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Directly Import PDF pages from Drive!
Directly Import PDF pages from Drive!
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Creating a Jamboard from a Slide!
Creating a Jamboard from a Slide!
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Creating a Jamboard from a PDF
Creating a Jamboard from a PDF
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Savings Jams as Images or PDFs
Savings Jams as Images or PDFs
If you don't want your students moving background objects, this is a helpful skill! You can also save finished frames as PDFs with a few simple clicks. This is helpful for posting or printing completed notes or activities. 
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Inserting Animated GIFS
Inserting Animated GIFS 
GIFs are more than just fun things to add in your group texts! GIFs can demonstrate Math or Science processes and so much more!
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Classifying by Color
Classifying by Color
A fun alternative to drag and drops for classifying information!
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Drag and Drop and Scratch Off Reveals with Jamboard
Drag and Drop and Scratch Off Reveals with Jamboard
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Highlighting and Annotating Multiple PDF Pages
Highlighting and Annotating Multiple PDF Pages 
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Mystery Spots! Scratch-Off Reveals 2.0
Mystery Spots! Scratch-Off Reveals 2.0
Mystery spots are so fun! Students can literally pull items out of a hat. This was inspired by Tina Thurling's Pot of Gold Jamboard, and I used Alice Keeler's tutorial to learn the skill.

Full Tutorial Frmn: https://alicekeeler.com/2021/01/20/creating-a-mystery-spot-in-google-jamboard/

Inspiration from Tina Thurling- Owl 2nd That
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1S8gQgqhx3SmS22FAtkCRoBP6O6XOprD_qt_rq91BrR4/edit?usp=sharing

Make a Copy of My Template- https://jamboard.google.com/d/1WSXMzBQTzrzxzsFrBIvf6Pv7SV-5PcIi2UWg0DdfXy0/copy
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Digitizing Checks for Understanding and Engagement Strategies
Digitizing Checks for Understanding and Engagement Strategies
Because of COVID, I recycled my text evidence bags and turned them into a Jamboard activity. 

There are SO MANY other tried and true engagement strategies and checks for understanding that would be great fits for Jamboard! In my template library, I've already created an variety of Four Corners/4-3-2-1 Jams for you in my Google Drive folder!

The link below is full of CFUS ideas that would be great when creating your own Jams!

http://nelearn.myelearning.org/pluginfile.php/439/mod_page/content/17/strategies.pdf
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Using Colors for Jigsawing and Chunking Tasks
Using Colors for Jigsawing and Chunking Tasks
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Elementary Math Suggestions from Lucky Little Learners
Elementary Math Suggestions from Lucky Little Learners
I love the Numberless Word Problems strategy!
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Elementary Non-Fiction Guided Reading from Sunday Cummins
Elementary Non-Fiction Guided Reading from Sunday Cummins
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These are Jams I've created. MOST of them are not content specific. Please make copies, edit them to fit your needs, and start using them in your classrooms!
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Alice Keeler Suggested Jams
Alice Keeler Suggested Jams
There so many creative and awesome templates here! Some that stuck out to me were Sight Word Bingo, Battleship Coordinate Planes, and Balancing Chemical Equations. 
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SEL Check-Ins
SEL Check-Ins
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Third Grade Doodles
Third Grade Doodles
Elementary-focused ELA Ideas using  Jamboard
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Chromebook Classroom
Chromebook Classroom
Templates and Suggestions! 
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Building Book Love
Building Book Love
This teacher and creator has some incredible template and application ideas for using Jamboard in ELA.
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Infused Classroom - Holly Clark
Infused Classroom - Holly Clark
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Curated Elementary Collection from Jodi Boucher
Curated Elementary Collection from Jodi Boucher
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#Jamboard - A Massive Amount of Ready Made Jams from Brianna Davis!
#Jamboard - A Massive Amount of Ready Made Jams from Brianna Davis!
Make your own copies and start using them totday!
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Slidesmania
Slidesmania
Slides templates that can be set as a custom background and edited in Jamboard.
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Canva White Board Templates
Canva White Board Templates
Download a ready-made template from Canva's library. Add it to your Jamboard as a custom background image! Canva is also a great place for creating your own templates for Jamboards.
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MathReps
MathReps
This is an excellent resource! It provides Math Jamboard templates for multiple grade levels.
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Meredith Akers
Meredith Akers
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Handwriting Templates
Handwriting Templates
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Dich That Textbook
Dich That Textbook
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We Are Teachers
We Are Teachers
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In this column, you will find videos I've posted with implementation ideas and strategies for my free templates.
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Creating Themed- Designated Answer Spots With Slides

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Creating Themed- Designated Answer Spots With Slides

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I have a goal of posting #teachertechtok daily. I always use #jamboardismyjam for any content I post related to Jamboard.

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Virtual Sorry Game (Original Rules) - Google Jamboard

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Mystery spots are so fun! Students can literally pull items out of a hat. This was inspired by Tina Thurling's Pot of Gold Jamboard, and I used Alice Keeler's tutorial to learn the skill.

Full Tutorial Frmn: https://alicekeeler.com/2021/01/20/creating-a-mystery-spot-in-google-jamboard/

Inspiration from Tina Thurling- Owl 2nd That
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1S8gQgqhx3SmS22FAtkCRoBP6O6XOprD_qt_rq91BrR4/edit?usp=sharing

Make a Copy of My Template- https://jamboard.google.com/d/1WSXMzBQTzrzxzsFrBIvf6Pv7SV-5PcIi2UWg0DdfXy0/copy

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Mystery Spot Evidence Bags + I Made You a Template!

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I love duplicating frames and changing the background image to help save stickers, icons, game pieces, etc. Knowing how to duplicate frames is a useful skill for having Jams with multiple frames of the same content for small group work.

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Duplicating Frames and How It Can Help YOU!

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A fun game from Patty Jeanne!
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1PVZ5rbqlYR3m7ozfQUTSp6fbMpfjIf62PW2QXTHpU-c/copy

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A fun way to practice sentence structures from Patricia Buononato (Patty Jeanne)
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1ZQNnwT22aPkhnV0J8qaGM6AJn1x2Jnr8MdtIKIUeX2I/copy

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5 Frames of "Meme Its" with Designated Answering Spaces!

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5 Frames of "Meme Its" with Designated Answering Spaces!

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Jamboard DAILY SEL /Check IN- Patty Jeanne

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A fun alternative to drag and drops for classifying information!

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By Carolina Quagliarello

This has English, Spanish, and French frames.
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Elementary Math Suggestions from Lucky Little Learners

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Elementary Math Suggestions from Lucky Little Learners

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Jamboard Ideas and Activities for Teachers

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Elementary-focused ELA Ideas using Jamboard

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Have you tried Jamboarding yet! Yes, I just said "Jamboarding." LOL! The things that come out of my mouth (or from my keyboard) this year are certainly new and surprising! But, seriously, if you have not yet tried this cool tech tool in your remote teaching, you are really missing out! The possibilities are virtually endless, but in this post I will show you 10 exciting ideas for using Jamboard in your reading instruction that will keep your students engaged and asking for more!

