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Click the Edit button in the Personal Details window in my profile to change your password.
You must click Update at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Click the Edit button in the Personal Details window in my profile to change your password.
You must click Update at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Contact us to retrieve your login name.
On the login form, click Lost your password?

By default, your profile page is set to "public", which means that any user can see your profile page. This allows you to make use of all of the great social features that Spongelab has designed for science educators.
If you make your profile "private", this means that only you can see it. If you've chosen to make your profile private, this means that you can't share lessons, show off your contributed content, or any of the other great features that a "public" profile page allows.

None of your personal information is ever displayed or made publically visible on Spongelab. On a public profile page, other users will be able to see your shared lessons, contributed content, Sponge-atar, followers, who you follow, recent badges, recent games played, your user level, points, hours logged and registration date.
IMPORTANT: If your username is currently your real name, it is a good idea to change it to something more private. Simply go to My Settings and pick a new custom username.

When you or your institution purchases a Professional Development License you will be given a school code that you will enter in my profile > my account > Affiliations window that will unlock school wide tracking and reporting capabilities.

Linked social accounts displays accounts you have chosen to link to your Spongelab account. As Spongelab.com continues to make more partnerships you will have more social networking options available to you in my community.

YES! Earn credits & points by contributing lesson plans, case studies, videos or quizzes that you have created in Contribute Content.

Go to Contribute Content in my profile. Click Create a lesson, case study or quiz; or Submit a video link and follow the instructions on the form. Make sure you click the Save button if you want to sign out and return at a later time to complete your contribution. Click the Submit button when your contribution is ready.

Please contact us for more information or visit the Content Contributing Partner (CCP) page to find out more.

Yes, you get credits and experience points when you submit, more when it passes QA and even more when other users access your contributions.

Pass QA means that Spongelab Interactive has thoroughly reviewed a submission for quality & assurance (QA) for educational purposes.

Yes, go to Buy credits in my profile.

We use PayPal for secure online transactions. So you can use your PayPal account, a credit or debit card to purchase credits.

1. Choose the amount of credits you want to purchase
2. The secure PayPal window opens
3. Select Don't have a PayPal account?
4. Enter your payment information
5. Select Review and Continue to complete your order
6. 6. Check your new credit balance under My Profile or in top menu bar

1. Choose the amount of credits you want to purchase
2. The secure PayPal window opens
3. Select Pay with my PayPal account?
4. Log in with your PayPal account information
5. Select Pay Now - your payment is confirmed.
6. Check your new credit balance under My Profile or in top menu bar

A record of your activity including redemptions is displayed at Buy credits in my profile.

Yes, you can buy credits through our PayPal ordering system, in the My Profile area, to my credits in my profile.
For Purchase Orders Contact us for more information.

You earn credits for:

1. Completing your Personal Details in my profile.
2. Viewing a digital asset at explore for the first time.
3. Using site features like my classes for the first time.
4. Referring a friend.
5. Leveling up.
6. Earning badges.
7. Contributing resources like lessons plans, case studies and
8. video links.

1. Use the search bar that at the top of the explore page to look for graphics, games, animations, videos, case studies and other science topics.
2. Use the dropdown menus above the explore window to filter your search.
3. The results are displayed in the explore window. 

Click on the item and look to the left hand preview window to view:

1. Thumbnail image
2. Click “View” to see a larger preview image
3. A short description
4. Related materials links to related Spongelab media
5. Related textbooks

You must register for a Spongelab account.

Actions are:
+ adds content to the list

• removes content from the list

-> moves content between lists

There are two ways to use content from my list. You can:

1. My list - Present it to your class directly from the my list window by clicking view

1. My lessons - Link multiple digital media assets to a lesson, add your teaching notes and make a full presentation.

You can work with a lesson in 3 places:

1. My List - Present it to your class directly from the my list window by clicking view
2. My Lessons - create, manage, view your lessons.
3. My Classes - create lessons and assign them to students in this area

In in the third column called class code in the Classes I've created window on the my classes page.

1. Students must set up a free Spongelab account.
2. Give students the appropriate class code.
3. Students go to my classes and enter the class code in the Join Class box under Classes I'm Enrolled In.
4. You must Accept a student into your class before they can access the lessons assigned to that class.

1. Go to my classes and click on the appropriate class name.
2. The Student list or window will appear. Status is the second-last column in this list and it will read Pending. Click on the checkbox in the last column titled Select and click the Accept Selected button beneath the student list.
3. The Status column will display Accepted for students that have access to the lessons assigned for that class.

Go to my classes, and select Reports.

Access metrics track the number of times a lesson or interactive was opened or accessed.
Usage metrics track the length of time spent with a lesson or interactive.
Score refers to specific interactives that are achievement and goal based.
Notes that are entered can also be viewed.
You can see metrics for classes, students, and for each interactive or graphic.

Step 1: Classes
Define the group of users you'd like to see the metrics for. If a 'class' is checked, the report will populate an average across the whole class. If a multiple classes are checked, the report will populate an average across all the selected classes. Within a class you can select individual students or groups of students to look at more specific data averages.
Step 2: Lessons
Next, if a 'lesson' is checked, the report will populate an average across all your lessons. If a multiple lessons are checked, the report will populate an average across all the selected lessons. Within a lesson you can select individual assets or groups of assets to look at more specific data averages.
Step 3: Choose type of data to graph
In the Graph area, choose access, usage, score or notes to see data for each of these areas.

My community is a page where you can link your Spongelab account to other educational websites and social networks.