Jamboard
Jamboard is a collaborative digital whiteboarding experience, available through a physical board, tablet and mobile apps as well as on the web.
Start the Video at 2:00 to see how to use this in the classroom
Resources for the Classroom
Jamboard Group Activity
What is Needed:
1. Jamboard Tablet App Download the Jamboard App from the Play Store to a compatible Chromebook or from the App Store to an iPad Jamboard Mobile App
2. Download the Tablet App from the Google Play store to a Chromebook or from the Apple App Store to an iPad
3. Jamboard Web Visit jamboard.google.com
Group Activity 1
In this activity you will create a Jamboard file as a group.
Create a new jam file Within your group, appoint one Jamboard owner for your study group.
Add collaborators: Have the owner create a new Jamboard file from the Jamboard, Jamboard Android or iOS Tablet App or from the web at jamboard.google.com. Add the other group members of the study group as collaborators. Have everyone open the file, so all group members can collaborate on the same file.
Group Discussion
Capture the steps you took to create and setup your first Jamboard file
Group Activity 2
1. In this activity you will start to navigate and use the drawing options on Jamboard. Within your group’s Jamboard file, create a frame for each member of the team
Tap the frame bar at the top of the jam file to see thumbnails of your pages.
Tap the green ‘+’ to add frames.
2. Explore the drawing tools: Explore the different pen and erase tools available on the drawing menu.
Identify how to change the pen color. Create sample text with each of the pen and marker options.
3. Change the background of your Jamboard frame Tap the ‘Frame’ bar to see thumbnails of your pages.
Tap the striped box in the lower right.
Tap a background pattern to select it for the current page.
Tap ‘Apply to all’ to set the backgrounds of all pages in the current jam.
Discuss what classroom uses for the different pens and markers might be.
Group Activity 3
In this activity you will explore the intelligent features of Jamboard. In your frame, explore the following tools:
1. Handwriting recognition From the drawing tools, select the handwriting recognition option and start to write a note.
2. Shape recognition From the drawing tools, select the shape recognition option and start to draw a shape.
3. AutoDraw From the drawing tools, select the autodraw (magic wand) option, and draw a picture. Did Jamboard suggest an alternative?
How might the intelligence features be useful in your lessons and learning projects?
Group Activity 4
In this activity you will explore the sticky note on Jamboard files.
Create a new frame on your jam.
1. Create and explore text note Add a text note to your jam. Double-tap a note to edit the text or change the color.
2. Duplicate the text note To duplicate a note, touch and hold the note and then in the top-right corner tap Copy.
How might the sticky notes feature be useful in your classrooms?
Group Activity 5
In this activity you will start to add web and image content into your Jamboard.
Create a new frame on your jam.
1. Add web content to your Jamboard Tap the web icon, and search for a topic.
Navigate to the content you want to use.
Tap crop and select the information you want to use in your Jamboard. Tap enter. This adds the selected information to your jam.
2. Add images to your Jamboard Tap the search Image icon.
Search for a topic.
Drag the image into your Jamboard, and resize using a two finger pinch.
How might the web and image search options be useful in your classrooms and learning projects?
Note: Both web and image search use safe search and royalty free content.
Group Activity 6
In this activity you will explore adding Drive files to your Jamboard. Each group member should complete this activity individually.
1. Add drive files to your Jamboard
You can add a file from Drive on the phone or tablet app only (not from board). Tap the Drive icon. Navigate to the file you want, and tap the file to add.
2. Working with multi-page files
If the file you added has multiple pages, you can double tap the file once added to expand the view and drag individual pages onto the frame. You can use a two finger pinch to enlarge, rotate and resize the file on your jamboard.
How might the drive features be useful in your lessons?
Group Activity 7
In this activity you will explore the different ways to share your Jamboard files. Each group member should complete this activity individually.
1. Share a ‘view only’ copy of the file
Tap ‘add people’, select the person you want to share with, and select ‘can view’.
2. Share a PDF or PNG of the file
Tap ‘share Jam’ as PDF. Or tap ‘share this frame’ as an image.
What sharing options will be most useful in your classes?
Group Activity 8
In this activity you will explore assigning Jamboard files using Google Classroom. Each group member should complete this activity individually.
1. Open Google Classroom (classroom.google.com), and create a test Class.
2. Tap the +Create button on the Classwork page, and create a new assignment.
3. Select the Drive icon, and find the Jam file you want to assign to your students.
4. Fill out the rest of the Classroom assignment details and click assign.
What sharing options will be most useful in your classes?