I just received an email from Google that Jamboard is disappearing in a year. Booo! Jamboard is an online whiteboard. I taught Co-op classes remotely during COVID. While most of our classes are live, now, my teens sign in remotely for a variety of reasons: car trouble, logistics conflicts, sick sibling, etc. I like to have a digital whiteboard. I also use Jamboard to grade and send feedback. My teens frequently test at home. They upload tests or assignments. I take a screenshot and upload it to Jamboard to mark. I can share the Jamboard with the student for him or her to correct. Below is an example.
There are loads of digital whiteboards. Here are several Jamboard alternatives. I don’t need text boxes, sticky notes, or fancy functions. I want to be able to use a stylus on my iPad, just like I use a marker on a whiteboard in class. I tried a few whiteboard apps. For most, there are too many choices. I like Web Whiteboard. It looks and functions like Jamboard. Web Whiteboard is a Miro product. I tried Miro, too. This app has too many moving parts for me. It looks as though I have a year to get acquainted with a new whiteboard. Sigh.
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