SAM Labs Resource Hub

This page is full of resources to help you be as successful as possible with SAM Labs. If you have additional questions that you can't find an answer to here, please email us at customersuccess@samlabs.com.

Logging in and Rostering

Options for Logging In:

Single Sign On - Uses your school email and log in through Google or Microsoft SSO. To set up student rostering via Clever or ClassLink, contact your Customer Success representative!

Manual Entry - Uses your school email, but password needs to be reset to be set up by clicking "Reset Password."

Need some help logging in for the first time? Check out this resource.

Rostering Options:

Clever - Sync your data with Clever and let them do all the work!

Clever for Teachers

Clever for Admin

Manual Roster - Create a .csv file for your roster and upload. Check out this video on how to roster manually.

How to Manually Roster

SAM Studio Basics

Pairing Best Practices

Pairing Guidance

Pairing in SAM Space

SAM Space Anchor Chart

Anchor Chart in Spanish

Pairing in SAM Blockly

SAM Blockly Anchor Chart

Anchor Chart in Spanish

Pairing in SAM Script

SAM Script Pairing Guidance

Implementation Basics

Sorting for Shorter Lessons

How to prepare for a lesson

Implementation Resources

Wondering how to split up a lesson into 2 learning blocks? Check out our implementation guides. If you're looking for ELA or Library Media integration, check out our Literacy Connection resources below. Click "Bonus Resources" to access resources created by the SAM Labs Customer Success Team that aren't published to the Content Hub.

Implementation Guides

Literacy Connections

Bonus Resources

Hardware Basics

Charging Your Blocks

Before using your blocks with students, it is important to make sure they are charged and ready to go. Fully charged blocks will turn green when on the charger. Check out these slides for more information about charging.

Block Charging

Organizing Your Blocks

Organizing and storing a class set of hardware can be a challenge especially if you are a traveling teacher. Check out some of the different ways our teachers organize their materials.

Block Organization

Block Replacements

Are your blocks broken or no longer charging?

Block Replacement Form

Interactive Lesson Resources

Discover how this new tool can enhance STEAM and Coding Instruction for elementary and middle school students. The Interactive Lessons and Lesson Builder allow teachers to customize content, create lessons from scratch, and assign lessons directly to students, leading to high levels of engagement and independence.

Currently Available:

• All lessons from the new Middle School STEAM Course

• 3 Elementary Sample Lessons: Monkey Ecosystem, Energy in Motion, and Weather Board. Hint: Search "Sample" in the Content Hub to find these!

Coming Soon:

• Additional K-5 Content

Watch the videos below to learn how to use the Lesson Builder:

Finding & Adding Interactive Lessons

Using the Lesson Builder

Assigning & Grading Lessons

Getting Started Checklist

Need some more help on where to get started? Check our our getting started checklist for a comprehensive list of where to start.

Getting Started Checklist

Office Hours

Need more help or have additional questions? Join us for office hours!

The link below has all of the dates and times for our upcoming office hours.

SAM Labs Office Hours

Need Help?

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at: customersuccess@samlabs.com. You can also contact your regional Education Consultant.