Check out this video for a very quick tutorial on how to setup and use Jamboard!

Jamboard is perfect for all kinds of word study activities! You can insert letters and words onto the sticky notes and use them for making and breaking words, sorting, matching and much more!

I've included this "magnetic letter" Jamboard as a FREE GIFT to you!! Make a copy first and then use it to create your own word study lessons for your students!

Sorting is a perfect activity to do on a Jamboard! You can sort words and picture, depending upon the learning objective. It's so easy to create a sticky note with the words, or click on add image and select whatever picture you need directly from Google Images.

Jamboard is the perfect way to capture your students' thinking during a read-aloud! Pose a thought-provoking question and have students jot their thinking on stickies and add them to the board. This can be done with a small group or your whole class. Students love to see the responses of their friends. You can create several Stop and Jots for one book by adding (up to 20) pages to the board - this is a great way to track your student's thinking throughout the read-aloud.

Use Jamboard to create concept maps and charts for your character unit! This is a great collaborative activity, allowing your students to share their thinking about characters with their peers as you share a read-aloud.

Use a scanner or your snipping tool to capture images of text and then upload into a Jamboard. Now students can use the Jamboard tools to highlight, label, and add sticky notes to identify text features! This works great as an independent (asynchronous) activity or as an interactive part of your lesson on text features. The wonderful thing is that you will be able to revisit the board again and again just as you would an anchor chart in your classroom!

I love using Jamboard to introduce and/or review new vocabulary from the books we are reading. An image is worth a thousand words, so why not use the Google Image feature in Jamboard to have your students better understand new vocabulary!

Summarizing is a high-impact instructional strategy, and something that we work on all year long! There are so many ways to use Jamboard to reinforce those summarizing skills! Upload images of your favorite summarizing graphic organizers and students can add text boxes and stickies quickly and easily!

Sentence construction strategies are so important to the writing development of students! But it can be difficult to find the time to weave this into your curriculum. I love using mentor sentences and simple sentence combining activities like this one! Students also find this to be VERY FUN!!

Close-reading is another high-impact reading strategy! Jamboard allows students to annotate text you've uploaded as an image quite easily. They can highlight, draw, box, and add text and stickies! This is a perfect activity for students to demonstrate their understanding of a text and/or prepare for a conversation about their book.

K-W-L is a strategy that can be used in so many ways and helps students to use their prior knowledge to make connections with new learning! It's so easy in Jamboard!

These are just a few ways you can use Jamboard with your class! It is a perfect digital tool for both in-person and remote learning! I hope you found these ideas helpful and it got you thinking about even more ways you could use Jamboard! I'd love to hear your ideas - jot them in the comments!

I've created some ready-to-go Jamboards for word study that are available in my TPT shop! These are available in a cost-effective bundle, or individually!

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10 Awesome Jamboard Ideas for Teaching Reading! {AND A JAMBOARD FREEBIE}

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10 exciting ideas for using Jamboard in your reading instruction that will keep your students engaged and asking for more!

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In this blog post, Flipped Tech Coaching provides Jamboard integration ideas for multiple content areas.

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What is Jamboard?

Jamboard is a FREE collaborative whiteboard application that is part of the G Suite for Education. Educators have found Jamboard extremely beneficial for increasing engagement and opportunities for collaboration. Students may collaborate in real-time while using the drawing, text, image, sticky notes, shapes, and laser tools. Users with access to a PC or Chromebook may use the web application at Jamboard.google.com or Jam.new. But, if you have access to a phone or tablet, the FREE app allows users to add files from their Google Drive. Activities created using the Jamboard app or website are frequently referred to as "Jams".

In the market for a new hardware? There is also a touch-screen whiteboard available for purchase as well. The physical Jamboard device allows students to pull information from websites, access the handwriting recognition feature and draw with a stylus.
Note: Jamboard must be turn-on by the domain administrator.
Are you already using Jamboard in your classroom?

If you are already using Jamboard in your classroom, I hope this blog post provides you with some new ideas, tips, and templates to "Pump Up the Jam" in your classroom!

Needs some integration ideas?

Educators are constantly finding new and innovative ways to enhance their daily instruction during both onsite and online instruction with Jamboard.

Here are some ideas:

General and SEL

Daily Checkins

Attendance

"Bucket Filling" or kindness walls

"Motivational Monday"

2nd Step Reflections

Brainstorming behavior expectations during remote learning activities

Sharing examples of respect

Goal setting

Picture of the day

Math

Sharing problem solving strategies

Collaborating on a problem

Using the whiteboard to demonstrate solutions

Collaborating while posting examples of 2D and 3D shapes

Sharing learning and reflections

Correcting errors

ELA

Annotating text

Sharing predictions, inferences, connections

Book Recommendations

Demonstrating revisions and edits

Locating evidence

Sharing example images of writer's craft

Sharing reflections, questions, and learning

Locating and sharing examples of the parts of speech

Book talks

Reviewing sight words

Social Studies

Sharing examples of the 5 themes of geography for states, countries, and regions

Labeling maps

Collaborating while researching locations

Sharing examples of what students notice and wonder

Sharing thoughts on current events

Discussing educational videos

Science

Sharing hypothesis

Locating and sharing evidence

Sharing results from experiments

Collaborating while researching

Brainstorming and collaborating on ideas supporting animal adaptations, habitats, and ecosystems

Sharing examples of what students notice and wonder

What would that look like?

Check out this Wakelet collection to see some fabulous examples of completed activities from educators on Twitter. (You do not need to have a Twitter account to click on the links in the Tweets.)

Templates Galore!!

I have curated dozens of templates from amazing educators on Twitter. Simply click on the Tweet that interests you and "Make a Copy" of the Jamboard activity. Click here to view the collection. I'll continue to add to this collection throughout the year so make sure to bookmark it for later 🙂

Want to Pump Up the Jam even more?

Check out this collection of curated tips as well! In this curated collection, you will find posts explaining how to insert animated GIFs, create a scratch ticket effect, create a mystery spot, play Bingo, and access more blogs and webinars!

How do you share Jams?

Since Jamboard is part of the G Suite for Education, it's super easy to share your Jams by clicking the Share button and inviting specific collaborators or posting the link. You may also add your Jamboard activity in Google Classroom or create a Jam on the fly during your Google Meet!

How have you used Jamboard in your classroom? I'd love to hear from you!

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I teach 8th grade Language Arts, and I absolutely love infusing technology into my classroom. I live in Indiana with my hunky husband and our two wild and wonderful children. I'm busy, I'm tired, but I'm never, ever bored.

