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Arturo
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2021
Your traditional whiteboard, but in the cloud
In general, the experience is quite satisfactory using Google Jamboard, because when collaborating as a team, and that they can also participate in the board that you present and brainstorm ideas for subsequent projects, you feel that you are doing a more dynamic and more complete work, because that requires a good team, creativity, and efficiency when preparing work, projects, etc.
PROSIt has all the basics to be used as a traditional whiteboard but this one is in the cloud, so it is excellent for situations where you are collaborating with the work team, as it is integrated with google classroom, then it is just a matter of integrating or presenting the whiteboard you had already made to the team and have a more dynamic and efficient work. Its tools are the most basic, which is why I could call it a very complete whiteboard since it could also be seen as a PowerPoint in motion and editable in real-time, but in google. Another thing that I really liked is that the audience can also interact on the board, so it becomes a more dynamic board for companies looking to brainstorm and have everyone contribute to something.
CONSWhat is left to be said about Jamboard is that the free version comes with very limited tools, but as I almost always say, Google software always tries to bring the most complete to the free versions, so it will be a tool that you can try sometime and work collaboratively either with your on-site or remote team.
Ada Jocabeth
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
A board with an intuitive, fun and collaborative desing.
It's a quick and easy tool for teaching, taking notes, brainstorming, and much more. In my classes, I use it to teach math and it is very useful when writing math language. You can work in collaboration with other people in real-time thanks to the fact that it's now integrated with Google Meet and you can project on a Chromecast. In addition, Jamboard integrates easily with Google Drive and is stored in the cloud. With the recent updates on mobile and tablet, it has improved a lot, please add more tools and a color palette.
PROSWhat I like about this platform is that you can interact with your students and colleagues at the same time from their phones, tablets, and PCs. It's integrated with Google Meet, which makes it a basic tool for all your meetings. Also, you can add images, notes, change the background, and use different types of pencils and shapes, which makes it more creative and fun.
CONSFor those who are not used to it, Jamboard works like slides instead of an infinite page, which can lose the sequence or relationship of the notes. It would be good if the developers added tools to interact with the images on the board and select the objects, also add more fonts and a color palette.
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.
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.
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.
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?
gessica
Architecture & Planning, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
A platform option for shared online poster creation
In general, I like it very much and I find it very agile and useful in creating shared tasks creatively and in addition to written communication, the team likes to work with reference images, and the main thing is that the layout is simple, beautiful and easy and it breaks a little routine of the screens.
PROSThe platform is very easy to use, the team makes an interactive task board creatively, with the actions of each member. very easy to manipulate and edit through smartphones, it is agile, with a cheerful interface and breaks the monotony of so many everyday screens.
CONSAlthough I like and use the platform a lot, one thing I think is bad is that the page size that cannot be formatted makes the work screen limited and that is why some work panels need to be split so they don't get tangled up.
Edward
Sports, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2022
Great Whiteboard App for Groups
Great for group collaboration and facilitates many different ideas coming together.
CONSWish there was a feature to change fonts so that notes can stand apart from others just like different handwriting.
Natasha
Events Services, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2022
Visual Canvas for Thinking!
Overall, Jamboard is great for a group of people or for individual coaching. It creates an interactive, visual environment. With some creativity, you can do many different activities with the platform.
PROSJamboard is great for visual thinking. I am able to add boards, write on the board via texts, change the colors, duplicate the boards, and move them around. I'm also able to add images, draw, or use the sticky. I have used Jamboard as brain dumps, collective art, or just interactive coaching. It's a basic platform, but once you know how to use it, it provides what is needed for a job well done.
CONSIf a student/client is not logged into google, I have no way of knowing who is contributing to the board. Also, it has a set limit for how many boards you can add. Lastly, when adding a sticky note, it populates in one area, so I usually have to immediately move them around, so we can see everyone's comments.
Emily
Primary/Secondary Education, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2020
Google’s Great Online Interactive Whiteboard
I’ve really enjoyed using Jamboard with my second graders and fellow teachers. During quarantine and E-Teaching, this has been a great way to interact with students, letting them jump in and add notes and pictures for group projects, or even to brainstorm new ideas with other teachers. Even though I don’t have the hardware, I’ve enjoyed using Jamboard, and so have the students!
PROSJamboard is a quick and easy interactive whiteboard software. It has many easy to use tools, such as sticky notes, drawing, adding pictures, and more. Multiple people can join the Jamboard online to edit and view it simultaneously, which makes it great for collaboration! On top of that, because Jamboard is a part of the Google Suite, any board you make is automatically saved on your Google Drive, and as someone who often forgets where documents are stored, that is amazing!
CONSThe software doesn’t have quite as many features as other interactive whiteboard softwares, such as SMART. Also, similar to SMART, the software is great, but the hardware can be very expensive.
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.
Joseph
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2023
Great for class discussions
Great product. Simple to use and integrate into Google Suite products.
PROSGreat digital tool for multi-modal teaching. Allows students to share brainstorming sessions and visual concept maps.
CONSLimited features and text options. Would like to see more text styles and shapes.
Katie
Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
Jamboard Review
I like how it really feels like a whiteboard - it allows for a lot of collaboration.
CONSI wish there was another way to type on it.
Sherwin
Accounting, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
Jamboard - Your Digital Whiteboard
Jamboard is the best tool in sharing ideas in brainstorms or lectures. Best tool for presenting your magnificent ideas!
PROSWhen looking for tools to make your team collaboration better, Jamboard is what you are looking for. Jamboard can make sharing of ideas easy and fun.
CONSNone so far. For me, Jamboard is the best tool to do brainstorming with your team and making real time connections.
Esai
Consumer Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Jam board
I liked how my colleagues were able to edit ideas in real time from their own device
CONSIt was kinda glitchy with 20 participants within the jamboard
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2021
My Go-To for Brainstorming!
Overall I have had a great experience with this product, it's very user-friendly!
PROSJamboard is great for brainstorming with teammates during virtual meetings. It has been a great solution for us since we have all been working from home during the pandemic. Our Product team also asked me how they would be able to continue doing whiteboarding sessions with candidates since we can no longer do in person interviews. I was happy to be able to recommend this software to them. Jamboard is great for taking notes and presenting concepts in an easy to understand and visually appealing way.
CONSI would like to be able to write text directly on the board without needing to use a sticky note since that can be distracting.
Carly
E-Learning, 501-1,000 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2021
Great resource for virtual collaboration
Overall, the use of this software was seamless and easy to teach others how to use.
PROSThis software was an easy platform for students to be in different places but still be able to all view the same assignment and collaborate together.
CONSWhen uploading screenshots, the users were able to move the background and there was no way to lock the background in place.
jake
Venture Capital & Private Equity, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2020
Waste of Money
Works great as a 5 figure whiteboard. Want collaboration? more than one marker out? Anything useful? Look elsewhere
CONSMonthly Fees to maintain your license is just another stick in the eye from this awful product. Seriously, google stay out of consumer electronics
Amanda
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed October 2021
display ideas but disorganized
It allows you to add post-it notes and serve as a giant brainstorm pad, can easily reorganize the post-its and categorize or group them to help visually
CONSanyone can edit the placement of the post-it notes, not just the person who created it. this leads to chaotic sessions where you have post-it notes moving all over the place. sometimes you accidentally drag the background when you are trying to move the post-it notes.