With FigJam, we can now come together to learn about different topics as educators share their ideas with an online whiteboard tool. Students and teachers can use this to brainstorm ideas and collaborate with one another.

What Is The Platform?

FigJam is a brainstorming tool that makes it easy to get an entire team involved in the collaboration process. The whiteboarding tool allows you to:

• Use sticky notes and shapes to share, group thoughts, and ideas
• Use the marker to draw freehand, annotate the screen, or jot down quick notes
• React with stickers, stamps, and reactions to flag questions or up-vote ideas

What Features Are There?

There are support resources and guides that can help you get started and they are the following:

• Templates: There are numerous templates that you can choose from that are used to create story maps, flow charts, and brainstorming.
• Collaborating on Zoom: You can host virtual workshops and brainstorming sessions using Zoom. You can have open sessions to invite everyone.
• Feedback: Educators and students can connect with each other to keep conversations going and run critiques on designs.

Why Is It Important?

FigJam is essential in global collaboration and education as it is designed to discuss and share ideas with their teams. It is easy to understand and enjoyable to use. A team can get together and collaborate on projects from beginning to end. As technology is becoming more advanced everyday, this tool can be beneficial to grades K-12 as teachers and educators can show their lessons and let students engage in their learning.

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