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Digitizing Checks for Understanding and Engagement Strategies

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Because of COVID, I recycled my text evidence bags and turned them into a Jamboard activity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKceY9ZvDCg

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Drag and Drop and Scratch Off Reveals with Jamboard

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Drag and Drop and Scratch Off Reveals with Jamboard

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Sharing a Jam for Collaboration in Google Classroom + Turning On/Off Collaboration

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Sharing a Jam for Collaboration in Google Classroom + Turning On/Off Collaboration

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Using Colors for Jigsawing and Chunking Tasks

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Color Coding for Chunking and Jigsawing Tasks

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Inspired by an enthusiastic coworker who's been using Jamboard to teach virtually, I recently tried and jammed out on some Jamboard templates in the classroom. The reason I put off using Jamboard for so long is because I thought Jamboards were too similar to Padlet which I've used for years, and too difficult for my Microsoft students to cross over on a Google classroom account.

I was wrong and have been missing out! Though Jamboard is similar to Padlet, you get unlimited FREE boards while gaining more functions. As far as accounts go, students DO NOT need a Jamboard login or an account to use Jamboard! YAYAYAYA *Plays Space Jam sound track and dances around an empty classroom. All you need to use Jamboard as a teacher is a personal or professional Google account (I'll give a quick tutorial for teachers at the end of this post!).

Therefore, I'm now about to do that annoying thing where I rave about something that is old news to everyone else because this blog post is going to have my recent Jamboard obsession on BLAST. I'm going to show you all the creative ways I've used Jamboard in my virtual and hybrid ELA classroom so whether you are an advanced Jamboard user or the last one to know about this amazing EDU tech tool, I hope you'll have plenty of takeaways from these Jamboard ideas!

Key things to know about Jamboard:

What is Jamboard? Jamboard is a free Google app that allows you to create a digital whiteboard and invite others to collaborate on it.

If you are not 1:1, there is a Jamboard app that you may choose to allow students to use on their phones.

Jamboard templates go in as an image under "set background"

If you want student names associated with answers, they must add their name to their sticky.

Jamboard for collaboration works best with 25 students or less. From what I've read, it has issues with more than that. To fix this, create two Jamboards per class.

Most of the Jamboard ideas I'm about to show you are color-coded. If you have a colorblind student, number off the colors for a guide.

You must set your Jamboards to allow EDITING for students to be able to add sticky notes (see tutorial).

You must set expectations for the Jamboard because when you allow editing, well, they will edit it. Students may mark on the board, change the sticky notes of other students, delete sticky notes, etc. A few tricks to combat this: set expectations, be on the board with them, tell them it tracks edits, switch off of edit mode as soon as the lesson is finished so that students can still see it but not edit it.

You can make your own Jamboard templates in PowerPoint or Google Slides, or you can download the ones I show you here: ELA Jamboard Templates

If you would like to test out a couple of FREE Jamboard templates before committing, you can get those here!

Watch the full tutorial here!

Relationship Building Jamboard Templates:

My very first day back with students this semester was the day after the attack on the US Capitol. Since we are on a block schedule, I had all new students that I had never met before and was feeling extremely anxious (even more so than normal first days!). Knowing that I didn't want to ignore what had just happened or put on an inauthentic first-day face, I quickly made a simple Jamboard template to let students process the event before we moved on.

This only took a few minutes, but it set the tone for this class, provided a safe place to talk (I told them to keep their sticky notes anonymous), and gave me some insight into how they are handling this moment in history.

Other ways to use Jamboard to build relationships include:

Would you rather grabbers - To pique students' interest before reading while also keeping it personal, think of a "would you rather" question that relates to the text. For example, before reading Of Mice and Men, you might ask: Would you rather have a big dream but never accomplish it or never allow yourself to dream at all?

Four corner replication on Jambaord- Teachers love using the four corner strategy in the classroom because it creates both movement and engagement. However, when that's not possible or when you want to provide a board to record answers, Jamboard is where it's at! For example, suppose you are going to play one of my Valentine's Day podcast recommendations (wink, wink), you could hook students with something like this that would not only get them interested but also build community. Students would simply place their sticky notes over the dog they most relate with and explain why. I would make this one an anonymous Jamboard activity which is one pro over the traditional classroom strategy!

Group Work Jamboard Templates:

I recently presented (on Zoom) to a group of teachers in New Jersey about using podcasts in the classroom, and when it was over, they were like that's cool but let's talk about those Jamboard templates you used haha. Kidding, they were really into my podcast ideas, but were also impressed by my Jamboard activities for collaboration! 😊

A big pro over Padlet is that Jamboard will allow you to have multiple sides going at the same time. This means you can have one group of students working on one slide of the SAME Jamboard while others are on their own assigned slide. This is GAME CHANGER for facilitating collaborations in a virtual or Covid classroom setting.

For my presentation, I put teachers into breakout rooms and told them which slide they should focus on. Breakout room one worked on slide 1 etc. HOWEVER, this was a semi-fail because of this Jamboard con: links are not clickable in a Jamboard (if you know a workaround, please fill me in!), therefore, it took much longer than needed for such a simple task (read an article and find 3 key points), but I reflected and somewhat solved this before recommending it to the masses.
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Tell students exactly what to Google and what their article should look like (get image by using a snipping tool then control v to paste into the Jamboard)

OR, get the links to them via the chat feature on Zoom.

OR, have the links posted in Canvas or whatever LMS you use.

Now, once students read the article or section you want them to read, they will use a color-coded sticky note to write down their thoughts. There are 5 sticky note colors in Jamboard, so you can have up to 5 groups.

After that, you can put students into multi- colored groups to replicate the classic jigsaw reading strategy where they report to others.

Here is a funny way to group students:

Reading Response Jamboard Templates:

There's absolutely nothing worse than prompting for reading responses to black squares or masked silent faces, am I right?

Jamboard is my edu hero for non-awkward student engagement and interaction during Covid.

Speaking of heroes, here's a Jamboard example.

When I teach Beowulf, I use the acronym E.P.I.C. to help students define what the Anglo-Saxons valued in a hero. E- Embodies the values of the time, P- P ossesses supernatural traits, etc. Next, I have them connect this to the real world by discussing what we value in a hero today. Well this year, the "discuss" aspect bombed until I jumped on the Jamboard chariot.

Here you can see how full their EPIC discussion turned out:

Since Jamboard is a digital whiteboard, there are unlimited ways to use it. Here are some more Jamboard template ideas:

Color-coded annotations: If you use reading signposts, you can assign each one a color (the fiction set has six, so you'll need to use the "no color" sticky note option). When students close read a passage or do their reading response, they can use the sticky notes in the Jamboard template to show what they know.

Otherwise, you can make your own color key and for a colorful commentary session!

