Introduction to vBoard.

The quickest way to create a group is right on the Home page: type a name in the field at the top and click Start new group. The group opens straight on the board, where a single link invites everyone in.

Creating a group can also be performed from the My Groups page. On the page, above the group listing there is a Create Group button. By clicking this button we will be redirected to a group creation form

The ‘My Groups’ page can be accessed from the side menu by clicking the ‘My groups’ option

In the ‘My Groups’ page, we will be provided with a table listing for all the groups we have created. To start a lesson we go to the desired group row and click on the Start button.

• Starting a lesson with a group by clicking Start.

• Editing a group by clicking Edit.

• Removing a group by clicking Delete.

This page allows us to update various properties for our groups

This page contains the following options:

• The SHARE LESSON button triggers the lesson sharing dialog

• The START LESSON button

• General settings for the group name and description. Changes save when you leave the field or press Save changes.

Updating open requests

• This section shows us who wants to join the lesson and allows us to take the appropriate steps to:

  • ACCEPT the user in the group

  • REJECT the request explicitly

  • View group members. In this screen we can also remove the users we no longer desire in our group.

This option allows initiating audio/video calls for the participants for a better communication

• Start Call/Join Call

  This button allows the teacher to initiate the audio/video call. Once the call has been initiated, the students will be able to join the call by clicking the join call button which will be made available.

• Show/Hide user videos

  This button allows the users to view or hide the participants videos

• Mute/Unmute

  This button allows muting/unmuting our microphone during a call. If the microphone is not available this option will be deactivated

• Enable/Disable video

  This button allows the user to turn on or of their own camera feed

This menu controls various aspects of the lesson

It can be accessed by clicking on the hamburger icon

Managing a lesson

• Leave class

  Leaving the current lesson

• Share lesson

  Using this option we can share the lesson and allow other people to join

• Join Requests

  This option shows us the currently opened requests to join this group. Every time a user tries to join the group during a lesson this dialog will pop up

• Individual board activities

  The admin can see the individual board activities saved for this class

• Member list

  This list shows all members present in lesson and provides the following options:

  • Ability to allow or block the student from writing on the table

  • Ability to mute or unmute the members microphone

  • The ability to see if a member has a raised hand

• Changing the language

  This button changes the interface language

• Raise hand

  This option is only for the student and allows raising their hand

During a lesson we will have the following instruments:

• Pen

  We can easily write complex formulas using a mouse, graphic tablet, stylus or finger (depending on the device we are using)

• Line

  We can draw straight lines to describe geometric shapes

• Rectangle

  Drawing a rectangular shape

• Ellipsis

  Drawing an ellipsis

• Brush

  Drawing with a brush

• Eraser

  Allows us to erase what we wrote on the board using an eraser of various sizes

• Text

  Writing text of various sizes using the keyboard
  
  Text can be of different sizes, it can be moved and you may write on several lines.
  
  Added text can be moved, edited or deleted by using the selector tool
  
  

• Clear board

  This button cleans the current board and resets the lineage to none

Size

• We can select the width of the line we are writing with, the size of the eraser, or the size of the text. The line width applies to the pen, line, rectangle and ellipsis.

Color

• We can select the color for our drawings. The color applies to the pen, line, rectangle and ellipsis.

The connector tool allows you to draw lines and arrows between elements on the board.

• Connector tool — click the connector icon in the toolbar to open the type selector.

Choose from 5 connector types:

• Simple line — a plain line with no arrowheads.

• Open arrow — a line with an open arrowhead at the end.

• Filled arrow — a line with a solid arrowhead at the end.

• Double open arrow — open arrowheads at both ends.

• Double filled arrow — solid arrowheads at both ends.

Drawing a connector:

• Select a connector type from the popup menu.
  
  Click and drag on the board to draw the connector from start to end.
  
  Release to place it.
  
  

Editing a connector:

• Click on a connector to select it.
  
  Drag the line body to move the entire connector.
  
  Drag the endpoint handles to reposition each end independently.
  
  Click the menu icon at the midpoint of the line to open the context menu.
  
  

Styling options (from the context menu):

• Color — pick from an 18-color palette.

• Line weight — adjust the thickness of the line.

• Line style — choose solid, dashed, or dotted.

The link tool allows you to add clickable links to the board with a custom label and URL. A preview image is automatically fetched from the link when available.

