Jamboard

                                              Website Link: www.jamboard.google.com

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Full Description

Jamboard is a Google-developed application that

consists of a digitalized whiteboard and the option

to insert digital sticky notes of various colours

containing typed text, text boxes, handwritten or

hand-drawn components, and images. It also has a

laser function for teachers, a circle function, and a

select function. It is primarily used by teachers as a

tool to facilitate and display student participation in class discussions, and functions much like a shared Google Doc, accessible to all participants. It can be accessed using a web browser or a mobile app

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Classroom Implementation & Educational Rationale

Jamboard is a very handy tool for teachers as it converts whiteboard group/class activities in real life into a more accessible digital version requiring no physical materials, and can be accessed individually using individual computers or smartphones. Another benefit to using Jamboard is that it can be set such that student participation is anonymous. This can facilitate student participation, especially for those who have a harder time sharing their ideas in class, and when discussing more sensitive subjects where students may choose to anonymously share their experiences. Jamboard also eliminates the need for students to walk up to the whiteboard and enables participation for students with physical limitations. One activity that could be done anonymously using Jamboard’s sticky notes function is asking the teacher questions. Students often feel embarrassed asking questions that may be perceived as “stupid” in front of peers, so this would encourage a classroom atmosphere of “all questions are welcome."

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Connections to Research

Jamboard can be used in synchronous and asynchronous classrooms, and has cloud storage that allows ‘jams’ to be shared or securely stored (Abebe, n.d.). Also, Jamboard allows students to display creativity beyond what they would be able to show using just paper and pen (Abebe. n.d.). Jamboard is one example of an online application that collects user data, from email and name to sticky note answers. This reflects the digital surveillance spoken about in the CBC article by Lauren O’Neil (2014): in using Jamboard non-anonymously, students submit personal data such as their name, email, IP address, and metadata. This data may then be shared with third parties or other Google applications. It is fortunate, then, that Jamboard can be used anonymously.

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Reference

Abebe, M. (n.d.). How to use Google Jamboard to build ideas visually. Stanford Graduate School of Education. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from https://teachingresources.stanford.edu/resources/how-to-use-google-jamboard/

 

O’Neil, L. (2014, March 7). Digital surveillance won’t drive me off social media: Lauren O’Neil. CBC; CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/digital-surveillance-won-t-drive-me-off-social-media-lauren-o-neil-1.2562551

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                                                                                  Provided By Mary Lu