Virtual Discussion Jamboard Templates:

I'm hearing from teachers that classroom discussions are one of the things they miss the most during this challenging teaching year. I've found that if I prompt in the right way and give students lots of thinking time, they are more apt to participate in a virtual or masked setting. With Jamboard, students already "put themselves out there" on the app so it's easier for them to speak up and elaborate with their voices when the time comes. Here are some Jamboard discussion templates:

Check for Understanding Jamboard Templates:

If you are looking for a quick way to check for understanding or give a digital exit ticket, a Jamboard can do it! It can be as simple as asking students to post one thing they learned in a "what stuck with you" digital sticky note, or a little more advanced with Jamboard templates like the target one below where you place your target standard in the middle and have students use stickies to show what they know. You as the teacher can move the stickies around to show which responses best hit the target.

You can also use Jamboard templates for test prep (don't even get me started on the fact that some states including my own are still drilling state testing this year). Here are a couple of ideas:

Abstract Thinking Jamboards Templates:

Creative thinking is a skill that I value and practice daily in the classroom. Because of their blank slate nature, Jamboards make the perfect tool for generating abstract thinking. Here are some Jamboard ideas:

The "no wrong answer" template helps students think outside the box. For example, if you are reading Lord of the Flies, you can put Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and Jack on the Jamboard. Students would then articulate who doesn't belong based on their thinking.

The book bar graph is a fun way of thinking that I've used with teaching The Great Gatsby and Animal Farm. You can find detailed examples by reading those posts, but essentially, you can use the bar graph method to track anything from color symbolism to propaganda techniques to author's craft.

Writing Jamboard Templates:

When it comes to teaching writing, I've always found that a little friendly, yet not embarrassing competition yields better writing. One of the perks of using Jamboard in the classroom is that you can choose to make the stickies named or anonymous (just make sure to tell them each time!) Similar to the target idea above, you can have students write a thesis statement and you as the teacher can drag the stickies over to the award. The ones on the award serve as mentor thesis statements for the ones around the edges that need revision. You can also model this revision right there on the Jamboard as a teaching tool.

Brainstorming Jamboard Templates

Much of the time when you ask students to brainstorm, they will write down two or three things and call it day. However, I've found that when I give them a fun brainstorming goal, they fire off more ideas. For example, simply using the alphabet can spark brainstorming answers they may have never thought of! Or, like in my latest creative Jamboard idea, I have them finish a pixel picture using stickies in specific colors. They work to fill the board up so that the image is revealed (see the flower pixel picture above). It's a little cheesy, but there's just something in our brains that likes to see things finished. 🙂 I have added 5 pixel images to my Jamboard pack!

I hope that this post has inspired you as my coworker did me to try Jamboard in the classroom. I've provided lots of Jamboard ideas, but if you need a Jamboard tutorial for teachers that gets into the HOW, then this short video will help!

Lastly, if you want to see if Jamboards are your ... JAM.... don't forget to grab this free tester pack which is a sample of my large Jamboard template bundle.

Enjoy!

Grab the ELA Jamboard pack here!

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Creative Jamboard Templates for the ELA Classroom - Building Book Love

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Inspired by an enthusiastic coworker who's been using Jamboard to teach virtually, I recently tried and jammed out on some Jamboard templates in the classroom.

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There so many creative and awesome templates here! Some that stuck out to me were Sight Word Bingo, Battleship Coordinate Planes, and Balancing Chemical Equations.

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These Jams were created by Alice Keeler and Kim Mattina. Thank you to everyone who suggested an idea!

Chemical Equation Balancing P1

Suggested by Kathy A Biernat for Chemistry this Jam acts as virtual manipulatives to help students to visualize the concept of balancing chemical equations.

Part 2: Balancing Chemical Equations

This Jam has fewer frames pre made. This template allows students to use the atoms toolbox to visualize balancing the

Phonics - Glued Sounds

Suggested by Jeannie. For younger kids dragging and moving manipulatives helps them. In this Jam template are the glued sounds as a single image that are easily moved around to create words. Use the drawing pages to allow students to create a word with a glued sound and then draw the picture.

Coordinate Plane Battleship

Gamification provides students a context for their learning. Play Battleship with students to help them with learning the quadrants of the coordinate plane. Students will all be in the same Jam. First have them place their own boats and identify the quadrant and (x,y) coordinate. Make a quick check that students are getting the right quadrants with their points. Then determine a captain (this might be you) and the captain will have a secret map (The grid is -5 to +5, use graph paper, Desmos, or scratch paper to map out the captains ships.) Students take turns trying to sink the captains boats.

Circle Jam

This Jam was created with an idea of students adding a picture to the Jam but cropping the picture into a circle. This Jam has 19 frames with a hole in the frame. Students would add a picture to the frame and use the 3 dots on the picture to "Send to Back" to get the picture in the circle.

Circle Template 2

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Gallery Walk

Kim Mattina created a template for an art gallery walk! After students create their art, have them add the art to the background of a frame in a Jam. Have multiple student samples together in the same Jam. Allow students to add sticky notes with comments to the Jam.

Microscope Discussion

Suggested by Shelley Ann Vogelei. Building on the circle Jam, we have created a Microscope Discussion. What do students do with microscopes? Make observations! Use a Jam to have students leave their observations of the microscope image. Each of these images are behind the circle. Use Control Shift Down Arrow to send the circle to the back and bring the image to the front. Swap out the microscope image and use Control Shift Down Arrow to send the microscope image to the back. Get all students on the same Jam to make their observations TOGETHER rather than individually.

1st Grade Sight Words

This has 100 first grade sight words. The student can be on one frame and an adult on another. While the student reads the sight words the adult can move the words the student knows to the other side of the frame.

Punnett Square Genetics

Suggested by Mikel Salsgiver & Lisa Serfling & Robin Scarrell & Marianne & Kelli O'Connell. Use a Jam to get the students to make predictions before introducing the Punnett Square. Group students up onto a copy of this Jam and have them discuss possible outcomes and why they think they are possible.

Choice Board Template

Give students a choice in the questions they answer or the tasks they do.

Sight Words Bingo

Have students create their own Bingo boards from the sight words.

Generic Bingo Jam

Want to design your own Bingo Jam in a Google Jam? Check out this generic template.

Money Jam Template

Use this Jam to get you started with creating a money activity. Duplicate the coins and bills as needed.

Citing Evidence from the Text

My quick and dirty for DOK 3 is "Make a claim and justify it with evidence." I used a 1inch by 1inch Google Drawing with a transparent background to add a character image to the drawing along with a textbox of the characters name. Use the File menu and download as PNG image to add to the Jam frame. Based on the challenge provided on the frame, students drag their character choices to the circle and then provide evidence in the box. Partner students up to debate the choices.

