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Tanice
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2021
Most Convenient software for students
What I love about this app is how interactive and easy it is to use. My 7 year old daughter uses this software during her class sessions to interact in her class with her peers and teacher. This software is so user friendly that she can use this software on her own with minimal assistance from me. She really enjoys drawing her shapes, sets, engaging in her math lesson while the teacher is expounding on the lesson. When we are recapping we also use the software so she can express herself and what she learnt in class.
CONSThis software needs to be more accessible on different devices. Its hard logging on to it from a phone or a tablet, if it is even possible.
Soledad
Computer Software, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
An easy tool for
Even when my first use wasn't the best, I had curiosity to see if Jamboard evolved to better or it will become a Google Wave Case, so few days ago I checked how was working now and I have the nice surprise that Jamboard has new features.
PROSJamboard has a user proof interface. This is really-really great to share ideas when you are in that kind of remote meetings sessions where people never get to an agree. The "shapes" feature added is without any doubts THE FEATURE that Jamboard was needing. Clean to use
CONSThe first time using Jamboard was a bit uncomfortable: Shapes feature wasn't added and the drawing tool wasn't very polished. I tried to share an idea, and sadly my pulse is not the better, so finally my poor draw took the lead rol in the meeting. I guess that the first attempt was almost duplicate the "board" experience, and for that reason that tool wasn't included, but now it's totally comfortable to be used.
Reasons for switching to Jamboard
Overall, I see great potential in Jamboard, it's easy to use, has the right features, and I think it will be a very good plugin for Presentations and Docs, not just for use in meetings. On the other hand, showing an idea is faster than explaining and trying to make a diagram in Slides, you have fewer tools to choose avoiding in that way paralysis-analysis when drawing. Also you avoid comments based in details more than the ideas you need to resolve.
Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2022
Meet Whiteboard: Collaboration Made Easy
Overall experience has been positive. It feels like the product is a very primitive version of other popular products out there for whiteboarding ideas during calls or meetings.
PROSI most like that Jamboard allows any number of team members on a Meet call to simultaneously doodle and type ideas on a whiteboard that is visible to all participants. This solves even a real-life in person meetings pain point of everyone's idea being pinned up close for everyone else's review.
CONSI least like that Jamboard isn't marketed enough by Google or isn't available as a separate product outside of Meet calls. This could help ramp up adoption and usage of the tool before anyone has to use it while on a collaborative call.
Reason for choosing Jamboard
Because Jamboard is bundled within Meet and since there is heavy usage of Meet calls on Google calendar it becomes the preferred choice for quick whiteboarding generally.
Elena
Verified reviewer
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Learn and have fun with Jamboard
The benefits are unquestionable. There are almost no limits in the collaboration between the participants in the learning process and the class presentation. You can save all your frames or select them. Students can share their knowledge and express their ideas visually.
PROSThe most impactful feature may be the Sticky notes- with their bright colors and the option to change their places on the board or rotate them. They are great for writing short remarks, questions, and comments. They might be used as exit tickets at the end of each lesson. As a whole, it is very easy to use this digital whiteboard. You can integrate it immediately into your teaching.
CONSThere are some drawbacks when using the Jamboard. For instance, you cannot embed videos. But you can use animated pictures, also Bitmoji, and Google Chrome Extensions (for files). Some teachers (and students) might find it difficult to draw on the board with a mouse. In this case, they can use their phones and make the drawings with fingers.
Wandera hamphreys
Photography, 1 employee
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Whiteboard
Easy to use
PROSJamboard is intergr with Google apps which processes activities with G suite and used as white board in Google classroom
CONSAlso I use it for creativity and graphics presentation.
Edgar
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed June 2023
A good way to start on screen collaboration
Is a good way to start on screen collaboration
PROSEasy to use, very simple to understand how to use it.
CONSIt needs more graphical and annotation tools.
