Whiteboard.chat

What Whiteboard.chat is

Whiteboard.chat is a web-based whiteboard designed for teaching and team collaboration. Teachers and students each receive a board, and teachers can view student work in real time or join an individual board to give feedback. Lessons can use interactive tools such as digitized manipulatives, gizmos, and widgets, while individual and group boards support classroom activities. The service also provides diagramming, guest collaboration, and voting tools. Its site lists keyboard navigation, Microsoft Immersive Reader, speech-to-text, handwriting recognition, and assisted drawing among its accessibility features. Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom are listed as compatible learning platforms. The service works across internet-enabled devices, including Chromebooks and mobile phones, without requiring an app download or software installation. Teachers can invite up to 100 students to a class. The free Educator plan provides 10 instructor boards at a time, with a seven-day board life and ads on instructor boards. Whiteboard.chat was created by Epiphani Inc., based in San Jose, and says it began in June 2020.

Who it suits

Whiteboard.chat suits teachers who want to build interactive lessons, monitor student work, or provide individual feedback online. It also supports group activities and team collaboration through shared boards.

Limits

The Educator (Free) plan costs nothing, allows 10 instructor boards at a time, and keeps boards for seven days. It includes ads on instructor boards and excludes co-teacher invites and audio/video conferencing. Starter boards last four weeks and exclude student auto-engagement; Basic saves up to 20 boards indefinitely, while Gold saves all boards indefinitely.

Getting started

1. Open https://www.whiteboard.chat/ in a web browser
2. Use an internet-enabled device such as a Chromebook or mobile phone
3. Choose the Educator (Free) plan or another listed plan
4. Create instructor boards and invite students, with classes supporting up to 100 students
5. Add Whiteboard.chat to Microsoft Teams as a personal, chat, or channel tab if needed

Verdict

Whiteboard.chat combines classroom whiteboards with real-time student visibility and interactive lesson tools. Its free plan has a defined board count, board lifetime, and advertising; other listed plans do not show prices.