Clock Jam

On the 2nd frame the little hand will rotate. On the 3rd frame the big hand will rotate. Send hands back (Control Down Arrow) to swap which hand will rotate.

Letters A to Z

Suggested by Suzanne Recane. This template has all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z in both capital letters and lowercase to allow you to scramble the letters and have students sequence them in order.

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Making a Copy of a Jam for Each Student in Google Classroom

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Making a Copy of a Jam for Each Student in Google Classroom

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Templates and Suggestions!

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5 simple Jamboard lessons for any classroom!

Sick of doing the same thing over and over with your students?

Spice things up with Jamboard, the free whiteboard app from Google which integrates with Google Classroom and Google Meet!

Start of your virtual lesson with a whole-class Jam activity or send your students into breakout rooms and ask them to complete a small group activity.

Three of these Jamboard activities work well as whole-class assignments. Two more work best as individual or small-group activities.

These Jamboard lessons work with Chromebooks, tablets, phones, and laptops. A touchscreen is nice, but not required.

Watch the video below for an overview of all five Jamboard activities. Then, check out the templates below the video!

1. Sticky Graph

In sticky graph, students type their name on a sticky note and "vote" by placing their sticky note on one of the options you provide for them.

The end result is a unique bar-graph of Jamboard sticky notes!

This Jamboard activity works well with a large group of students and is a great way to start a virtual lesson on Zoom or Google Meet.
Sticky Graph resources:
2. Line Attack

In line attack, students draw lines to represent relationships between objects. The more lines, the stronger the relationship!

This is one of the Jamboard activities that works well with a large group of students.

Yes, things will get a little messy, but that's a feature of this activity!

Line attack works well for science, language arts, and social studies courses....any subject with lots of interconnected elements.

For example, you might provide students a equation and ask them to graph the solution using Jamboard. As students begin drawing their lines, you will start to see a consensus develop on the correct line slope.

After providing students with some time to draw their solution, review their answers and point out any incorrect answers or misconceptions.
Line attack resources:
3. Brain Dump

The brain dump Jamboard activity works well at the end of a unit or major topic of study. I like using brain dump as a review activity.

To begin, create a Jam file that lists each of your major topics or objectives, one per frame (you can add up to 20 frames in one Jam file).

Share the Jam file with your students and ask them to add details and facts on to each frame using the sticky note tool.

Students can add ideas to any frame they want (up to 50 students can do this activity at the same time).

As students run out of ideas, begin sorting the sticky notes on each frame into groups. Spend time reviewing each objective, pointing out the key ideas, adding details that were missed, and removing inaccurate information.

When you have finished the activity, you can save the entire Jam file as a PDF that students can use to review for their upcoming assessment!
Brain dump resources:
4. Annotation Station

Annotation station requires careful observation and attention to detail.

This is one of the Jamboard activities that works best as a small group or individual assignment. You might want to consider using breakout rooms in Google Meet or Zoom for this activity.

You will need to provide your students with an image to annotate. Students must add details and make observations about the image you share with them.

You can provide them with a map, a painting, a historic photo, or a diagram.

If you have touchscreen devices, students can use the pen tool to draw on top of the picture. For non-touch devices, use the sticky note tool to add observations.

After each student or group has had some time to make their notes, bring the group back together to compare notes. I'm sure that your students will probably identify details you probably hadn't considered.

The discussion that follows this annotation station activity is where the learning occurs!
Annotation station resources:
5. Sorting wall

In the sorting wall activity, students will map complex topics by grouping, organizing, and connecting related information.

This activity works well for any topic with a large number of interrelated learning objectives.

In the example below, students are asked to organize the principle characters from Romeo & Juliet. This complex story can be difficult to follow, but after spending some time sorting and organizing the characters, students should have a better understanding of how they relate to one another.

This activity can be done in small groups of 3-5 students or individually.

There is no right or wrong way to complete this activity, but students must be able to justify and explain their system.

Make sure you reserve time for students to share their finished frame with the class and explain how they chose to organize it.
Sorting wall resources:
Using Jamboard with Google Classroom & Google Meet

To take full advantage of these lessons, it is helpful to know how Jamboard interacts with Google Classroom and Google Meet.

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5 Jamboard activities for any classroom (with templates!)

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Challenge your students with these 5 Jamboard activities! Use the provided templates to start using Jamboard with your students right away!

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Early Elementary Math Games with Jamboard

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Early Elementary Math Games with Jamboard

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The Ultimate Collection of Jamboard Templates

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If you have a template I can share on this list tweet me @HollyClarkEdu or FB Group facebook.com/groups/infusedclassroom 👉🏼Please click on three dots and then Make a Copy to get a copy for yourself.👈🏼 🚀More ideas like this in The Chromebook Infused Classroom on amazon.

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Curated Elementary Collection from Jodi Boucher

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A collection of elementary school Jamboard templates curated from amazing educators on Twitter. Click the links in the posts to access the templates. TO MAKE A COPY: Open the Jamboard link.

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#Jamboard - A Massive Amount of Ready Made Jams from Brianna Davis!

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#Jamboard - A Massive Amount of Ready Made Jams from Brianna Davis!

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Clinking the link will make you a copy of the game!

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1tL3pSobO_XtKSMgERtEPh3SuR7QBLPYYT2mdqsUT3cQ/copy

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Creating a Jamboard from Existing Google Slides

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Slides templates that can be set as a custom background and edited in Jamboard.

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Free PowerPoint template and Google Slides theme.

Ready to Jam? Fun Jamboard and slides backgrounds.

Now that we can finally use custom backgrounds in Jamboard, it's time to take those jams to the next level!

Prepare your slides, add the texts you want to show in your Jambord, and delete the ones you don't. Once your slide is ready, click on File > Download and choose PNG or JPEG. Now, go to Jamboard and use that slide as background!

If you wish to use Slides, share the link with your students (select anyone with the link can edit) and let them work together on the file, or force a copy for each if you want them to work individually. Remember to lock any "do not touch" content on the master.

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Jams and Slides, Jamboard backgrounds template. - SlidesMania

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Ready to Jam? Now that we can finally use custom backgrounds in Jamboard, it's time to take those jams to the next level!

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Asking me to share how to use Jamboard in the classroom is almost as complicated as asking me how to use a piece of paper. It is SO simple, yet extremely versatile.

Because of its nearly unlimited uses and applications, I decided to create and curate Jamboard content on this Padlet.

It is a work in progress, dedicated to all things Jamboard! I will regularly add tips, tricks, tutorials, and templates.

Take what you want, watch what interests you, and jam on!

Please email me if you need assistance with creating new Jams from your existing content, if you would like suggestions on using Jamboard in your classroom, or if you have Jam strategies or templates you'd like to share.
Email -
jamboardismyjam@gmail.com

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This is the video version of the information above, if that is your preferred learning style!

