Organize Your Ideas with a Whiteboard App

Microsoft Whiteboard

1. Go to whiteboard.office.com and login with your Microsoft email and password.
2. Click New Whiteboard.
3. Select a template from the many options or press Start with Blank Canvas.
4. Click the down arrow beside the words Untitled Whiteboard and type a name for your board.
5. If you started with a blank canvas, use the menu at the bottom of the screen to add images, shapes and lines, text boxes, emojis, sticky notes, or inking (freehand drawing or handwriting).
6. If you selected a template, click on the board to place the temple. Start typing your ideas into the sticky notes or shapes.
7. Use the menu at the bottom of the screen to add images, shapes and lines, text boxes, emojis, sticky notes, or inking (freehand drawing or handwriting).
8. Drag and drop items to rearrange and organize your ideas.
9. The application includes a Timer in the top right corner of the screen (to the left of the Share button) to set a time limit for your brainstorming session.
10. Use the Share button in the top right corner of the screen to collaborate with other people.

Microsoft Support Article: Whiteboard help & learning

Google Jamboard

Google is removing the Jamboard whiteboard application on October 1, 2024. The company does not have plans to replace it. They offer alternatives which are listed under the Resources heading at the end of this article. The Forbes article, Google Shutting Down Jamboard, Its Collaborative Whiteboarding Effort, states, “Google’s decision to discontinue Jamboard after just a few years reflects the company’s tendency to withdraw support for products that don’t achieve dominant market positions.”