Luis
Verified reviewer
Design, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed August 2022
Jamboard Review
Jamboard has been great for virtual meetings! We can all share our ideas anonymously and give each other honest feedback. It's also very easy to organize and categorize our ideas and notes!
PROSI love all of the little stickies and text boxes! It makes it easy for the team to write a short note or write a detailed idea! It's also easy to color code everything to keep it organized.
CONSI don't like the sketching tool it's too clunky and hard to use for people that don't have a mouse.
Reasons for switching to Jamboard
More of our team has access to these.
Margaret
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2021
Jamboard: the blackboard of computer screen
It really help me a lot during the corona days as i was teaching my students online. I could explain the problem clearly using this app and seems just like the blackboard in schools
PROSIt gives a platform or screen for us to write on phones or laptops. Its clarity and background is perfectly designed for writing in a eay other could understand.
CONSIt must include provisions for inserting figures and slides and should help to download the matter writing on it in pdf format.
Fiona
Utilities, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2023
Jamboard ease of use
helpful in training scenarios, colourful and easy to navigate
PROSIt is colourful and easy to use, allows multiple people to share ideas
CONSI do not see any negatives in my normal use of the product
Heritza
Automotive, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2023
Ease of meetings
Easy to jot down ideas of everyone during the meetings.
CONSIsn’t effective for letting multiple individuals write at the same time
Sara
Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed January 2021
Jamboard is my jam when working from home
Jamboard allows team members to take a deeper dives into the do-outs of a meeting. Rather than just ask questions, suggest comments, or pose other ideas - we're able to get all this down in writing and more.
PROSI like that it is a product of Google and as a consequence, Jamboard integrates well with G Suite. It's a nice extension that gives people what they want during remote meetings: collaboration, visibility, and transparency, and fun!
CONSWhen too many people use the platform as the same time, some post-it notes go missing. I'm not sure why that is the case. It could be a glitch or technical error, perhaps?
Rosciel
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2021
Answer for Online Collaboration
I like it so far. Its plus factor that I have not seen in any platform is that the collaboration use of it coupled with the drawing tools.
PROSI like that is user friendly and has several drawing tools I need to . I also like that I can now zoom in the board. I love that my students can can see each others answer where they can do collaboration or correction in their math solutions.
CONSIt would be nice if there is an option where I can store my jams in a folder. It's a hassle that every time I open the jam board I would see plenty jam board at once. If it's in folder, I can categorize my jams then, and will make it easier for me to see which activity to use in a particular class. It would be great too if there's an option in the tool bar where I can lock the jam when it's time for us to go over the jam activity to control students in messing and playing with the jam during instruction time. Please include tool for mathematics.
Marie
Animation, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Jamboard
What I like about Jamboard is the slides and you can work with others and draw.
CONSJamboard has a limit of 20 slides on a Jamboard.
Rahul
Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2021
I love the Jamboard.
The best tool we have had to deal with the ongoing pandemic situation in the educational and business industries.
PROSIt is by far the best online, live sharing board I have come across. My professor uses this in all his classes to explain and collaborate concepts.
CONSThe mobile interface can be better. I have seen time lags when there more than 5 people using the board at the same time.
Priya
Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
My Virtual White Board
During distance learning, it is my virtual whiteboard, on which I can write my agenda, objectives, and actual teaching content.
PROSWe can present, teach, share and compile ideas on to the Jamboard with its virtual multicolored post-it notes. I have also used it as a tool to answer questions, gather ideas, and signups for other activities.
CONSI like most of its features, perhaps if we had the option for each post-it to automatically be placed on the blank parts of the board, as opposed to, being piled on top of each other, as people write on them.
Seon
E-Learning, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2021
Every teacher should be using this.
As a lecturing teaching virtual I was looking for a digital tool to increase engagements in my classroom and encourage collaboration. Jamboard was the ideal solutions for me and it has been my go to tool for icebreakers, fun activities and group projects.
