Image 1: Main Jamboard Screen.
the program. I suggest that the users move the icon into the top part of the box for easier access. Once the program is open, click on the “plus” sign to start a new “jam” or click on an existing “jam” to open and edit. • From your Google Drive: • To create a new Jamboard: click on “new--- more---Google Jamboard” • To access already created “jams”: at this time, when you go into the search bar, Google Jamboard does not drop down as a file option. But, if you type “jamboards” in the search box, your jamboards will appear. For my personal use, I created a Jamboard folder and moved all of my “jams” there for easier access. • Android Device: you can download the program via the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/ apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.jam&hl=en_ US&gl=US • iPhone and iPad: you can download the app via the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jamboard/ id1143591418
This article will focus on the main features of Google Jam- board and showcase some ways that educators can implement this tool during their school day. WHAT IS GOOGLE JAMBOARD? In the world of Google, Jamboard is 2 items. First, is the actual hardware, the Google Jamboard (https://workspace. google.com/products/jamboard/). This is described by Google on their Jamboard website as “ a collaborative, digital white- board that makes it easy for your team to share ideas in real- time and create without boundaries”. The second item is the Google Jamboard program/app. This is a free, digital, interactive whiteboard program that can be used on your computer, Chromebook, iPad or android device. This program can be used as a live/synchronous col- laboration tool, and you can have up to 50 users on a “jam” at once. You can also share your “jam” with students, and they can work on it asynchronously. All “jams” are saved in Google Drive.
MAIN FEATURES OF GOOGLE JAMBOARD Where to find it?: to access Google Jamboard: • On a Computer or Chromebook:
• Using your Google Chrome browser, go to jamboard.google.com to open the jamboard program. Click on the “plus” sign to create a new “jam” • While in your Google Chrome browser, you can click on the “waffle” and open Jamboard by selecting the Jamboard icon. The first time you do this, you may have to scroll to the bottom of the box to find
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