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What is Google Jamboard?
What is Google Jamboard?
Google Jamboard allows you to create mind maps, brainstorms, idea maps, character maps across different Frames which are like new pages (you can have up to 20)
Benefits:
You can add post its with ideas and then move them around later
You can collaborate with others on the same Google Jamboard
Jamboards can be shared via a link or downloaded as a an image or as a PDF
Collaborators can edit
Automatically saves to your Google Drive
How does it work?
How does it work?
OR click on the waffle (9 dots beside your profile picture).
TOP TIP: you can drag it to the top for easy access in future.
4) Give your jamboard a NAME
5) To share, click the SHARE button in the TOP RIGHT
6) Your Jamboards are saved in your Google Drive alongside all of your Docs, Drawings, Slides and other files
Tools in Jamboard
Tools in Jamboard
At the top of the page you can scroll through and make new ‘frames’ using the left and right arrows. This is the name given to the pages on a Jamboard. You can have a maximum of 20 pages per Jamboard.
Pen – This is a drawing tool. By clicking the small arrow next to the pen logo, you can choose from the Pen, Marker, Highlighter or Brush, and each has the 6 colour choices. You can draw on the page or over items using your mouse or touch screen.
Eraser – This only works on the pen. You can not erase shapes and images, those items are selected to delete.
Sticky Note -This is like a digital Post-It note. You can type in it and choose from 5 different colours. You can enlarge or decrease the size by clicking and dragging from the corner.
Add Image – Upload from your device, take a photo, find on Drive or search Google from within the Jamboard tab. Students do not have to open a new tab to search. Note: on an iPad this is split into add images through search, upload, and take a picture in the more section.
Shape – Draw a shape in the Jamboard. Click on the arrow next to the shape icon to choose from the 8 different shapes. Choose a line colour or fill colour from the top bar menu.
Text – Add text onto your board. Choose the size and colour of the text.
Laser – This is a tool used when presenting or modelling on a Jamboard. Click to draw with the laser and the red line will disappear after a few seconds.
Show what you know
Show what you know
To explore the features of Google Jamboard and practice what you can do, click HERE to MAKE A COPY of the Jamboard below and work through the tasks from 1-9.
You can copy the links from the yellow post its and paste them into a new tab to watch short GIFs showing the different steps.
Examples of where/how you can use Google Jamboard
Examples of where/how you can use Google Jamboard
Brain Dumps or Brainstorms
Analysing Text
Mindmaps
Analysing Text
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