Sadly, Google has introduced that they’re discontinuing Jamboard. At first Google introduced they’d delete your Jams, however backtracked saying the Jams shall be transformed to PDF’s. Obviously PDF’s don’t have the interactivity of Jams. The excellent news is that FigJam is best. The higher information is that Figma has a free converter for Jamboard recordsdata to FigJam. Officially the converter software shall be accessible Monday November twentieth.

Convert Your Jamboard Jams to FigJam

Join me and Lauren (McCann) Ryan on Tuesday November twenty first at 4pm Pacific to reply all of your questions on changing your Jams to FigJam.

What is FigJam?

FigJam is a collaborative whiteboard that permits college students to work collectively on tasks in actual time. It is a flexible software that can be utilized for a wide range of functions, together with:

• Classroom interplay
• Dynamically sharing sources
• Student assignments
• Brainstorming and concept technology
• Planning and organizing tasks
• Creating shows and diagrams
• Designing prototypes and consumer interfaces

FigJam is a robust software that may assist college students study and collaborate extra successfully. It can also be a enjoyable and interesting software that college students will get pleasure from utilizing.

Playlist of Getting Started with FigJam

I’m engaged on creating some brief movies to point out you key options of FigJam that may assist you get began with this thrilling software.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries

Verify Your Educator Account

FigJam is FREE!! As an educator you get a full account without charge as soon as you might be verified as an educator.

Figma

FigJam is a product of Figma. Go to figma.com to seek out your FigJams.

Get Started Templates

Figma for Education has get began templates at figma.com/@training. Here are a couple of that you simply could be excited to start out with!

Converted Jams to FigJam

I’ve had early entry to the converter software and I can inform you that it’s FABULOUS!! You can discover a lot of my transformed Jams to FigJam on my Figma profile web page: figma.com/@alicekeeler.

Simply log into figma.com and use the “Import” button. You will be capable to select to import Jamboard Jams out of your Google Drive, and you are able to do greater than one after the other. Your locked backgrounds shall be locked. Your sticky notes are editable and draggable. Your draggable parts are nonetheless draggable. Each body is added as a piece.

Note: the one characteristic that doesn’t translate effectively to FigJam is “scratchers.” When you erase pen strokes in FigJam the complete pen stroke is erased without delay. Scratchers will nonetheless work in FigJam, however you lose the “scratch” or gradual reveal.

FigJam does let you cover objects behind different objects. Anything in FigJam may be locked (Control Shift L). Place an object on the canvas and place a sticky notice or different picture/form over it. Lock the highest object. If you used pen strokes in your Jam to cover objects I might suggest erasing the pen strokes and utilizing a form to cover objects.

What is Similar to Jamboard?

FigJam is much like Jamboard in some ways. Both instruments are collaborative whiteboards that can be utilized for a wide range of functions. They each have a wide range of options that make them straightforward to make use of, together with a wide range of drawing instruments, sticky notes, and textual content containers.

What is Different About FigJam?

FigJam has various options that aren’t accessible in Jamboard. These options embrace:

• A extra highly effective set of drawing instruments
• The capacity to embed pictures and movies
• The capacity to create and use reusable templates
• The capacity to combine with different Figma merchandise
• The capacity to make use of FigJam on a wide range of units
• An up to date model historical past and revert characteristic that makes it simpler to trace adjustments and undo errors

How Can FigJam Be Used with Students?

FigJam can be utilized in a wide range of methods within the classroom. Here are only a few examples:

Classroom Interaction

FigJam is collaborative. Share the hyperlink with college students and permit them so as to add sticky notes and share their concepts and work in the course of the lesson.

Dynamically Sharing Resources

While any collaborative file can be utilized to dynamically share sources throughout class, FigJam has some options that may make it your favourite software.

• Hide sections with sources till you might be able to reveal them.
• Ability to lock parts.
• Ease of including new sources, together with “embedding” by merely pasting a hyperlink to a YouTube video or Google Docs/Slides.
• Go past itemizing a hyperlink by creating a piece with explanations and multi-media.

Student Assignments

If you used Jamboard for assignments you need to use FigJam in the identical method. FigJam is an open canvas with limitless prospects. I like to recommend you click on on the Share button and choose “Publish” to create a template that may be shared with college students to make a duplicate. You may modify the URL of your recordsdata to finish in /duplicate which is able to robotically create a duplicate for every pupil.

Brainstorming and Idea Generation:

Use FigJam with the entire class or in small teams to brainstorm concepts for a writing task, a science undertaking, or a category dialogue.

figjam.new begins a brand new file shortly. Click the share button to stick e-mail addresses for fast entry.

Planning and Organizing Projects:

Use FigJam to create a undertaking plan, a timeline, or a thoughts map. The shapes and connector instruments make FigJam the right selection.

Taking Notes and Summarizing Information:

Use FigJam to take notes throughout a lecture, a video, or a category dialogue.

Creating Presentations and Diagrams:

Use FigJam to create a presentation for a undertaking or a diagram to elucidate an idea.

FigJam for Education

FigJam is a robust and versatile software that can be utilized in a wide range of methods to assist college students study and collaborate. It is a extra highly effective and feature-rich software than Jamboard, and it’s accessible on a wide range of units. If you might be in search of a brand new digital whiteboard to make use of along with your college students, I encourage you to offer FigJam a attempt.

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