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How to Use Google Jamboard - Beginner's Tutorial

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When it comes to collaborative tools, nothing beats Google Jamboard. This user-friendly system replicates a traditional meeting whiteboard, allowing participants to share ideas and brainstorm together. The app is simple and streamlined in its design, making it easy for users to navigate and (dare we say it) even fun for working or learning remotely.

If your group is large, Jamboard has you covered: it can accommodate up to 50 people working on a jam at once! Whether you are using it to teach remotely, meet with a committee, or even map out the annual family holiday scavenger hunt rules, Jamboard is a collaborator's dream. The ability to use a whiteboard with others in real-time - even if you are 500 miles away from each other - is something you will wonder how you lived without once you start meeting or teaching with it.

You will have no trouble mastering Jamboard after reviewing this tutorial, which walks you through each tool within the app and includes tips on how to use them.

Jamboard: Getting Started

Getting to Jamboard is easy, and there are several ways you can do it:

Open Jamboard within your Google account

Go to google.jamboard.com

Or

Open a new Jamboard from within Google Meet

Once you are in the app, you will see previous Jams you have created and saved.

Jamboard Tools

Within the Jamboard app, you will see the tools menu on the left-hand side of your screen. These tools will help you write, draw, create, and communicate within the app. And if you make a mistake, you can erase it, too!

Pen

The pen tool is at the top of the menu on the left of your screen. If you click on the pen icon, a mini menu of choices will open up.

The pen can be used as a regular pen, a marker, a highlighter, or a brush. Plus, you can use one of six different colors to write.

The color choices are one of the best ways to keep your Jamboards organized. You can ask participants to use particular colors, perhaps grouping them by teams. Perhaps you've asked your students to plan a role-play session for a mock political debate, and you can ask the Republican team to write in red and the Democratic team to write in blue during the Jamboard session.

Eraser

The eraser function in Jamboard is a fantastic feature, with one caveat: you need to set some ground rules for using it! In collaborative environments, you want to be sure no one's efforts are either accidentally erased or intentionally removed.

Fortunately, if this scenario occurs (and you realize it immediately), the "undo" button comes to the rescue. (It is the first reversed arrow in the top menu bar).

If you've made more than just a minor error, you also have the option to clear the entire frame, which we will get to a little later.

Arrow (Select)

Next in the list of tools on the left side of your screen, you will find the "select" tool represented by an arrow. You can use this tool to move or drag items around on your screen, as well as to increase or decrease sizes. If you insert an image (another tool we will cover), you can click on its corner with the select tool and drag it out to increase the image size.

Sticky Note

The sticky note is located under the select tool, and you can also bring one up quickly by typing ctrl + shift + p.

Once you either open a new note from the tools menu or by typing the shortcut, a screen appears where you can choose the color of your note. It defaults to yellow - the color most of us associate with "real life" sticky notes - but you can also choose from green, blue, pink, or orange.

After you create your note, you will see three grey dots appear in the top right corner if you click on it. Once you click on the dots, you have the option to edit the note, duplicate it, or delete it.

These sticky notes are a great way to pop in with real-time feedback that you can delete later; for example, perhaps you want to communicate to a student who has made a few careless errors "Brian, do you want to take one more look at the debate points on this page?

I think you missed one from your earlier list?" Once the collaborator makes the necessary change, you can delete the note from the Jamboard.

Add Image

Below the sticky note, there is a small box with two triangles (mountains), and this is the "add image" tool.

If you click once on this box, a screen will pop up with several options. You may have a specific image in mind, or perhaps you even prepared an entire folder of images on your desktop before you invited others to collaborate in a Jamboard.

If that is the case, you can use this image menu to pull the appropriate pictures from your own folders or Google drive.

However, if you are looking for something in real-time, as an idea comes to you, the Google Image Search automatically built into Jamboard really delivers! Say, for example, your team is working on a project to introduce measures to stop bullying at school.

And a "stop sign" suddenly pops into your head. As quickly as you think of it, Google can find it: enter "stop sign" in the Google Image Search line, and numerous choices will appear instantly.

Circle

When you click once on the circle, you will see eight different shapes you can automatically insert into your Jamboard. Each of the shapes can be manipulated with the select tool: you can make them larger or smaller and move them around to various places on the screen.

Like with the sticky note, if you click once on your inserted shape, you will see three small dots appear in the top right corner. There you will have the option to duplicate your shape or delete it.

Duplicating shapes can come in handy when you need to create a space for each participant in a Jamboard. For example, let's say you create a rectangle for each of four participants to list their preferred name for the debate teams. You can quickly duplicate the same shape, spread them out on your Jamboard, and use the text box (which we will cover below), and type their answers into the spaces.

Text Box

The text box is probably the tool you will use most often in your Jamboards, whether it is to insert your own text or create spaces for collaborators to write.

Once you insert the text box, you have plenty of options to customize it. The three dots in the right corner will allow you to edit, duplicate, or delete the box. It will also allow you to change the order, i.e., creating an order for layering objects in your Jamboard.

The text color, style, and alignment can all be changed with the buttons in the top menu (just like in most word processing programs), and you can use your selection tool to drag the corners of the text box in and out to increase its size, too.

Laser Pointer

At the bottom of the left-side menu, the tool is the laser pointer, which acts just like a laser pointer would in a classroom or conference room. It allows the user to draw everyone's eye to a portion of the screen, but it ultimately disappears.

When you use this tool, you are moving it across a specific section of the screen, where it will be visible briefly, but then it will disappear.

Top Menu Tools

Across the top of the screen in Jamboard, you will see a number of other useful features, including:

Zoom: You can zoom in and out to specific sections of your screen.

Background: You can change the background of the Jamboard to a color, or you can even choose graph paper, among several different options.

Clear Frame: This is how you can eliminate every item you have added to the frame in one easy click if, for example, your team has decided you need to scrap the ideas and start over. If you clear the frame by mistake, you can use the undo arrow to restore your work.

Also, at the top of your screen, the plus buttons will enable you to add more frames. You can number them and direct students or collaborators to fill out or work on a specific frame. Jamboard even shows you when someone is typing or adding content to a frame, with a small icon/initial in the area where they are working.

Finally, one more tip on collaborating with others: when you choose the "share" button at the top of your screen, you can insert contacts, and they will default to "editor." This is what allows others to make changes. If you share and make them "viewers," they will be unable to edit and make changes (which may be appropriate in certain circumstances for teachers).

Now that you know the basics, it is time to jump in and create your first Jamboard. You will get the hang of it in no time at all!

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When it comes to collaborative tools, nothing beats Google Jamboard. This user-friendly system replicates a traditional meeting whiteboard, allowing participants to share ideas and brainstorm together. The app is simple and streamlined in its design, making it easy for users to navigate and (dare we say it) even fun for working or learning remotely.

