Prepare for class: Upload your slides or documents before your class

What is Prepare?

You can now Prepare for your class using Jamworks! Upload any slide or document you want to study and work with before your class begins, and then link it to your class recording.

What files can I upload?

You can upload .PPTX, DOCX, and PDF files.

Step 1: Upload your document

On the recordings page, select the 'add media' button in the top right hand corner. Select 'upload media'.

An image of the Jamworks recordings page, with arrows pointing to the 'add media' button in the top right hand corner. A second arrow is then pointing to the 'upload media' button in the sub menu.

Select the document from your files that you want to upload to Jamworks, and then select 'upload'.

Image of the selected document appearing in a separate window, with an arrow pointing to the 'upload' button.

Step 2: Open your uploaded document

Once uploaded, your document will appear in your recordings page. Select it to open it.

An image of the Jamworks recording page, with an arrow pointing to the thumbnail of the uploaded document

Step 3: Work with your document

Here, you will see your document, along with the additional Jamworks features. You can:

An image showing the document page with arrows pointing to the slides, the slide annotations, and the JamTutor

An image showing the document page with arrows pointing to the key points, summary and notes tab

Step 4: Create a Jamworks Recording

Record your class as normal. Please see our guide here.

Step 5: Link your document to your class recording

Once you have ended your recording and it has uploaded into your account, open your recording that you want to link your document to.

Here, navigate to the 'slides' tab, and select 'attach existing document or slides'.

Screenshot of the Jamworks recording on the 'slides' tab, with an arrow pointing to the 'attach existing document or slides' button

This will open up a window where you can search for, and select the document you want to link to your recording.

Screenshot of a users available documents in Jamworks, with arrow pointing to the search bar, and another pointing to the annotated slide deck

Once selected, your document will be uploaded onto the slides tab, along with any annotations and notes that you had made on the document.

A screenshot of the Jamworks recording, on the slides tab, with the document uploaded and arrows pointing to the original notes and annotatios

You have now successfully uploaded a document before class, added your notes and annotations, recorded your class, and linked the original document to your class recording, along with your notes and annotations!