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Das | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 I've used jam boards in small (college) classes and it's nice for group work and discussions (in person or remote) - digital postit notes, but overall bit clunky. Won't miss it much really but I never had the hardware screen connection i know schools had.
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helplessduck | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @1bdc7b61 @134318c2 

I never got the chance to see one in action, or even talk to an instructor who did use one. The concept seems pretty cool to me, and that it could be wildly useful if leveraged correctly. But, the reliance on the Google ecosystem (even way back before they started to get really scary, when I still worked in academia) always worried me.
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Das | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @176ccc2b @134318c2 you can do all of using collaborative slides which has a lot more features, jamboard was quick for some things. But yes the ecosystem is troubling
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myrmepropagandist | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @1bdc7b61 @176ccc2b 

Google does tend to have uncluttered web apps and you don’t need to worry about a pop up ad with something crass showing up so they get a little extra traction in education settings even though often there are literally no features and it looks like something made by the weakest student in a web applications class.
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helplessduck | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @134318c2 @1bdc7b61 

*snorts sheepishly at 'weakest student,' raises hand*

I guess the schools can add the Jam Boards to their piles of Chrome Books... It's a decision almost certainly born of motivations around revenue. What a shame when educators on the ground describe (like y'all just did) advantages to the tech even in the face of it's limitations.