PROSJamboard is a digital collaboration too that I use frequently in my classroom for teaching. I love how easy it it to set up and then share with students. The user interface is simple, inviting and does not intimidate the user. Jamboard allows me to virtually engage students ans encourage them to participate in activities. All this is done in real time and I can promptly provide feedback.
CONSI would like to see more tool suited for artist, like different brushes and mixing options. This would be of great value to me as an art teacher. I would also appreciate if they would add greater control options when sharing a Jamboard. I want to be able to prevent students from deleting or moving certain items on each Jamboard page.
Paula
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
Jamboard
Overall Jamboard has been easy and fun to watch students as they create!
PROSThe ability to collaborate between students on a Jamboard has been an engaging new addition to teaching.
CONSI would really like to copy jams from one Jamboard to another Jamboard. Also, the limit of 20 jams makes it hard for large classes to utilize the best features.
Pamela
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2020
Jamboard is great for teaching!
Love Jamboard! Total game changer for teaching remotely! Love being able to show my kids how to do their math.
PROSI absolutely love using Jamboard while I am remote teaching! It is so easy to use. I can add my math slides and manipulate them while presenting to my class! They can see how to do everything the way I want them to!
CONSI would love to see the ability to add links that are videos or songs. Currently I can’t because they don’t have sound when they play.
Anuththara
E-Learning, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed August 2021
Easy and fun whiteboard tool for virtual learning
Great platform for live teaching.
PROSSimple user friendly software with ease of use. Supports to interact with students in virtual classrooms.
CONSMore features could be added to enhance the quality such as laser pointer, scaling pages and more functional settings.
Daniel
Utilities, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed December 2023
Nice simple piece of software
A very simplistic tool which offers the opportunity to improve over time so long as Google invests heavily in R+D
PROSThe simplicity and ease of use of the software is nice and really does feel like the nearest thing to a old style blackboard/whiteboard.
CONSThe lack of features available can make this software package limited to the functionality it come offer to the end user.
Tina
Higher Education, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Easy to Learn and Use
Jamboard is my go-to for teamwork and brainstorming, especially if I am online with others.
PROSThe concept is simple and it is so easy to learn to use, there is basically no training needed, just a few minutes of experimenting with the tools. It helps you get to your real work quickly and saves your time by not needing to figure out how to use it.
CONSIt would be too simple for more complicated things, like if you wanted to create a really nice image. But I don't see that as the purpose... it's more of a literal blank canvas to get your ideas down.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
A Fun Collaboration Tool!
From collaboration to presentation, Jamboard is a fun and interactive way to have people feel engaged in the topic. We use the platform for various reasons and have always had success with Jamboard!
PROSI really like how jam board feels like a bit of a gamification. Often people aren’t the most outspoken or like to communicate in a different way. I think jamboard does a great of allowing everyone to feel engagement and motivated during ideation stages.
CONSEverything is great with the tool. I have nothing to put here.
Stephanie
Primary/Secondary Education, 11-50 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2020
Jamboard
Overall experience has been okay. I wish there were more features available.
PROSI like the idea of having an electronic whiteboard on my ipad, so that I can use it while teaching.
CONSI wish that there was the ability to record while using the app. It would be beneficial to post on Google Classroom at the end of a lesson.
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2021
Free online collaboration whiteboard
Positive; will use it when free online collaboration is needed
PROS- It's free - It allows 20+ users to work on the same board - Can be accessed from desktop and mobile app
CONS- Not many features available compared to the standard features available in the space of online collaboration
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2021
JAMBOARD
AMAZING
PROSI LIKED HOW EASY IT IS TO USE. MY STUDENTS LOVED IT ESPECIALLY THAT THEY CAN MODIFY WITH ME DURING THE LESSONS. IT IS SP INTERACTIVE;
CONSSOMETIMES IT TENDS TO BE SLOW. BUT IT DOENS'T BOTHER THAT MUCH