tools inside of your Spaces.

Customise Staff Permissions

Control what your staff and teacher accounts can access in the management dashboard.

View Recorded Sessions

Access and playback recorded sessions from a central dashboard.

Record Workspace and/or Video

Define what to record during sessions based on your requirements.

Add Plugins & Integrations

Configure existing plugins and integrations. Or access your API key to build your own.

Developer API

Create, customise, and embed Spaces at scale with our versatile developer API and iframe-based user interface.

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Launch New Spaces

Generate and launch new spaces with granular control over features, themes, and settings.

Setup Preloaded Content

Load in pre-made content directly into existing spaces.

Embed Spaces On Your Site

Use an iframe to embed a space inside your site for a seamless, white-labeled experience.

Session Webhooks

Capture session event data from definable webhooks.

Modern Technologies

Lessonspace provides a modern JSON-based API.

Easy-to-Follow Docs

Read the simple how-to guides in our documentation, complete with example API calls.

Full API Reference

Access our API reference generated directly from our code.