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SyncSpace Shared Whiteboard
Grades
6–12 This grade range is based on learning appropriateness and doesn't take into account privacy. It's determined by Common Sense Education, not the product's publisher.
Subjects & Skills
Communication & Collaboration, Character & SEL, Critical Thinking
Without sound or recording functions, SyncSpace is not the best option for flipped learning. It is useful for pairs or small group projects, however. Teachers could also use whiteboards to work one-on-one with students in remote tutoring sessions, and students could plan projects or study together remotely. The iOS version, with its ability to add maps, images, and websites, is much more versatile, however, so teachers can use it more easily for specific projects or content.
Continue readingSyncSpace Shared Whiteboard is the Android version of the iOS collaborative whiteboard, SyncSpace Free: Collaborative Zoomable Canvas. Teachers or students can create whiteboards, add text or drawings, and then share the whiteboard by email or sync the documents to share with other tablets or computers. The sync link can be emailed to collaborators, and a password can be added for security. The iOS version, however, includes several features not offered on the Android version, starting with a tutorial screen that explains each control, and the option to enable palm rejection for the right hand or left hand. The iOS version also allows users to add websites, images, or maps, and it can easily find drawings on other iOS devices using the same Wi-Fi connection, making collaboration much easier. With both versions, collaborators can add text or drawings to documents in real time (or with a slight connection delay) on a compatible tablet or over the Internet.
While the iOS version offers more features, it allows only three free whiteboards; it costs $9.99 to add more. The Android version includes unlimited free whiteboards. The unlimited zoom, which allows users to add images, websites, or maps -- and is most helpful on the iOS version -- seems to be the defining feature.
Unlike other collaborative whiteboards, SyncSpace provides no way to record a session, nor is it possible to add voice -- or even to talk or text while collaborating. Syncing with others is remarkably easy -- by simply emailing or texting a Web link to the board. Only the iOS version allows users to connect via a Wi-Fi search, but users on different devices can connect over the Internet, accessing the whiteboard through the Web link rather than through the device.
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Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School
Richland, United States
Richland, United States
This is a zoomable and sharable whiteboard app for presentations or teaching.
I have used a variety of these whiteboard apps. This one is not any better than others. The free version only allows 3 boards to be used at a time, while the $9.99 version is unlimited. Options are limited on what you can do as well. I use PDF format a lot and this app did not allow me to upload that as my background (some other whiteboard tools do). It was easy to use, but felt laggy in the display. A weird thing also happened. When I tapped "undo" the line that was to be cleared off would delete from ...
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