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Best 6 Free Interactive Whiteboard Apps for Online Teaching


Education Technology is ever evolving and so is the process of Education. Online teaching is the up growing trend among the teacher educators. Online teaching is slowly replacing the traditional method of chalk and talk method used for teaching in the physical classrooms. Blackboard and chalk were the main Teaching aids used by teachers which is soon substituted by online Whiteboards which are interactive and help generate interest in the pupil to be engaged in the online classroom. Many teachers feel uncomfortable teaching online, it's not because they do not know how to teach but because of  lack of proper knowledge of suitable tools that need to be used at the proper time. Many teachers have a desire to teach their students in the way they used to teach in the physical classrooms,but they fail to  achieve success and face disappointment  due to lack of enough knowledge of such kinds of tools. If you are one among them then do read the article till the end, and share with your Co-teachers and empower the teacher community. So let's educate ourselves and get started in this wonderful journey of online teaching by the use of Free Interactive Whiteboards Apps.


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Just Google it! A list of free google tools for Interactive online classroom


Interactive Whiteboard is a smart board with varied features which enable students to get engaged in the visuals shown on the screen in the online classroom  to minimise the chances of distraction.



ADVANTAGES OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS APPS:


  • Engaging: Interactive Whiteboards Apps help to engage students for a longer time on the screen and drags the Students attention towards teachers explanation.
  • Sync: Interactive Whiteboards Apps  creates synchronisation between the explanation given by the teacher and clarifies students doubts or queries in real time.
  • Easy Draw: Interactive Whiteboards Apps consist of  different elements for drawing diagrams and mathematical figures and different types of shapes to enable easy explanation and understanding. 
  • Coloured Pens/Highlighters: Interactive Whiteboards Apps provide different colours of pens, highlighters, pencil, brush etc which varies in thickness depending on our need.
  • Record the Lecture: Interactive Whiteboards Apps enable a teacher to record her audio and video of the online classroom and give it as study material for students for future reference.
  • Insert Image: Interactive Whiteboards Apps enables a teacher to insert any kind of images to be put on the Whiteboard screen to engage students in explanation and explore things with better clarity.
  • Smooth Erase: Interactive Whiteboards Apps has the feature of easy erasing and clear the screen in one easy way just by clicking. In just a second the complete screen becomes clear.
  • Zoom In & Out: Interactive Whiteboards Apps allows the teacher to zoom in or out on the Whiteboard screen for showing particular topics clearly.
  • Different kinds of Boards: Interactive Whiteboards Apps provides different kinds of background screens for a teacher eg: Green board, Black board, Whiteboards with single lines, boards with different sports fields, boards for teaching graphs and charts etc.
  • Input Text: Interactive Whiteboards Apps allows teacher to add text to their screen by just typing the appropriate keywords and placing it on the right side 
  • Share the Board: Interactive Whiteboards Apps allows teachers to share their boards with students through multiple ways like through Google Drive, Gmail, WhatsApp etc.
  • Add multiple pages: Interactive Whiteboards Apps allows teachers to add more than one page to their boards which helps to have a quick revision at the end of the Lecture.


DISADVANTAGES OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS APPS:


  • Requires Network Connectivity: Interactive Whiteboards Apps requires either a strong WiFi connectivity or Mobile data Network for it to work smoothly, otherwise it will fail to work and not give the expected results.
  • Insufficient Training: Interactive Whiteboards Apps is not suitable for those who lack enough knowledge about how to operate and teach using it. One should thoroughly learn the app first to get the best results in real time during the online lectures.
  • Small size screen: Interactive Whiteboards Apps have a small screen size making it uneasy for a teacher to adjust the contents and also making it difficult for the students to view it clearly,thereby creating a stress on both.
  • Technical Problems: Interactive Whiteboards Apps might stop to respond sometimes inbetween the ongoing online class due to the technical disturbances. 



Here is the list of best 6 free Interactive Whiteboard Apps for online teaching.


1. LIVEBOARD:


LiveBoard is an app that turns your Android into an interactive whiteboard that you can draw and write on. LiveBoard is an app that helps teachers provide valuable information to their students even when they are far away, enables teams to collaborate on visual projects in real-time, and more.






FEATURES OF LIVEBOARD APP:


  • Communicate with the students in real-time via live messaging or audio chat. 
  • Invite external guests with a public link.
  • Fully control drawing, writing and chatting functionality of the participants. 
  • Teach different subjects and have separate groups for each of your classes or group of participants. 
  • Use variety of pens/highlighters 
  • Create groups with predefined members. 
  • Maintain all essential materials  in one place and easily share them later. 
  • Save time on inviting participants for each session manually. 
  • Visualize teaching by Importing JPEG, PNG images and PDF files to make your lessons easy to understand & memorize. 
  • Turn your lessons into video presentations. Record your sessions and share them with your students for later review and exam preparation.
  • Maintain your lessons for online tutoring. Keep all your materials in one place and use them later while starting your online tutoring business.
  • Spread your knowledge and share your experience. Record all your desired sessions and share them on your Facebook, LinkedIn, Slideshare and YouTube profiles to gain brand awareness and more potential students in the future. 



