{"id":28363,"date":"2023-09-29T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kamiapp.com\/?p=28363"},"modified":"2023-09-29T16:53:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T04:53:08","slug":"kami-jamboard-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.kamiapp.com\/blog\/kami-jamboard-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Collaborative Classroom Activities You Can Do in Kami"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The education community woke to the news that Google Jamboard will soon start winding down. Teachers and students who love using the Google platform will now be considering their options. Look no further than Kami.<\/span><\/p> Google Jamboard is a collaborative digital whiteboard where teachers and students can share ideas using drawing tools and annotations. Luckily for Jamboard users, Kami supports real-time collaboration and has a ton of annotation tools and multimedia comment options. Teachers and students can pull in content like Google Images, YouTube clips, and various file types including PDFs, docs, and slides. Accessibility features like Read Aloud, Speech-to-Text, dyslexic fonts, Dark Mode, and more ensure no student is left behind. <\/span><\/p> The Kami Library<\/span><\/a> is the home of educational templates, and there are thousands to choose from, including <\/span>a range specifically for Jamboard<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p> Kami supports key educational moments and the day-to-day of learning. Here are just a few examples of how Kami can add a little magic to your classroom:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t We believe that it\u2019s important to <\/span>create a positive classroom culture<\/span><\/a> to engage students and keep them motivated to learn. One way to establish a positive culture is to <\/span>create social contracts for the classroom<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Here<\/span><\/a> are a few ready-to-go examples in the Kami Library. Another amazing way to build a positive classroom culture is to celebrate your students\u2019 birthdays! We\u2019ve got a <\/span>Birthday Chart<\/span><\/a> so you never miss a student\u2019s special day.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Social Contract | Teal<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Birthday Chart | Calendar<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Social Contract | Yellow<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t If you\u2019re looking to <\/span>check your students\u2019 understanding<\/span><\/a>, sharing templates is a quick and easy way to do so. The Kami Library has several options, including these <\/span>self assessment<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>exit ticket<\/span><\/a> templates. There are also a range of resources for <\/span>checking in with your students\u2019 emotional wellbeing<\/span><\/a>, including our <\/span>Graffiti Wall<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Gratitude Journal<\/span><\/a> templates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Exit Ticket | Purple Robot<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 30 Circles Challenge | Portrait<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Gratitude Journal<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t When students need to collaborate on a task or project, it helps to have a canvas to get their ideas down. Luckily, we\u2019ve got several they can choose from, including <\/span>this ideation space<\/span><\/a> and a ton of <\/span>graphic organizers<\/span><\/a> like this <\/span>See, Think, Wonder<\/span><\/a> activity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 3 Column Chart<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t See, Think, Wonder<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Frayer Model<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Gathering information from your students has never been so simple. Whether it’s a template for the whole class, like these <\/span>Four Corners<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Jot Spot <\/span><\/a>templates, or an individual student, like this <\/span>thumbs up\/ thumbs down<\/span><\/a> template, we\u2019ve got options for you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t1. Building a positive classroom culture<\/h5>
2. Checking in with student progress<\/span><\/h5>
3. Class discussions and mind-mapping\u00a0<\/h5>
4. Student opinion and feedback<\/h5>