Join a Space and Post as a Student

Open the Space link your instructor shared, sign in, and find the Topic you need to answer. You may need approval to enter a Private Space. Once you are in, you can record a response and upload it.

If you are an instructor setting up the Space, start with Create Your First Space, Add a Topic, and Share a Space.

Prefer to watch first? This three-minute video follows a student from the shared link to a posted response: signing in, joining the Space, recording, uploading, and finding the post in Pending. It also shows how to request access to a Private Space.

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Open the shared Space link

Open the link from your email, Canvas course, LMS module, or chat. Your instructor may share a link to one Topic instead of the whole Space. It opens that week's prompt directly, and the Space name at the top takes you back to the rest of the Space.

In an Open Space, you can see Topics and prompts before signing in. Choose Log In in the corner when you are ready to join.

Sign in or create an account

Choose Log In and use your email address and the six-digit code sent to your inbox, or sign in with Google. Students and instructors use the same sign-in page and account type.

Join an Open or Private Space

An Open Space lets you join right away. A Private Space asks you to request access and wait for approval:

When joiningAfter joining or requesting access

Open Space

Private Space

Your instructor chooses the access level. In an Open Space, anyone with the link can view the content. In a Private Space, only approved members can view it. Either kind of Space can require approval for new Posts.

Join an Open Space

Viewing a Space does not make you a member. Choose Create a post, then Join Space when you see Join this space? You can also open ⋯ next to the Space name and choose Join space.

For instructors: change access after the class joins

You can start with Open access and change it after students have joined:

1. Create the Space as Open (or leave it open) while you share the link in the syllabus, Canvas, or email.
2. Ask students to open the link, sign in, and Join Space in the first days.
3. When everyone who should be in has joined, open Update space (Space options → Update space) and set Access Level to Private.

Existing members keep access. New visitors must Request access and wait for approval. You can still control what classmates see of each other’s work by using moderated Topics for posts.

Request access to a Private Space

1. Open the Space link and sign in.
2. On This is a private space, choose Request access.
3. You will see Request Pending while an admin reviews the request.
4. The admin receives a notification and can approve you in Members → Pending.
5. You receive a notification when approved. You can then open Topics and post.

Instructor: membership request notification

Admins see join requests in the notification bell (for example, “sam_rivera requested to join Psych 101 Private Section”).

Instructor: approve in Members

Open Members on the Space and select Pending. Choose Approve or Reject for each request.

Student: approved notification

When an admin approves you, you receive a notification saying your request was approved. The Space also appears under Joined on your dashboard.

Record the response

Once you have joined, choose Create a post on the Topic. The recorder opens with the title and instructions above the camera preview, or as a caption over it on a phone.

Allow camera and microphone access if asked. Press the large record button, speak your response, and pause if you need to. Choose Next (the purple arrow) when you are ready to review it. If you'd like, pick a camera filter from the tools beside the preview first; see Recorder tools.

Review and upload

Watch your video on the review screen. You can add a description, then choose Upload. Vivipod picks a cover from the video for you; to use another moment, pause there and choose Use this frame as cover.

For more help with previewing and uploading, see Record and Upload Your First Post.

Find your Post after uploading

If the Topic does not require approval, your Post appears under Published.

If the Topic requires approval, you will see “Submitted for review” and a Pending badge on your Post. You and the Space admins can see it; other members can see it only after an admin publishes it.

React to a classmate's Post

If your instructor turned on reactions for the Topic, open a classmate's published Post and choose React. Their video plays beside your camera while you record, so you can pause it and respond to a specific point. Your reaction appears on their post and in the Topic, and they get a notification. See React with a Video.

Your instructor can also send you a private reaction with feedback on your video. Only you and the Space's admins can see it; you'll get a notification when it arrives.

Instructions instructors can share

Open Space

1. Open the Space link.
2. Log In with your school email (or Google).
3. Topic → Create a post → Join Space if asked.
4. Record, Next, Upload.
5. If the Topic is moderated, your post may show Pending until the instructor publishes it.

Private Space

1. Open the Space link and Log In.
2. Choose Request access.
3. Wait for approval (you’ll get a notification).
4. Then create a post as above.

Access and post approval at a glance

Next steps

• Instructors: Share a Space so students get the link or Canvas item
• Review and publish pending posts
• Manage members for private roster approval
• React with a video for video replies between classmates
• Prompt design: guides on the Learn hub