Virtual Whiteboards for Video Conferencing
Learn about virtual whiteboard products supported by ITS.
Virtual “whiteboarding” products provide a shared visual workspace, similar to a physical board, to support many different kinds of group work. These products allow teams to collaborate together in a visual workspace for various purposes where a whiteboard, kanban board, or other physical board would be used in an in-person setting.
This is a market segment that is constantly evolving. Product offerings vary in features.
Common Features
- Integration with existing collaboration services including virtual meetings and live chat
- Ability to add widgets such as sticky notes, freehand drawing, text, and images
- Synchronous contributions to a single whiteboard in real-time
- Available across devices, platform, and browsers
- Ability to export and save locally to a device
Supported Options
Virtual whiteboards are packaged with some of our available platforms and are broadly available to faculty, staff, and students as part of our campuswide licenses. These products are presented in order by functionality, starting with products that have the most basic set of features.
Zoom Whiteboard
Zoom Whiteboard tools are used to create and manipulate objects on canvas. You can draw, add shapes, type text, and insert sticky notes and templates. You can also upload images and PDF files, and use more advanced tools. Learn about the different tools you can find in the Zoom Whiteboard and how to use them.
Visit the Zoom website for more information about Whiteboards.
Microsoft Office / Teams Whiteboard
Microsoft Whiteboard integrates with Microsoft Teams. The Whiteboard provides freehand drawing, text boxes, and resizable post-it notes. The Whiteboard persists within the same meeting room in Teams and you can also export as an image.
Visit the Microsoft support page for more information about Whiteboards.
Also see Whiteboard for Microsoft Teams.