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Using the board
One guide per widget, plus saving, offline, languages, templates and polls.
- TimerA countdown for the class. Pick a preset or type a time, press Start, and the bell rings at zero. The time stays right when the laptop sleeps.
- Visual timerA timer the whole class can see: a ring that empties as the time runs out. Drag the caret on the face or type a time, press Start, and the bell rings at zero.
- StopwatchA stopwatch for the class. Press Start, press Lap to note each lap, and copy or save the lap list from the settings.
- Event countdownCounts down to a day the class looks forward to, such as a trip or an exam. Add events in the settings and star the one to show.
- ClockShows the time and the date on the board, with digits or hands. Set an alarm with a bell in the settings, and show when the period ends from a Timetable widget.
- CalendarShows today's date, or the whole month with today marked. Mark holidays and exams on the month in the settings.
- Random namePicks a name from your class list, on the screen or with the wheel. Nobody is picked twice until everyone has had a turn, unless you turn that off.
- Group makerSplits your class list into groups by number or by size. Pairs to keep apart, names to place first and tags are set on the class list.
- ScoreboardKeeps the score for two to eight teams. Press plus or minus, or the + and - keys on a team, and choose home and away, points or a race in the settings.
- Sound levelShows how loud the class is. Set a limit, and the bell rings when the class goes over it. Sound is measured on this device and never recorded.
- Traffic lightShows the class one light, red, amber or green, each with its label. Tap a light, or press 1, 2 or 3. In the settings, pick what the lights mean or write your own labels.
- Work symbolsShows the class how to work now, such as Silence or Work together. Tap the symbol to choose another. In the settings, add a second symbol beside it, write your own caption or turn on the bell.
- PollAsks the class a question and counts the answers. Tap an answer to add a vote; the poll counts votes and never names who voted. In the settings, write the question and the answers, close voting, add questions or export the counts.
- TextShows your words large enough for the back of the room. Tap the text to type; while you type, the bar under it adds bold, italic, a list, a checkbox line, a heading, a text colour or a highlight. In the settings, choose the font, the size, the headline style and the background.
- ImageShows a picture on the screen. Tap Add image and paste a link that starts with https://. In the settings, change or remove the image, turn it, choose fit or fill, and blur the space around a photo.
- PDFShows a PDF on the screen. Tap Open PDF and paste a link that starts with https://; the site must let other pages open the file. Turn the pages or type a page number, and tap Write on the page to draw, highlight or add a note; each note stays on its own page. In the settings, show two pages side by side, zoom in, or clear the notes.
- VideoShows a video on the screen. Tap Add video and paste a YouTube or Vimeo link, or a link to an mp4 or WebM file that starts with https://. YouTube and Vimeo play in their privacy-enhanced players; live streams are not supported. In the settings, change or remove the video, choose where the clip starts and ends, play it again when it ends, and set the volume of a video file.
- EmbedShows a web page on the screen, such as Google Slides, Docs or Drive, Canva, Desmos or Padlet. Tap Add link and paste a link that starts with https:// or the embed code the site gives you. Some sites do not allow embedding; open those in a new tab instead. Tap the plus over the page to add more pages as tabs, up to 10. In the settings, add a page, rename a tab or remove a page.
- HyperlinkPuts buttons for websites on the screen. Tap Add link and type an address that starts with https://. Each link shows its address under its name and opens in a new tab. Point at a link, or move to it with Tab, to show its QR code, so the class can open it on a phone. In the settings, add up to 10 links, name them, put them in order, show them as a list or turn the QR codes off.
- QR codeShows a link or any text as a large QR code, so the class can open it on a phone. Tap Add text and type or paste a link. The text shows under the code, so everyone sees where it goes. In the settings, change the text, give the code a title, or download it as an image to print.
- WebcamShows a webcam or a document camera on the board. The camera starts only when you press Allow camera. Freeze holds the picture still and turns the camera off. The picture stays on this device and is never recorded or saved. In the settings, choose the camera, and flip, turn or zoom the picture.
- StickersShows a sticker from our own sheets of seasons, holidays, directions and the classroom. Tap Add sticker and choose one, or find it by a word. In the settings, choose another sticker, mirror it or change its size. A sticker can also be a work symbol or mark a day on the calendar.
- TimetableShows the day's periods as a timed schedule, a list or a checklist. In a timed schedule the row going on now is highlighted, and a row can ring a bell when it starts. In the settings, add, edit, reorder and remove rows, and give each one a pictogram and a colour.
- DiceRolls one to three dice: dots, numbers, math signs, a coin, colours, letters or your own words. Press Roll, or Space when the widget is selected. In the settings, choose the dice and show their total.
- DrawDraw and write with a pen, a pencil or a highlighter, point with the laser, erase whole strokes or only part of one, and add shapes. Press A to draw over the whole board and Esc to leave. In the settings, choose the page, enlarge the drawing or download it as an image.
- GamesA crossword, a word search, bingo, flashcards or a quick quiz from your own words. Type them in the settings, one per line.
- Today's activityOne activity idea for the day from the activity ideas deck. Another shows the next one, and the settings choose the cards.
- Saved screens and versionsEvery screen is saved to your account as you go, with earlier versions you can bring back.
- Using the board offlineOnce you have signed in on a device, the board opens and works there without a connection.
- LanguagesThe board speaks eight languages, and Arabic turns the whole layout right to left.
- Ready-made screensTwelve ready-made screens, all free, each one a starting point you change to fit your class.
- Remote voting on phonesStudents vote from their phones with a 4-letter poll code, and never sign in or give their name.
- Privacy on the boardWhat the board keeps, where it is kept, and what never leaves the classroom.
- Share a screen by linkMake a read-only link and QR code of a screen for students and parents, for 1, 7 or 30 days.
- Phone remoteRun timers, names, the traffic light and work symbols on the board from your phone, signed in to the same account.
- Word cloud and scale pollsCollect one to three words from each phone as a word cloud, or a 1 to 5 scale, and export the results as an exit ticket.