Google Jamboard Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

Score

6.5 out of 10

Reviews

6 Reviews

Google Jamboard for the win. Simple and easy to use.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

December 26, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Before Covid, team building and brainstorming activities were all done face-to-face. It was paper and pencil. Once we moved to a completely remote way of working, we were faced with a problem. How do we continue with team building, goal setting, training and other activities? The Google Jamboard came in handy. It made life much easier for everyone involved. Now we could benefit from the same tool used in a live environment, but used digitally. The tool has a friendly interface and is easy to use, making it accessible to all. The ability to collaborate online on the same activities makes it the perfect choice.

Pros

Handwriting and shape recognition
An infinite number of frames
All platform access( mobile app, pc etc)

Cons

Shapes and sizes
Handwriting
Panel Zooming
Slow loading when the board is big

Likelihood to Recommend

It gets the job done, although it does not have all the features of other similar tools. If you are doing a small team building or brainstorming session with less than 5 people this is perfect, but once the number of participants is increased the tool becomes slow and hard to track and the lack of options in some cases or types of exercises leaves a lot to be desired.

Verified User

Contributor in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Pros and Cons of Google Jamboard

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

June 9, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

For collaborating, and organising events internally as well since it is an interactive tool. We have hosted virtual baby showers, graduation ceremonies, and welcomed new members to the team and firm using Google Jamboard. The tool has been really helpful in lending colour to these event, and making them more fun and interactive.

Pros

Collaborating
Interactive
Facilitating

Cons

Changing font
Changing sizes of items
More user friendly
More features
Different than a slide view

Likelihood to Recommend

More suited - Collaboration, and interactive experience. Hosting events virtually - Can be presented over calls - Brainstorming, gathering ideas and sorting them based on theme etc Less Suited - Professional presentations with the client - Doesn't have a timer option - Lacks ability to add media content (music and video)

Swati Bansal

Consultant in Human Resources at PwC (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

A good platform to brainstorm ideas

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

May 4, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We regularly use Jamboard for our real-time jam sessions, throwing ideas on topics we are researching.

Pros

Simple interface
Good integration with other Google Workplace tools.

Cons

Default settings are not always the best
Customizations are not enough
Embedding external sources is not possible

Likelihood to Recommend

For any situation where collaborative work is needed.

Jean F. Queralt

Founder & CEO in Corporate at The IO Foundation (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Share ideas with your peers using just your phone

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 10, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using Jamboard more since we started to teach online as I found it a very good tool to increase students engagement during the session or as a part of a warm-up exercise when everyone joins in. I tend to ask an open-ended question that is linked to the content I mean to cover to check students initial understanding of the topic. Not so long ago I remember someone using it as a tool supporting discussion between researchers and academics.

Pros

intuitive
works well on mobile
provides some level of personalisation
multiple boards
downloading and saving boards

Cons

Jamboard includes nice set of function that allows to do basic and not so basic things
I am not really sure if there is a need to add any more functions
I am pretty happy with the set available
of course it may not work well on iOS but I guess it is kind of obvious

Likelihood to Recommend

In the context of the classroom or discussion with different people (e.g. to exchange ideas between researchers) Google Jamboard could be successfully used as a very good tool. It does not require even to have a computer as it works perfectly well on smartphones that most of us have nowadays. Also, the fact that there is not much functionality so is easy to navigate works in its favour.

Gosia Plotka

lecturer in Information Technology at DMU (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Engage Students & Support Active Learning with Google Jamboard

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 21, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google Jamboard is used for active learning and synchronous engagement during online learning. It solves an important problem of providing an interactive tool for students and faculty to use during a live session, particularly with breakout groups when such tools are [not as] easily deployed to both the entire class or small groups for engagement. While we do not have physical whiteboard support for Jamboard, our faculty use it in virtual classrooms and staff use it during virtual training sessions. We've also used it at virtual conferences to support participant engagement.

Pros

Interactive whiteboard tools.
Shareable with Google users or anyone with a link.
Downloadable as PDF to use as reference or learning asset.
Participants can write/draw or use notes tool to contribute.

Cons

Tools can be a little clunky at times.
Sticky notes always appear in the same place, requiring participants to move to a different place on the Jamboard in order to see all notes created.
Unclear who adds what to a Jamboard, so it's hard to evaluate student contributions.

Likelihood to Recommend

Google Jamboard is ideal for live, synchronous sessions to support collaboration and engagement. It can be used for the entire class, small group, or independent work. Create a Jamboard for a simple student knowledge check, or annotation exercise, or sorting activity. Insert a Google document, spreadsheet, or presentation, and have students annotate the file. There are many types of active learning activities you can do with a Google Jamboard!

Mariann Hawken

Acting Director, Instructional Technology in Information Technology at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Peer Collaboration: That's my JAM!

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

April 16, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Google Jamboard is an online collaborative space where multiple users can share information and share ideas seamlessly. Users are able to add animations, as well as use visually striking design elements that engage learners and other users. In any business or organization, users can collaborate and bring together ideas and projects in one space without the rigid format of a document or spreadsheet.

Pros

Colorful and engaging designs and layout
Freeform format
Real-time collaboration without lagging or download wait-time
Can be used for many different purposes-- business, education, personal, etc.

Cons

Designs and layout can appear simplistic rather than profession
Large amounts of users may have trouble editing the same board at once
Those unfamiliar with Google programs may need additional support

Likelihood to Recommend

[Google] Jamboard's functionality allows anyone to create a visual representation of information while remaining open to collaboration with others. Students can use the program to solve math problems by writing on their touch screens, while others create timelines of their lives with different shapes, formatting, and text options. Teachers can use it jointly during professional development to brainstorm new ideas and make note of those they would like to implement. The possibilities feel endless.

Carly McPartland

1st Grade Teacher in Human Resources at Greater Latrobe School District (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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