Friday, November 13, 2020

Student Engagement: Virtual Whiteboards

If you have any experience teaching remotely, you know how challenging it can be to engage students in an active learning environment as well as assess their understanding in real time. Most instructional technology tools require a significant time investment for teachers to gain mastery and confidence before they use them. Not so with Whiteboard.fi, a digital whiteboard tool.

Whiteboard.fi is a simple tool that can be used instantly. By creating a class and letting your students join, everyone will get a digital whiteboard. You as a teacher see all your students' whiteboards in real time, so you can follow their progress. The students only see their own whiteboard and the teacher's. Whiteboard.fi is an instant formative assessment tool for your classroom, providing you with live feedback and immediate overview over your students.

Whiteboard.fi has several outstanding features:

  • Instant Access: Setting up a new class whiteboard is lightning fast! No registration or logins needed! (Pro Tip: Share a link to your whiteboard via Google Classroom).
  • Device Independent: Works on any device - no installation or downloads needed (Bonus: It is easy for students to draw on their whiteboard using the Chromebook's touch screen).
  • Privacy: No personal information is collected, stored, or shared with third parties. Everything is deleted after the room is closed.
  • Access Control: You have full control of who enters your room by using the waiting lobby. There is also an option to lock your room after your class has started, preventing new users from joining.
  • Live Overview: Ask a question, and let the whole class answer by using Whiteboard.fi. This way you will activate the whole class, and everybody gets the opportunity to answer!
  • Versatile Tools: Insert images, backgrounds, arrows, shapes and texts! There are many different, versatile tools available.
  • Math: Insert math symbols, expressions or equations easily using the math editor, where you can type using a graphical interface or insert LaTeX code.
  • Save Whiteboards: You can easily save all your student whiteboard images as a PDF file that can be saved locally to your device.

Learn How To Use Whiteboard.fi