2. CLAPP

Clapp is a cloud based platform that serves as a Learning Management System (LMS) to enhance the learning experience. Designed to offer teachers, students and parents with a simple and intuitive workflow for maximum efficiency. Smart and interactive whiteboard to create and share high quality lessons for targeted instruction. CLAPP provides students too the opportunity to create videos.






FEATURES OF CLAPP INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD APP:

  • Record audio and video to create lessons with the interactive whiteboard. 
  • Use diagrams, pictures from the web, shapes and fonts to make your work stand out with virtual classroom tools. 
  • Back up to keep the data safe and secure. 
  • Control who can see what, and for how long.
  • Share your work in MP4 format
  • Highlight objects with the laser pointer tool
  • Multiple colours of pen/pencil and highlighters providing richness to your class teaching
  • Change the colour of the board as per the need
  • Browse youtube videos during class
  • Access Geometrical tools to teach mathematics


3. OPEN BOARD HANDWRITING ON BLACKBOARD - Whiteboard:


Open Board Handwriting on Blackboard - Whiteboard offers a pleasant , modern mobile learning experience. Whiteboard is magic slate for everybody . One can draw, write anything on this digital and virtual magical whiteboard slate. It allows you to free your creativity and explore new ideas, a blank paper is where everything can arise. An easy whiteboard, with all the tools always available, allows you to consider the drawing and not on the app, which makes a more enriching experience with better usability.





FEATURES OF OPEN BOARD HANDWRITING ON BLACKBOARD APP:


  • Offline application 
  • Easy to install
  • Simple and user friendly
  • Select multiple colors of Pen
  • Change pen size or thickness
  • Smoothly erase with eraser of different size
  • Clean the board easily by undo operations
  • Drawing collections to draw colors
  • Share Drawing on social media
  • Change Board background
  • Save to Drive for future reference


4. ZITEBOARD:


ZITEBOARD is a Virtual online whiteboard with team collaboration. Ziteboard is a lightweight whiteboard website which works on any device: laptops, tablets, mobile devices – optimized for both iPad's Safari and Google Chrome on laptops. It is designed for successful realtime tutoring. It provides a clean and easy to use interface to best serve both teachers and students of all ages. By design, this lightweight yet powerful visual platform aims to provide a simple tool for distance education. Using such a platform you have infinite space to work on with your student or class in realtime.






FEATURES OF ZITEBOARD APP:

  • Zoomable user interface
  • Lightweight
  • Lightning fast, real-time synchronization
  • Permanent, shareable board URLs
  • Export the board as image or PDF to students Email ID
  • Bring your lesson to life by adding images, pdf, audio and video files.
  • Explore the pen to write smoothly with varying thickness
  • Draw different elements for easy explanation.



5. JAMBOARD:


Jamboard is G Suite’s digital whiteboard that offers a rich collaborative experience for teams and classrooms. One can unfold your creativity and create a Jam, edit it from your device, and share it with others. Everybody can collaborate on the Jam anytime, anywhere. One can use your phone or tablet to join or open a Jam on a nearby board.





FEATURES OF JAMBOARD APP:

  • Draw with various pens and colors to bring your ideas to life.
  • Share Jams and work together with others in the same Jam in real time.
  • Add sticky notes to brainstorm ideas together.
  • Bring your Jams to life by inserting photos and stickers.
  • Import drive files from G Suite to annotate documents together.
  • Highlight objects with the laser pointer tool.
  • Access to different kinds of Boards as per our convenience
  • Save Jams for future reference as PDF or image.


6. EXPLAIN EVERYTHING WHITEBOARD :


EXPLAIN EVERYTHING WHITEBOARD APP is an Interactive whiteboard for presentations, sketching, collaborating and recording. You can Teach, present, sketchnote, record videos, and work together, all in the Explain Everything Whiteboard. Explain Everything Whiteboard is a part of Google’s Creativity Apps collection for Chromebooks.





FEATURES OF EXPLAIN EVERYTHING WHITEBOARD APP:


  • Bring in media directly from Google Drive and Dropbox, and export back to them when you’re done.
  • Capture your interactions and voice to create just-in-time video messages and stories.
  • Whiteboard together in real time with voice chat on any device, anywhere. 
  • Invite guests with a link or project CODE to join you. Record everything and share it later as a video.
  • Turn your infinite canvas into a mixed-media playground of videos, images, documents, and sketches that captivate, engage, and inspire others.
  • Share your projects as images, PDFs, MP4s or editable Explain projects. Share as a web video link so others can stream your Explainer videos.
  • Centrally manage your group or institution’s access to the whiteboard and its functionalities with ease and comfort.
  • Lead your audience with a flexible interactive tool. 
  • Add documents, images, video, audio, sketches, and more to engage all learning styles. 
  • Organize your materials on an infinite canvas and never run out of space.
  • Record animations, annotations, and voice, and make edits using the timeline. 
  • Meet, work, record, and share your videos all in a single app. 



Hope the article has helped you to reach your Teaching goals for online classroom. Experience the better world of online teaching and make your classrooms more interesting and engaging by using the tool suitable to you. Let every student learn and explore the different learning experiences


Happy Online Teaching!



By Shobha Joy Gaddam

(Academician & Educator)


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