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"Google Jamboard is a simple, easy way to get someone engaged in their work." Will W.  

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"I think the Jamboards are way more interactive and helps me to retain the info we learn, and they help me keep up with my grades." Ashton R.

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"I think the Jamboards are way more interactive and helps me to retain the info we learn, and they help me keep up with my grades." Ashton R.

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Download a ready-made template from Canva's library. Add it to your Jamboard as a custom background image! Canva is also a great place for creating your own templates for Jamboards.

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"Jamboard is a fun and easy way to collaborate with other classmates!"  Austin C.

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Rainbow “Scratch-Off” Drawing Templates for Jamboard

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GIFs are more than just fun things to add in your group texts! GIFs can demonstrate Math or Science processes and so much more!

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This is an excellent resource! It provides Math Jamboard templates for multiple grade levels.

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"I personally think that Jamboard is much easier to use and for some reason is much more inviting. To me, Slides are a little more intimidating and not as user friendly." Corrine G.

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"The reason why I prefer Jamboard over anything else is because it is much easier to operate and is a lot more fun with all of the backgrounds you can pick or your teacher can use on the assignments."  Brooklyn P.

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"The reason why I prefer Jamboard over anything else is because it is much easier to operate and is a lot more fun with all of the backgrounds you can pick or your teacher can use on the assignments."  Brooklyn P.

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Jamboard Templates - 5 Free Handwriting Templates

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5 free templates for for Google Jamboard! Teach students different methods of handwriting with these easy to use templates!

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Jamboard is a collaborative online whiteboard space with simple, easy-to-use tools. You can access Jamboard by going to jamboard.google.com. I am a little slow to jump on the Jamboard train, but no…

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During down time, when you are providing instruction, clarifying information, or having verbal discussion, temporarily turn off editing access for the group!

Be creative with when students post or when you turn on and off editing access for the whole group.

For example, if you have students all answering the same question on their designated sticky note, have them wait to "save" their text (which will update it on the Jam for everyone to see!) Give them time to work and then do a countdown to "save"!

Another strategy is "waterfall". This strategy designates when students contribute or respond.
This is great for questions that have many potential answers, discussion questions, or providing text evidence. You can "waterfall" row by row or student by student in a Jamboard that mimics your seating chart. You could also create numbered sticky notes and assign each student a number. Each student can only save their response AFTER the student ahead of them responds. For an extra challenge, they can't repeat something someone else has already said!

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Encourage digital citizenship by laying the ground rules prior to even turning on the editing access for your whole group. Discuss appropriate contributions, adhering to general classroom rules within the digital classroom space, and respecting their peers' content.

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Consider a Jamboard that mirrors your classroom seating chart. Each student has a sticky note that represents their place in the classroom and their space to respond. You can even insert your actual seating chart as an image and add a sticky note on each student. You can also duplicate each slide of a Jamboard up to 20 frames. You can find  link that will make you a copy this template below! I use the oval space to add discussion questions. I change the question as we go or duplicate the frame and add the questions on each new frame.

Alphabet Rows(pictured below)
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1GNn-ieUe9qLri4vJ1F9fPUIrURX5lq0_f_N8-dtF7VU/copy

Generic 1-30 Grid Template

https://jamboard.google.com/d/1l6oRnNvd12_E8C6IE34mF18_Bvuef070_PjgX6q0Exw/copy

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Or, maybe it's Stop, Listen, and THEN Collaborate?

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Or, maybe it's Stop, Listen, and THEN Collaborate?

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The live collaboration and universal editing access of Jamboard can be a slippery slope with young students. Middle school teachers may already be envisioning the opportunity a student might take to provide an impromptu anatomy lesson with the drawing tool. Here are some tips to keep things productive and positive.

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1. I can use it to collaborate as a whole group or in small groups...or NOT. Sometimes that collaboration feature is a distraction. I can turn it off with a click. I can assign everyone their own copy and collaborate through discussion instead.
2. I can use it to create engaging, multimedia assessments for demonstrating understanding. See ya never, worksheets!
3. Students can demonstrate knowledge in ways that are familiar and interesting to them (drawing, memes, GIFS, sticky notes). Creativity is encouraged and fostered.
4. Color coding sticky notes and text boxes makes chunking and differentiation easy!

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Reason #2 - Universal Design for Learning

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Reason #2 - Universal Design for Learning

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The simplicity of Jamboard Jamboard inherently makes it UDL friendly. Visual aids are a fundamental principle of UDL. It is easy to insert image supports such as anchor charts and reference materials with assignments. Other visual cues through images, sticky notes, pictorial modeling, and GIFs can be used to aid reading comprehension, take math story problems from abstract to concrete, and so much MORE! Completed Jams can be saved as images or PDFs to provide instant notes or guides for students.

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This post is written by Kris Szajner, a tech integration specialist and former kindergarten teacher Prior Lake, Minnesota. You can follow him on Twitter @kszajner and check out his website kszajner.com.

Have you heard of Jamboard? It creates whiteboards that are a lot like slides. Looking for more collaborative activities to complete during distance learning? Look no further!

This free Google tool isn't just about expensive interactive displays.
Don't I need an expensive interactive display board to use it?
Nope! You can use the app for free on any device! It works with Google Drive and allows you to present your whiteboard to people viewing remotely. Which makes it a great online whiteboard option for distance learning.

What is Jamboard?

With Jamboard you can:

Add sticky notes, drawings, images, text and more.

Search Google and insert images or webpages.

Move images, texts, notes and drawings around on the screen easily.

Drag and resize text and images with your fingers.

Share your "jams" with others and let them collaborate.

Getting started with Jamboard

The Google Teacher Cente r has some great resources for educators looking to get started using Jamboard in your classroom.

Resources include:

a video library or tutorials

tips and trick from teachers

PDF guides

lesson plans and more

10 Jamboard Templates for Distance Learning

Pro Tip - Be sure students are not signed into Google and you have the permissions set to "anyone with the link is an Editor". This will ensure that each student is anonymous!

The Do More with Google Jamboard Online Course!

This course will introduce you to Jamboard features you might not know. It will give you dozens of ideas for using it in the classroom.

Plus, it provides you with:
- A collection of more than 100 templates.
- 40 activity ideas you can use immediately
- Tutorial slide s to use as a quick visual review.
- I nteractive infographics you can give your students
- Video playlists, posts, and extra resources.

Pro tip: Be sure students zoom into the canvas. This will make writing or drawing WAY easier!

Pro tip: Be sure students zoom into the canvas. This will make writing or drawing WAY easier!

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10 Jamboard templates for distance learning

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This post has 10 engaging ideas for using Jamboard in your class that will get your students working together, even though they may not be face to face.

