Sizing Up the Best White Board Apps Kim Boyd and Kay Cole FBISD Digital Learning Department

Objectives Investigate the various features of seven white board apps. Practice using each app. Explore content connections.

Doodle Buddy App Icon Free - Apple and Android Draw, paint, stamps, stencils, text, and backgrounds Upload photos or diagrams for annotating Shared through or save to Camera Roll

Doodle Buddy Advantages: Easy to use Kids like it Visuals Can turn off sounds Disadvantages: Ads and in app purchases Only one page No record feature Lots of “distractors” Sometimes images load upside down Content Connections: Counting Math Problems Water or Rock Cycle Diagram Patterns

Screen Chomp App Icon Free - Apple Draw and write Upload pictures from camera roll or Dropbox for annotating Record voice and action on the screen Saves as URL that can be shared by or copying and pasting

Screen Chomp Advantages: Easy to use Records Very simple interphase URL easy to share on teacher website or Edmodo Disadvantages: Not a lot of bells and whistles Unable to add text Only one page, but can scroll up and down Cannot save without recording Content Connections: Math Problems Drawing in places on a map Science diagrams and processes Annotate sentences and paragraphs

ShowMe App Icon Free - Apple Draw and write Upload pictures or diagrams from camera roll or Internet for annotating Record voice and action on the screen Share via URL or

ShowMe Advantages: Easy to use Records Multiple pages Explore previously created ShowMes Disadvantages: Must create an account to share (Teachers can create accounts for students) Some options for paid accounts only – limited searches for web photos and private vs. public Cannot finalize and share without recording Content Connections: Timeline of events Types of angles Parts of an organ or organ system Art from various artists – label, describe, etc.

Educreations App Icon Free - Apple Draw, write, and type Upload pictures (Clip Art) and diagrams from camera roll, Dropbox, or Google Drive for annotating Record voice and action on the screen Multiple pages and backgrounds Share link via , URL, or post to their site if logged in Swipe with 2 fingers to scroll for more space

Educreations Advantages: Records Search for pictures (clip art) within app Multiple Pages Disadvantages: Must create an account to share (Teachers can create accounts for students) Can only have one draft at a time Limited storage space unless upgrade to paid version Content Connections: Graphing equations Newton’s Laws Compare and Contrast Branches of Government Story Map

Skitch App Icon Free - Apple and Android Draw, write, type Upload pictures, PDFs, Maps, or Web Pages Annotate, spotlight, or blur out Share via or save to camera roll

Skitch Advantages: Do not have to create an account Syncs with Evernote Multiple ways to share and save Disadvantages: Unable to record Only one page Once in a note, cannot add additional photos, maps, PDFs, etc. Content Connections: Evaluate a website Trace the path of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Annotate a primary source document Create a postcard or poster

Explain Everything App Icon $ Apple Draw, write, add shapes, and laser pointer Annotate, Animate, Narrate, Import, and Export Import almost anything from anywhere Export MP4 movies No account necessary

Explain Everything Advantages: Multiple pages or slides Records audio and action on the screen Multiple options for sharing, exporting, and importing Merge two or more projects together Too many to list all of them Disadvantages: Cost Advanced functions Content Connections: A Trip through the Digestive System Create videos that can be used for flipping or importing into other apps Real world examples of angles, lines, symmetry, etc. Create multimedia presentations

Baiboard App Icon Free - Apple, Android coming soon Online Collaborative Whiteboard No account necessary Real-time interaction Draw or write Import Maps, PDFs, and Images

Baiboard Advantages: Do not have to create an account Real-Time Collaboration Multiple Pages Can save and share boards Disadvantages: Users can delete items posted on the board Pages easily get too crowded Posts are anonymous Content Connections: Collaborative Graphic Organizer Cause and Effect Brainstorming Analyzing photos

Contact Info Kim Boyd Digital Learning Specialist Fort Bend ISD Kay Cole Digital Learning Specialist Fort Bend ISD