OpenBoard built-in applications
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Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS, Linux, Windows 8, Windows 10About OpenBoard
OpenBoard is an open-source whiteboard solution that helps educators interact with students by creating live content utilizing custom stylus lines, highlighters, erasers and more. It enables users to configure the background size, color, and grid and line intensity as per individual requirements.
OpenBoard comes with a built-in library of sounds, videos, images, shapes and animations, allowing teachers to create interactive content and increase student engagement. Schools and universities can upload and store course-specific documents within the platform, ensuring quick access to content for teachers and students. It provides a web browser, which lets tutors make annotations and share webpages from a centralized platform. Additionally, users c...
4 Reviews of OpenBoard
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March 2021
Christian from Univ. Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Education Management
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
March 2021
Full featured whiteboard
I have been using manu other whiteboards, usually shipping with interactive whiteboards, and this one really suits my needs.
Pros
You can write on a standard whiteboard or scribble on top of your desktop, to overlay on your documents and software. This is really nice to setup with a tablet or interactive whiteboard. Unobstrusive icons let you switch from normal use to overlay scribbling.
Cons
Ideal for videoconferences to whether explain something on a board or to add to a document that you are sharing on your screen.
Reasons for Switching to OpenBoard
eBeam is nice but works only with their hardware. Jamboard, Miro and the like don't do overaly on your desktop, they just allow you to write on a whiteboard. OpenBoard allows to write on top of your desktop and this is really an interesting feature.
July 2021
Anitta from VJEC
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Civil Engineering
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
July 2021
Openboard
Good and I am much satisfied. I suggested this to all my colleague
Pros
Digital canvas is good. Ease of use and good handwriting. Can be used for digital painting if interested
Cons
Glitters are not available.difgicult to export notes in pdf format.it takes time and often the software gets crashed
May 2021
Margaret from VJEC
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Education Management
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
May 2021
Open board
I have been using this application for teaching during these corona days and it is an effective teaching materials. I love this application.
Pros
Best way to teach the student. It is similar to the conventional blackboard which is much more better possibilities for teaching. It has different colours of pen and contains facilities to include slides and figures and also can be recorded.
Cons
It doesn't contain figures like circles and triangle. It would be better if audio facility is incorporated.
May 2021
Rinnet from VJEC
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Education Management
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
2.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
3.0
May 2021
Openboard
I love this application. It helps me to teach students through online and has also a facility to record the videos
Pros
It gives the platform for writing on screen. It acts similar as a blackboard. Provides different colours of pencil and facility for using lines
Cons
It does not have facility to draw different shapes like polygons rectangle circle etc