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Have you tried Jamboard in your classroom yet? This free online tool to generate templates is incredibly easy to use, with endless options for any teacher. Google Jamboard makes collaboration easy, no matter where students and teachers are. Here's the scoop on how it works, plus lots of Jamboard templates for using it.

What is Google Jamboard?

Jamboard is a whiteboard app that's part of Google's G Suite, like Google Slides or Google Classroom. The app was designed to be used with Google's interactive 55-inch cloud-powered whiteboard display, which comes with a pretty hefty price tag. Fortunately, the completely free Jamboard app works perfectly well on its own with the laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets you're already using in your classroom.

Teachers set up a Jamboard template and invite students to collaborate. Kids can add notes (using a keyboard, stylus, or fingertip), post images, draw pictures, and more. There's no limit to the number of boards you can have or how many students can collaborate. You can save your boards, export them as PDFs, and share them with your students via Google Classroom or other learning management systems. You'll find lots of Jamboard tutorials and training from Google here.

Jamboard Templates and Ideas for Teachers

Anything your whiteboard can do, Jamboard can too ... plus a whole lot more. Here are some of our favorite free templates, activities, and other ideas to try with your class. To use a Jamboard template, be sure to save a copy of it to your Google Drive first. Then you'll be able to edit and use it with your students.

1. Write on Documents

This can be a real game-changer. Scan in worksheets and other documents and turn them into Jamboard templates. Then, students can complete them online. This makes it so much easier to send work home for students who can't be in the classroom. Learn how this works from Lucky Little Learners.

2. Morning Meeting Calendar

Take your morning meeting online! This interactive Jamboard calendar has room for weather, seasons, and counting practice. Get the calendar template here.

3. Morning Meeting Check-In

For older kids, you can use a template like this one to take attendance. Ask a question and have them post their answer on a sticky note. Once they've answered, you'll know they're in class and ready to go. Get this check-in template for free from Make Way for Tech.

4. Handwriting Templates

Demonstrate handwriting, then have students take turns copying your work. Get five different handwriting templates from Alice Keeler.

5. Magnetic Letters

Magnet letters are a classic learning toy, so we love this digital version! Grab this activity from Third Grade Doodles.

6. Frayer Model

Frayer Models are helpful when kids are learning new vocabulary words or researching a topic. Grab a free Frayer Model template here.

7. Base-10 Blocks

When you don't have enough base-10 blocks to go around, or need to use them in an online setting, try this digital version. Find the base-10 blocks template here.

8. Place Value Grid

Practice place value with this template. Remember that you can change the numbers on the digital sticky notes, so you can use this over and over again! Add the place value grid to your collection here.

9. Make Arrays

Arrays are a visual way to understand multiplication, and they're easy to create using Jamboard. Get your free array template from Make Way for Tech.

10. See, Think, Wonder

Teach kids how to question the world around them by creating thinking routines. This emoji template is cute enough for younger kids, but the process works at any age. Find the See, Think, Wonder template here.

11. Rainbow Reading Review

The Rainbow Reading Review helps kids really dig deep into the material they're reading. It's a useful tool for teaching close reading. Grab the Rainbow Reading Review template here.

12. Make a Graph

Digital sticky notes make it easy to graph just about anything in Jamboard. Learn more about using graphs on Jamboard at Chromebook Classroom.

13. Vocabulary Words

This one's easy, fun, and very effective. Simply make a board for each of your current vocabulary words, and ask students to contribute sticky notes, images, or other items to help define it. Learn more from "Teaching With Jamboard To Make Vocabulary Stick."

14. Take a Poll

Divide a board into several parts and ask students to place a sticky note with their name next to their choice. For a deeper dive, have them write the reason for their choice on the note too. Find out more about taking Jamboard polls at Spark Creativity.

15. Brain Dump

Brain dumps are great for review or exit tickets. Students record anything they can remember on a topic or concept. This is also a fun way to introduce a new subject and find out what kids already know. Explore Jamboard brain dumps at Chromebook Classroom.

16. Numerical Equations

Tackle word problems with this template. Show students how to break down the information and lay it out into an equation to get the correct answer. Get the Numerical Equations template for free at Teachers Pay Teachers.

17. Peer Editing

Use this template to help students edit each other's creative writing. You can edit the directions to use it with nonfiction writing like essays too. Find the Peer Editing template here.

18. Sorting Wall

You can use a sorting wall in pretty much any class, for any subject. Have students sort animals or plants in biology, vocab words in English or foreign language classes, presidents in history class-the possibilities are endless! Learn more about sorting walls at Chromebook Classroom.

19. Sentence Maker

Think of this idea sort of like the ever-popular magnetic poetry. Students choose words and create a sentence, adding correct punctuation. Keep it simple with just a few words for younger students; add more words for older kids. Explore this idea at The TEFL Zone.

20. Shapes and Patterns

Jamboard's built-in shape tool makes it easy to learn basics like triangles, circles, and squares. You can also work on recognizing and building patterns. Susan Stewart has more information.

21. Digital Yearbook

Make it easy for kids to share personalized messages with each other, in person or not. Each student creates their yearbook page and offers it up for friends to sign. Clever! Read more at Chemistry Is My Jam.

22. Label a Diagram

Post a diagram and have students label and explain the parts. Use it for science topics, or try it for time lines in history class or parts of sentences in English. Get this free cell diagram template here.

23. Compass Viewpoint

The world is full of shades of gray, especially when it comes to opinions and viewpoints. Use this template to explore a variety of points of view on any subject. Find the Compass Viewpoint template here.

24. Annotate a Reading

Jamboard makes it easy to annotate text in collaboration with your class. Look for themes, identify literary devices, illustrate concepts, and more. Learn how to use Jamboard for annotations at Spark Creativity.

25. Quadradic Equations

Graph quadratic equations on this template. It has several built-in problems, but you can edit and add your own to reuse it multiple times. Get the Quadratic Equations template for free at Teachers Pay Teachers.

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25 Free Interactive Jamboard Templates and Ideas for Teachers

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Jamboard lets teachers and students collaborate digitally from anywhere. Learn how it works and get free Jamboard templates for any subject.

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Educational technology should be a bridge to success for your students, not a barrier that prevents them from being successful.

If you have to teach the technology in order to use it in your classroom, are you maximizing your instructional time? If you have virtual students, can they use the technology without an adult standing by to assist them? Since Jamboards are edited by simply clicking a few visual icons, this app is accessible for all grade levels, abilities, and content areas.

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Jamboard is Google´s new kid in town! The program is designed to be a collaborative whiteboard. Students and teachers can access Jamboards via their Chromebooks, desktop computers, tablets, and phones.

Teachers who have started using Jamboard since the program launched are loving it as medium to create engaging and accessible content because of its simplicity and flexibility, with or without the collaboration option. The uses are only as limited as your imagination. I actually use it more frequently without the collaboration feature.