JamBoard by Tahlia T.

 Jamboard

Jamboard? Jamboard is a cool app that is very interactive. You are able to draw, add sticky notes, images, and stickers to create a fun reminder, and a fun way to create a presentation. This helps many teachers in classrooms so that the students know their agenda for that class. Although it might be great for teachers it benefits kids even more since most of our minds are still kind of visual. If you have a computer this may not be the best option for you since you want to be able to draw and doodle.

In order to start using Jamboard you will need to have a google account, so you can make an account to save all your projects. When you first enter the app you will tap the add sign at the bottom right hand corner to actually start. To the left you will see a couple of signs such as a pen, eraser, arrow, a chalk marker, and last but not least an add sign. The pen is a writing utensil, but you also might see a small arrow to the side which when you tap opens up different writing tools and colors. The eraser is pretty self explanatory and you can also change the size by clicking the arrow. Next is the arrow which means you are trying to cut something out and move or delete it. If you wanted to move a flower on the other side of the grass and you really like it you can just cut it and move it over! Next is marker/chalk button, this button actually erases almost immediately after you try drawing something. It is kind of like follow the leader! Then there is the add sign where you can add images take photos, and add sticky notes which is a writing component other than the actual writing button. For typing you also click on the pen under Assistive Tools then you click the typing button. Also you can add drive and sticker components. You can also add multiple slides. You can also share/export it to other places by clicking the three verticals dots at the right hand corner at the top. 

  Sequentially are some Pros! The first Pro is that it is easy to use and can be a lot of fun because some apps may be a bit more complicated. It also saves to your google account, so if you don’t have your IPad/Computer you can bring it along on a file, and just sign in to use. Next are some Cons these Cons are because as aGoogle app I would think they would have these things. The first one is the color range. There are only six! You heard me six, there are no pinks or purples. That is pretty much the only Con in my opinion because everything else works great. 

Hopefully you learned about a Google app called Jamboard because I think it can help so many teachers and students to plan things out. It also is portable which is great since we can forget things which is not a great habit. Hopefully you download this app and experience it yourselves. In my opinion it is great! Thank you for reading this blog on Jamboard.