Opening workspaces

SMART amp seamlessly integrates with Google Drive, enabling you to access and open workspaces synced to your My Drive. You can open workspaces you created and workspaces shared with you. You can open a workspace from your homepage or when you’re working in another workspace

To open a workspace from a homepage when connected to a class

1. On your homepage, tap a class icon to open its class dashboard.

   The top tabs open to Create and Share by default.

2. Select a left tab:

   • Select My Drive to access workspaces saved to your Google drive.

   • Select Shared with me to access workspaces shared with you by others.

3. Tap a workspace name to open the workspace.

To open a workspace from a homepage when not connected to a class

1. If you create a new workspace in a class you imported from Google Classroom, you can open the workspace when not connected to a class from the Classroom folder.

   On your homepage, tap Go in the Go to workspace area.

2. Select a left tab:

   • Select My Drive to access workspaces saved to your Google drive.

   • Select Shared with me to access workspaces shared with you by others.

   Note 

   If you create a new workspace in a class you imported from Google Classroom, you can open the workspace when not connected to a class from the Classroom folder.

   Example 

   1. My Drive > Classroom > English110A > WorkspaceNme.ws

3. Tap a workspace name to open the workspace.

   Note 

   If you're not connected to a class, the class name appears as Not in a class in the top left area of your workspace. You can quickly connect to a class by tapping Not in a class and selecting a class. See Starting and connecting to a class.

Workspaces appear with different icons depending on whether they’re shared or whether they’re templates.

Icon	Description
	Workspace isn’t shared with anyone
	Workspace is shared with others
	Workspace is a template
	Workspace template is shared with others

To open a workspace while working in another workspace

1. Tap on the workspace name on the top menu.

2. Tap Open workspace.

   The Select a file window opens.

3. Select one of the tabs:

   • Select the Recent Files tab to view .workspace files that you recently opened, sorted by the last-modified date. The .workspace files can be workspaces you created or workspaces that were shared with you.

   • Select the Class Folder tab to view the subfolders and files of the class you’re connected to.

     Note 

     This tab is available only when you are connected to a class.

     Tip 

     You can quickly connect to a class from within a workspace by tapping the class name and selecting a class. See Switching classes - teachers.

   • Select the Everything tab to browse through all folders and .worskpace files in your Google Drive.

4. Tap a file or folder name to select it.

5. Tap Select.