Whiteboard Training Guide
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Digital Whiteboard is a web based collaborative whiteboard system.
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Sign up for a myViewBoard account
To use Digital Whiteboard, users need to create a complimentary myViewBoard account at http://www.myviewboard.com.
First select Sign Up from the top-right of the myViewBoard homepage.
On the next screen there are the following options to sign up:
Sign up with an existing Google, Apple or Microsoft account:
- Click one of the following:
- Sign in with Google
- Sign in with Microsoft
- Sign in with Apple
- On the next window, grant permission for myViewBoard to access the account.
Sign up using a regular email:
- On the myViewBoard sign up page, enter the following:
- Unique myViewBoard name
- Password
- Select the checkbox to comply with myViewBoard terms of service and privacy policy agreement.
- Click Sign Up.
After successfully signing-up:
- An activation email will be sent to the account. Click the link in the activation email.
- After activation, sign in and set up the new myViewBoard account.
- On first sign in, myViewBoard.com prompts the user to update the user's Personal Profile and Account Name.
Participating in a Digital Whiteboard Session
Once your Digital Whiteboard account is active, perform the following steps to participate in a Digital Whiteboard session:
To host a Digital Whiteboard session:
- Sign in to https://myviewboard.com, and click on the 'Whiteboard' icon.
- Click on the upper right side to see your session ID. Click the session ID to see more sharing options.
- The next window provides three options to join a Digital Whiteboard session:
- Login code - participants who are in the same room as the host
- QR code - best for users who are using mobile devices
- URL link - send through instant messaging.
- Distribute the code to all participants, and wait for them to join the session using one of the options above.
Clicking the session ID displays more options to invite users to your session.
To join a Digital Whiteboard session:
- Wait for the teacher to send you the session URL or scan the QR Code provided by the teacher.
- Use a web browser to go to the session URL provided by the teacher.
- On the new window, provide a name and a log in code if you are a student. The log in code is provided by your Digital Whiteboard host. For guest, the log in code is automatically entered.
Google Classroom Integration
Digital Whiteboard supports integration with Google Classroom. Integration allows you to associate a lesson you created with a specific Google Classroom class.
To enable integration, bind your Google Classroom account with Digital Whiteboard first:
- Go to the FollowMe AI tool.
- Click Cloud Integration on the side menu.
- Locate
Google Classroom from the list, and click Bind.
- On the next screen, click Allow.
Afterwards, prepare your lesson on the Digital Whiteboard canvas. Binding associates the lesson with one of your Google Classroom classes, and creates a connection between the open lesson and the Google Classroom class. Use the Magic Box to bind the lesson to a Google Classroom:
- On the main toolbar, click the Magic Box icon.
- Click the
Google Classroom logo.
- Locate the classroom you want to bind with.
- Click Bind.
Once complete, you need to provide a name for the lesson:
- On the main toolbar, click the File Management icon.
- Click the Save icon.
- Click the
Google Classroom logo.
- Specify a name for the lesson, then click Post to classroom.
- If the lesson was not previously bound, Digital Whiteboard displays available Google Classrooms. Select one to bind.
This automatically creates a post on the Google Classroom stream that your students can click to access the lesson.
Create a lesson, then bind your lesson to a Google Classroom.
When you are ready to present, open the Google Classroom from within Digital Whiteboard:
- On the main toolbar, click the File Management icon.
- Click the Open File icon.
- Click the
Google Classroom logo.
- Select a Google Classroom.
- Select a lesson to open.
Opening a saved Google Classroom performs the following:
- The saved lesson is loaded onto the canvas.
- The List in the side panel is automatically populated with students from your Google Classroom.
To invite more students, head over to the Google Classroom People tab.
Opening a Classroom automatically pulls in saved lessons and students in the class.
Digital Whiteboard Interface
After signing in, users are presented with a blank canvas. Digital Whiteboard provides the following options to manage the session:

Opens options to change the canvas background.

Adjust zoom options.

Manage participants by placing them in groups.
Displays details required to login to Digital Whiteboard session.

Displays help for common Digital Whiteboard tasks and questions.

Displays version details for Digital Whiteboard.

Settings that affect the current session.
Digital Whiteboard Toolbar Icons
For more details about the icons that appear in Digital Whiteboard, see Whiteboard Toolbar Icons.
Main Toolbar
The main toolbar contains tools that allow users to add annotations to the canvas area. This toolbar is always fixed to the right, left or bottom side of the program window. The appearance of icons in the toolbar vary depending on the selected theme.
Digital Whiteboard includes the following icons in the toolbar:

Click and drag to move toolbar to the side of the screen.

Displays options for importing and exporting PDF files.

Displays various tools that you can insert into the canvas.

Selects objects, text and pictures.

Draws freehand lines and squiggles. Click again to open pen options.

Erases objects, based on the last mode selected. Click again to display eraser options.

Draws lines and shapes with different styles. Click again to display shape options.

Creates a textbox. Click again to switch to handwriting recognition.

Reverses the previous action.

Reverses the previous undo action.

Creates, selects, sorts, and deletes pages.
Floating Toolbar
The Floating Toolbar allows users to perform operations on the canvas. This toolbar can be moved freely around the canvas area.

Drag to move the Floating Toolbar around the canvas.

Activate Present Mode to disable annotation tools.

Activate Create Mode to enable annotation tools.

If the canvas contains multiple pages, displays the previous page.
Switches the canvas to fullscreen mode.

If the canvas contains multiple pages, displays the next page.

Adds a new page to the canvas.

Opens the polling window.
Displays text over the students screen to temporarily prevent interaction.

In Presentation mode, allows zooming and moving the canvas .
Magic Box Icons
The Magic Box allows you to insert objects from various sources onto the canvas.

Binds the current board to the selected Google classroom.

Inserts objects from a connected Google drive account

Inserts a YouTube video

Inserts images from Google image search

Inserts a link to a web resource

Inserts interactive tools onto the canvas

Inserts interactive widgets
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