What is Google Jamboard and How to Use it in Your Teaching?

Google Jumbo is an educational whiteboard collaboration platform. Since its inception a few years ago, it has been used by teachers and educators in the context of learning to improve the teaching and learning process. Google Jambboard uses the power of learning to collaborate, making it easier for individuals and groups to think, collaborate, and share ideas instantly.

In this article you will learn the following:

• What is Google Jamboard?
• How can I upgrade from scratch?
• How do I add a frame to my jumbo?
• Learn more about Jamboard features.
• How to save jam?
• How to share jam with different options?
• Learn how to integrate Jamboard into your rooms.
• Browse pre-built Jamboard templates for use with your student.

What is Google Jamboard?

Google Jumbo is a collaborative digital whiteboard that allows you to share ideas and collaborate in sync and non-synergy. Each frame contains several frames, and in each frame you can use Jamboard's extensive editing tool, add different shapes, add stickers and text boxes, import images from Google Drive or your device drive, and more. Best of all, Jamboard is simple, easy to use and free.

How do I jamboard?

To start creating your jam, go to jamboard.google.com and click the plus sign at the bottom right. Enter a name for your jam and use the editor to get started. Here are some of the tools included in the editor:

• Pen Tools - Allows you to access a variety of tools, including pencils, markers, highlighter and pencil .
• Sticker Notes - Add stickers to your frame. Click to start writing your notes. You can select a color for your notes and click Save. You can duplicate notes or delete unwanted notes.
• You can add a variety of shapes to your jam, including size circles, arrows, squares, diamonds, rectangles, circular rectangles and more.
• Use Eraser to remove your jam contents.
• Selection Tool - Select any item in Jam and click to remove.
• Laser pointer: You can easily point out sticky objects by pressing it.
• Photos - Use images to add images to your jam. You can upload photos from your device, Google Drive or Google. You can also search for images on Google Images and add them to your frame with one click. Once added, you can change the size and drag it anywhere on the canvas. You can click Duplicate or Cancel.

How do I add a new frame to my Jumbo?

You can add as many frames as you want. Click the arrow above to add a new frame to the jumbo board. You can change the background of your frame by clicking on the background bar above. Then use the editing features you mentioned earlier to get the content to the new jam.

How do I save Jamboard?

Google Jamboard offers a variety of ways to reduce your congestion. Click the oval button in the upper right corner and select from the options Download your copy jam as a PDF, copy or save it as an image. One of my favorite things about jumbos is the ability to store individual jams. If you have multiple jumbos and are interested in one frame, you can click to save as an image to use on another platform or in your presentation.

How to share jamboard?

Google Jamboard gives you a variety of sharing options. Click Share on the top right and edit your sharing options to your liking.

You can enter an email address using the generated URL or share your congestion with the name. Before sharing your jam, make sure you are either sharing your editors (you can modify and share licenses) or only readers and comments (you can download, print and copy).

Text ideas for Google Jamboard

Here are some simple ideas for Google Jamboard tutorials to experiment with your student. To make Jamboard an interactive learning tool, you need to enable editing on Jams shared with your student. Allows you to add / remove content, share stickers, and save rows automatically.

• Use Jamboard Intelligence and Brainstorm to come up with ideas for a new project or assignment. Ask students to contribute using sticker notes. Each student adds a colorful sticker note to see who shares what.
• Use Jamboard as a learning platform that allows students to express themselves and make decisions. For example, ask them to vote on project ideas, learning decision answers, and more. Students can respond to text notes or use images.
• Strengthen classroom community and enhance student teamwork by encouraging students to interact with each other's contributions and actively participate in member feedback activities.
• Use Jamboard to share conversations and / or write questions. Using text or visual effects, you can ask students to write, discuss, and explain general topics.
• Jumboard is great for identifying and personalizing lessons. For example, you can create different frames for each student. Use student names before sharing in this box to find out who you have assigned students.
• Use Jamboard to gather feedback from students. You can create preferences, questions, preferences, etc. And ask students to respond with stickers and / or images.
• Use it as a constructive assessment tool to evaluate student learning and identify areas in need of assistance. For example, you can ask questions that are difficult to understand and why and why.
• Use the Jamboard tutorial and step-by-step instructions. Guide students through the learning process and show them the different steps they can take to solve a problem.
• Use Jamboard to help students learn. Leaning wood and more effective during childbirth. Students can add colorful stickers and images to illustrate complex processes and explain abstract concepts.
• Share instructional guidelines, goals, and expectations at the beginning of each lesson.
• Use Jamboard in Digital History projects. Students combine visual acuity with text to create and share stories.
• Involve students in live discussions. Share Jamboard with discussion topics and ask students to participate in live chat. In real time, students can see what they are adding. Anything you add to your jumbo is immediately displayed by Student Jam and vice versa. This is a great way to improve teamwork and learn from student engagement.
• You can also use Jamboard in combination with the equity extension in the Math section. Check out this greattutorial in the new edit section to learn more.

Google Jamboard template

There are many good templates you can use in your Jamboard. With others:

• To think of a jumbo template,
• Jamboard template for work
• Accounting template
• Read the Jamboard template
• Jamboard game templates and much more

Pre-built Jamboard templates will save you a lot of time and give you more opportunities to become a powerful Jamboard learning tool. The first forum I recommend for teachers looking for an adjustable jamboree template is canvas. You can type on the board in the search box on the canvas and you will have a huge collection of beautiful templates to choose from. There are 87 templates in the search results. Browse the collection and click on your interest. Then use Canva's editing tools to customize your template to your liking. When done, you can download the Jamboard template as PNG.

Check out a video tutorial from Edugals to learn more about creating beautiful Google Jamboard templates for your class. Ditchthhattextbook contains a large collection of pre-made templates with ideas on how to use them in class. Find out more.

Conclusion

Google Jumbo is a great tool for collaborating whiteboards. Provides space for students to participate in a variety of educational activities. The only downside is that it doesn't support adding video and audio clips to the jam. You can only add images.

This post was originally published on Education Technology and Mobile Learning (www.educatorstechnology.com).