{"id":18305,"date":"2024-02-15T07:21:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T13:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/?p=18305"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:13:04","slug":"say-hello-to-figjam-your-jamboard-alternative-with-endless-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/blog\/say-hello-to-figjam-your-jamboard-alternative-with-endless-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Hello to FigJam: Your Jamboard Alternative with Endless Possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18318 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Hello-FigJam-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Hello FigJam\" width=\"301\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Hello-FigJam-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Hello-FigJam-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Hello-FigJam-400x600.png 400w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Hello-FigJam.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>Over the last few years, teachers have come to LOVE Google Jamboard!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But just when we settled into using it regularly, Google decided to take it away! BOO!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have no fear! My friend, Tom Mullaney, is an expert on FigJam\u2013your Jamboard alternative with endless possibilities!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom has been kind enough to share ideas from his TCEA conference presentation with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No TCEA FOMO for Shake Up Learning readers!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet-box ctt-box-design-1 ctt-color-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/p45Oj\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctt-font-small\">Say Hello to FigJam: Your Jamboard Alternative with Endless Possibilities (guest post by @TomEMullaney)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"click-to-tweet\"><i><\/i><span class=\"cta-pr\">Click To Tweet<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>by guest author, Tom Mullaney<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">App Smashing with FigJam is going down RIGHT NOW at booth #2339 with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomEMullaney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomEMullaney<\/a> He\u2019s a Fig deal!! \ud83c\udf89 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FigmaEdu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FigmaEdu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FigJamFunhouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FigJamFunhouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FigJam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FigJam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TCEA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TCEA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TCEA24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TCEA24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ws1EScGiRx\">pic.twitter.com\/ws1EScGiRx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex @ Figma Edu (@Alex_FigmaEdu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alex_FigmaEdu\/status\/1754536687135228376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/workspaceupdates.googleblog.com\/2023\/09\/the-next-phase-of-digital-whiteboarding-for-google-workspace.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announcement that Jamboard is going away<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can cause teachers concern. All that work is gone, right? The good news is that one replacement option, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/figma.com\/figjam\"><b>FigJam<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/emz3mkomg6g?si=-l7spFz400C6eN9q\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">import from Jamboard feature<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It also has App Smashing that solves a persistent problem: Students have too many tabs open on 11-inch Chromebooks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>App-Smashing with FigJam (YouTube Presentation by Tom Mullaney)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z803yqDqCoY?si=nwXdEJCoHh-Z7CH8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Say Hello to FigJam<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.figma.com\/figjam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FigJam<\/a> is Figma\u2019s collaborative whiteboard. Unlike Jamboard, it pairs with apps and websites teachers use. Students can use these apps directly in a FigJam, enabling one-tab learning instead of multiple-tab confusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are educational apps and websites students can use directly in FigJams.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Docs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copy a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/\"><b>Google Doc<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s sharing URL and paste it into FigJam. Students can see the Doc in the FigJam and even edit it. Teachers can use this to have students enter responses to items in the FigJam.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18308\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18308\" class=\"wp-image-18308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-Doc-in-a-FigJam.png\" alt=\"Google Doc in a FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-Doc-in-a-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-Doc-in-a-FigJam-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Doc in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Slides<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers can add their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/create\"><b>Google Slides<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a FigJam, allowing students to use sticky notes to answer a prompt related to the slides. Students can also edit a collaborative Slide presentation in a FigJam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18309\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18309\" class=\"wp-image-18309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-Google-Slides-presentation-opened-in-FigJam.png\" alt=\"A Google Slides presentation opened in FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-Google-Slides-presentation-opened-in-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/A-Google-Slides-presentation-opened-in-FigJam-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Google Slides presentation opened in FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copy a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\"><b>YouTube<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> link and paste it into a FigJam. Students can watch it directly in the FigJam. Students can watch at their own pace and respond to a related prompt in sticky notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18310\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18310\" class=\"wp-image-18310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Two-YouTube-videos-a-prompt-and-blank-sticky-notes-in-a-FigJam.png\" alt=\"Two YouTube videos, a prompt, and blank sticky notes in a FigJam\" width=\"512\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Two-YouTube-videos-a-prompt-and-blank-sticky-notes-in-a-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Two-YouTube-videos-a-prompt-and-blank-sticky-notes-in-a-FigJam-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two YouTube videos, a prompt, and blank sticky notes in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Books Ngram Viewer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/ngrams\/\"><b>Google Books Ngram Viewer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compares the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/blog\/the-golden-treasures-of-google-part-2-data\/#:~:text=causation%20to%20students!