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This Itechguide explains what Google Jamboard is. The guide starts with a detailed explanation of Google Jamboard. Then, it explains its features and ends with its benefits.

What is Google Jamboard?

What is Google Jamboard?
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Google Jamboard is a 55-inch digital whiteboard that works with G Suite and offers real-time collaboration.

To use Jamboard, you need to sigh up for one of the G Suite subscriptions – G Suit Basic, Business, Enterprise, G Suite for Education or G Suite Enterprise for Education.

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An item created on a Jamboard is called a jam. You can add, edit, or share a jam from a computer, phone or tablet. You can also add Google Sheets, Docs, or Slides to a jam.

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Features of Google Jamboard

To further understand how Jamboard works, this section covers some of the features:

State-of-the-art Touchscreen Technology

A Jamboard supports touchscreen and high tech visuals – supports a touch scan rate of 100 Hz, 55″ monitor with 4K UHD and a 32 ms single-touch. In a lay mans language, this means that a Jamboard comes with quick-response touch-screen technology.

Whiteboard Support

Just like a traditional whiteboard, a Jamboard allows you to sketch your ideas. However, it does more – you can write, move or resize your ideas with your finger. Or write with the stylus and wipe with the eraser. These accessories (stylus and eraser) do not require a battery, meaning that you do not need to charge them. You also do not need to pair them via Bluetooth.

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Google Jamboard whiteboard has more features – bring your drawing to live by choosing from multiple toolbar brushes. It also has a crop tool that allows you to add web pages to your jam.

Presentation, Connection and Conferencing Tools

Google Jamboard comes with all the tools you need to collaborate effectively. You can connect your laptop to the Jamboard via the USB-c or HDMI ports. Moreover, you can use the Jamboard’s touchscreen to control your connected laptop’s screen.

A Jamboard also allows you to present a jam to a video conference meeting. Moreover, you can view an ongoing jam session from the Jamboard or open a session on a nearby board using your mobile phone. For a full list of accessories that come with a Google Jamboard, visit supported peripherals. You can also read Jamboard hardware and software overview.

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Benefits of Google Jamboard

Benefits of Google Jamboard
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Finally, to further explain this technology, here are some of the benefits.

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Real-time Collaboration with Google Drive Support

A Jamboard allows up to 50 people to work on a jam at once. Moreover, when you sketch images, its built-in image recognition technology converts sketches into a actual images.

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If you are online, you can search and insert royalty-free images from Google images. You can also drag and resize texts and images with your finger. However, the Jamboard comes with a stylus which you can use to write and draw as well.

Moreover, you can add Google Slides, Google Docs or Google Sheets, to an existing jam. You ca also view and edit existing jam files from any supported device with internet connection.

Host or Join Video Meetings from a Jamboard

You can display a Google Calendar on a Jamboard. This means that you can create an calendar event or start a scheduled meeting. Finally, during a video conference meeting, you can present jams from your Jamboard.

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Cross-Device Support

Another benefit of Google Jamboard is its support for multiple devices. As I mentioned in the features section of this Itechguide, you can connect a PC or laptop to a Jamboard. Moreover, you can use the Jamboard’s touchscreen to control the connected laptop’s screen.

Jamboard also supports phones and tablets. With the Jamboard app for Android and iOS, you can open a jam on a nearby Jamboard.

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