Lucidspark: The free Jamboard replacement for K-12
With Jamboard discontinued, now is the perfect time to transition to Lucidspark. Enjoy a free virtual whiteboard designed for collaboration and creativity. Get started today!
Everything you need to know about switching to Lucidspark
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Switch to Lucidspark effortlessly! While direct Jam imports are no longer available, you can recreate your ideas using our customizable templates or start fresh with intuitive tools.
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The Jamboard alternative
Explore how Lucidspark can replace Jamboard with powerful features designed for collaboration and creativity. While direct Jam imports are unavailable, you can easily recreate your ideas using templates or starting fresh. Make the switch and start transforming your classroom today!
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FAQs
Why should I use Lucidspark to replace Jamboard?
- Lucid for Education is free for students, educators, and K-12 schools and districts. Learn more here.
- Lucidspark has features teachers have been asking for from a collaborative learning space like facilitator controls that give classroom management back to educators, personalized ways to navigate the whiteboard, and tools for elevating every student’s voice like emoji reactions, comments, and student names on sticky notes, a version history, and so much more. See them all here.
- Lucidspark is the most education-specific whiteboard, designed with teachers and students in mind! No other whiteboard has…
- Facilitator Controls
- Visual Activities (engaging, interactive assessments)
- Group project management with breakout boards
- Personalized learning journeys with frames + paths
- Individualized feedback and learning style accommodations with video integration
- More ready-to-use, customizable templates than any other whiteboard
- Lucid is used by 99% of Fortune 500 companies. Students will get real experience with real tools being used in their future careers.
Is Lucidspark COPPA, FERPA, and GDPR compliant?
Yes! Lucid can be used by students of all ages, in all countries. Students under 13 use Lucid as directed by their schools. Lucid is a member of the National Student Data Privacy Consortium, has signed the NDPA, and fulfills CITE, SOPPA, NY Edlaw 2-D and other state-specific privacy requirements. Lucid cares deeply about protecting students and their data.
- Learn more about Lucid’s student data privacy protection here.
- Read Lucid’s Education Privacy Policy here.
Does Lucidspark have the same features as Jamboard?
Yes! Lucidspark has all of the features you’ve come to know and love in Jamboard, and so much more! You can use sticky notes, add text, draw, add shapes, images, and GIFs, and create multiple boards. Each of those features in Lucidspark gives you even more choice and flexibility than ever before. Plus, Lucidspark has so many additional tools that educators have been asking for like facilitator controls for the teacher, student names on sticky notes, voting, timers, emojis, and more. Watch this video to learn more.
Does Lucidspark have templates?
As a school or district leader, how do I set up Lucid for Education at my school/district?
All you need to do is fill out this form. We will be in touch with you right away to let you know we’re getting your account created. Once it’s ready for you, we’ll send you onboarding materials and help you get started! Feel free to email our team at: edu@lucid.co
Is Lucidspark your only tool for education?
No! You will automatically get the entire Lucid for Education learning suite, which includes Lucidchart, where you will have access to hundreds of interactive graphic organizers. Learn more here.
Is Lucidspark appropriate for all grades?
Yes! Lucidspark is designed to empower learning across all educational levels, spanning kindergarten to higher education. Lucidspark offers age-appropriate features and functionalities tailored to engage young minds and empower advanced learners. For questions about Lucid’s education privacy policy, review it here.
What does Lucidspark cost?
Lucidspark is available at no cost for individual educators and students, as well as for entire schools and districts. Lucid also offers highly discounted pricing for Higher Education administrators and institutions. Explore the options here.
Does Lucidspark integrate with Google Workspace for Education?
Lucidspark integrates with Google Meet so you can start a Lucidspark board from within a meeting. After the meeting, files are automatically stored in your Drive. See this article to integrate Lucidspark with Google Meet. You can also attach Lucidspark boards to Calendar events, access Drive files from Lucidspark, embed Docs, Sheets and Slides into Lucidspark, and install the Lucidspark Workspace add-on to add Lucidspark boards to your Docs, Sheets and Slides.
In which countries is Lucidspark available?
Lucidspark is available in 180 countries and 12 languages—English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, German, French, Japanese, Polish, Korean, Italian, Russian, and Swedish.
How can I transition my Jams to Lucidspark?
Import functionality will be available on February 1, 2024. This import will be fully editable, so you'll be able to pick up right where you left off in Jamboard.
What sets Lucidspark apart from Jamboard?
Lucidspark offers a comprehensive set of features that set it apart from Jamboard. Read more here.
Does Lucid collect student data?
We only collect information that helps students use Lucid for educational purposes, as approved by a school or parent, or as provided in our Lucid for Education Privacy Policy. We never collect, keep, use, or share student information for any other purpose.
Does Lucid advertise/market to students?
We never advertise to students. Likewise, we do not advertise to others, like parents, based on a student’s use of Lucid.
Does Lucid sell, rent, or trade student data?
We never sell, rent, or trade student information. Period.