-,Ngram%20Viewer,-Ngram%20Viewer%20is\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">usage of terms in printed materials from 1500 to the present<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is a good resource for spurring student inquiry and questions about data and vocabulary terms. Copy an Ngram chart\u2019s embed link and paste it into a FigJam. Students can interact with the chart directly in the FigJam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18311\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18311\" class=\"wp-image-18311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-Books-Ngram-viewer.png\" alt=\"A Google Books Ngram viewer chart showing the use of \u201csuffrage,\u201d \u201cnationalism,\u201d \u201cmilitarism,\u201d \u201ctrench warfare,\u201d and \u201cshell shock\u201d in books written from 1900 through 1930 is displayed in a FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-Books-Ngram-viewer.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Google-Books-Ngram-viewer-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Google Books Ngram viewer chart showing the use of \u201csuffrage,\u201d \u201cnationalism,\u201d \u201cmilitarism,\u201d \u201ctrench warfare,\u201d and \u201cshell shock\u201d in books written from 1900 through 1930 is displayed in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NPR Audio<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/\"><b>NPR<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> audio segments cover a wide range of content teachers teach students. Copy any NPR audio file\u2019s embed link and paste it into a FigJam. Students can play and replay audio and respond to prompts with sticky notes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18312\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18312\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18312\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NPR-in-a-FigJam.png\" alt=\"An NPR audio track, a prompt, and blank sticky notes in a FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NPR-in-a-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/NPR-in-a-FigJam-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An NPR audio track, a prompt, and blank sticky notes in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ThingLink<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/en-us\/\"><b>ThingLink<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a web-based app that allows students and teachers to add interactive \u201chotspots\u201d to images. Copy a ThingLink\u2019s sharing link and paste it into a FigJam. Students can click on hotspots in the ThingLink to see the link content, such as images, videos, and text.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18313\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18313\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18313\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thinglink-in-a-FigJam.png\" alt=\"A ThingLink displayed in a FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thinglink-in-a-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thinglink-in-a-FigJam-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ThingLink displayed in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Felt Maps<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/felt.com\/\"><b>Felt<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a collaborative web-based mapping app similar to Google My Maps but with more features such as drawing, comments, text, YouTube videos, and hyperlinks. Copy a Felt map\u2019s sharing link and paste it into a FigJam. Students can navigate the map and adjust the zoom right in the FigJam. Any maps students and teachers create can prompt collaborative activities in FigJam.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18314\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18314\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18314\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Felt-Map-in-a-FigJam.png\" alt=\"A Felt map displayed in a FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Felt-Map-in-a-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Felt-Map-in-a-FigJam-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Felt map displayed in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other FigJams<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One final edtech app smashes with FigJam: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/figma.com\/figjam\"><b>FigJam<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> itself! Copy a FigJam\u2019s sharing link and paste it into another FigJam. Collaborators can navigate the embedded FigJam and adjust the zoom. Students and teachers can embed FigJams to refer to prior learning and activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18315\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18315\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FigJam-in-a-FigJam.png\" alt=\"A FigJam embedded in a FigJam.\" width=\"512\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FigJam-in-a-FigJam.png 512w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FigJam-in-a-FigJam-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A FigJam embedded in a FigJam.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students and teachers regularly use apps and websites for student creation and consumption. Accessing these in a collaborative file allows clarity instead of confusion. FigJam empowers collaboration and interaction with multiple files in one place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How will you App Smash with FigJam?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18316 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tom-Mullaney-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Tom Mullaney\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tom-Mullaney-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tom-Mullaney-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/shakeuplearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tom-Mullaney.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>About Tom Mullaney<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Mullaney (he\/him) is a former teacher who uses his Special Education and Instructional Design background to help teachers design inclusive lessons with creativity, collaboration, and fun. Tom\u2019s education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. Contact him on Twitter, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomEMullaney\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@TomEMullaney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or via e-mail, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mistermullaney@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mistermullaney@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightzookeeper.com\/en-us\/parents\/special_offers?ref=kaseybell1&amp;tap_a=126027-11647e\" target=\"_BLANK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tapfiliate.com\/63f490a96c309157435137.jpeg?a=126027-11647e&amp;s=3198320-c8206d\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Shake Up Learning 2023. 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