What an Experience Includes
Travel Map
Plot your route on an interactive map. Students check in at locations, and you can track the group’s progress in real time.
Student Journal Entries
Students write rich entries at each stop, with support for text, images, and structured prompts you set in advance.
Per-Location Prompts
Attach specific questions or instructions to individual map locations so students know exactly what to document at each stop.
Google Drive Resources
Link itineraries, worksheets, and resource files directly from your institution’s Google Drive — no uploading duplicates.
Protected Sharing
Control who sees student work. Share selectively with parents or co-teachers, or keep entries private until you’ve reviewed them.
Rich Media Posts
Students attach photos and media to their entries, creating a living record of the experience you can review and celebrate.
Creating an Experience
1
Open New Experience
From your teacher dashboard, click New Experience to open the Experience builder.
2
Set up the travel map
Plot the locations your group will visit on the interactive map. Add a name and description to each pin so students understand the significance of each stop.
3
Add per-location prompts
For each map location, write the prompts or questions you want students to respond to. Setting these before the trip means students arrive at each stop knowing exactly what to observe and record.
4
Attach Google Drive resources (optional)
Link itineraries, permission slips, worksheets, or background reading from your institution’s Google Drive. Students access everything from within the Experience.
5
Configure visibility and sharing controls
Decide who can see the map and student entries — class only, co-teachers, parents, or a wider audience. You can adjust these settings at any point.
6
Publish to your classroom
Set the Experience to Published. It appears immediately in every enrolled student’s activity feed alongside your other classroom content.
During the Experience
As the trip unfolds, students use ChimeEdu to check in at each mapped location, respond to your prompts, and attach photos or media to their entries. You can monitor incoming journal submissions in real time from your teacher dashboard — no need to wait until you’re back in the classroom to see how students are engaging. Use the approve or hold controls to review posts before they become visible to the wider group. Any entry you hold remains private until you release it, so you stay in control of what the class sees.Journal Entries
Each student can submit up to 20 journal entries across the whole Experience. Entries support rich text, structured prompt responses, and photo or media attachments. Because entries are linked to specific map locations, you can review them location by location to assess how well students engaged with each stop — and spot gaps in understanding before you build your follow-up lesson.Protected Sharing
You decide exactly who can see student work at every stage:- Class only — entries are visible only to you and enrolled students.
- Co-teachers — extend access to other teachers in your school.
- Parents / guardians — share the journey with families in a read-only view.
- Held posts — any entry you hold is invisible to everyone except you until you approve it.
After the Experience
The Experience log doesn’t have to end when the trip does. Use it as a starting point for:- A follow-up Assessment built around what students observed and documented.
- A class discussion anchored to specific journal entries or map check-ins.
- A Study Guide that synthesises the learning from the trip into structured reference material for future revision.
Visibility Controls
You can update an Experience’s visibility settings at any time — before, during, or after the trip. The map, student entries, and attached resources all respond to the same visibility rules, so a single change cascades through the whole Experience. Student enrolment, permissions, and submissions are all managed through the linked classroom, keeping everything in one place.Experiences are linked to your ChimeEdu classroom. Student enrollment, permissions, and submissions are all managed in one place — there are no scattered forms or external platforms to reconcile.