• Link tool — click the link icon in the toolbar to activate the link tool.

Creating a link:

• Click anywhere on the board to place a new link element.
  
  Type or paste a URL in the first field (e.g. "https://example.com"). A preview image will be fetched automatically if available.
  
  Optionally type a label in the second field (e.g. "My Website").
  
  

Editing a link:

• Click on an existing link to select it and edit the label or URL.
  
  Use the drag handle on the left side to reposition the link on the board.
  
  Click the menu icon to access additional options such as delete, font size, and color.
  
  

Link preview:

• When you paste or type a URL, a preview image is automatically fetched from the website (if available).
  
  A Show preview checkbox appears below the label field — uncheck it to hide the preview image.
  
  The preview setting is saved per link and also applies to the view mode and PDF/image exports.
  
  

Styling options (from the context menu):

• Color — pick from an 18-color palette to change the link text color.

• Font size — adjust the size of the link text.

The text tool lets you add formatted text boxes to the board. Each text element can be moved, resized, and restyled with different fonts, sizes, weights and colors.

• Text tool — click the text icon in the toolbar to activate the text tool.

Creating text:

• Click anywhere on the board to place a new text box.
  
  Start typing — the text box grows automatically as you type and supports multiple lines.
  
  Click outside the text box (or pick another tool) to finish editing. Empty text boxes are removed automatically.
  
  

Editing, moving and resizing:

• Activate the selector tool and click a text element to enter edit mode.
  
  Use the drag handle on the left side to reposition the text box on the board.
  
  Drag the small handle at the bottom-right corner to change the width of the text box.
  
  Click the menu icon to access additional options such as delete, font formatting and color.
  
  

Font formatting:

• Open the Font option from the context menu to reveal the formatting panel.
  
  Font size — drag the slider to scale the text up or down.
  
  Font family — pick from the dropdown (the default is Arial; a wide range of serif, sans-serif, monospace and handwriting fonts is available).
  
  Bold / Italic / Underline — toggle these styles independently using the three buttons in the Style row.
  
  

Color:

• Color — pick from an 18-color palette to change the text color.

During a lesson, we can use the following geometry tools:

• Ruler

  • Use the move icon to place the ruler next to a line to measure it
  • Use the rotate icon to rotate the ruler and see the angle at which we draw the next line
  • Use the delete icon to remove the ruler

• Protractor

  • Use the move icon to position the protractor in the desired position
  • Use the rotate icon to rotate the protractor to measure the existing angle
  • Use the delete icon to remove the protractor

• Compass

  • Use the pin icon to move the compass position
  • Use the move icon to reposition the pencil and adjust angle and arc radius
  • Use the pencil icon to draw your arc
  • Use the delete icon to remove the compass

• Try Square

  • Use the move icon to reposition the try square
  • Use the rotate icon to rotate the try square
  • Use the delete icon to remove the try square

This menu allows us to save boards to the library or download them as images or PDF files.

• Save current board

  This option allows saving the current board to the library. Useful for saving individual exercises or work.

• Save all boards

  This option allows saving all boards from the current lesson to the library. Useful for saving complete lessons or multi-board exercises.

• Download as image

  This option allows downloading the current board as an image file.

• Download as PDF

  This option allows downloading all boards as a PDF file.

This menu allows us to load boards from the library, upload images, load PDFs, or search for images on Google.

• Load from library

  This option allows loading saved boards from your library collections.

• Upload image

  This option allows uploading an image file to the board.

• Load PDF

  This option allows loading a PDF file into the board.

• Google Images

  This option allows searching for images on Google and adding them directly to the board.

This option allows us to apply a lineage on the board during the lesson. The available types are:

• Type 1

• Type 2

• Dictando

• Math

• Music

• Graph Paper

This menu allows managing multiple boards during the same lesson

• Navigation buttons

  Allows navigating between boards and creating a board if we are at the end of the list

• Board Management

  Allows viewing and selecting boards from a menu. This menu also allows us to remove boards we no longer use.

This ability helps towards a better usage on the mobile devices and tablets by virtually increasing the workspace

• Zoom by using buttons

  Clicking on Zoom In or Zoom Out, the board increases or decreases in size to allow the user to easier write on devices with smaller screen size

• Navigation in the board using sliders

  Using the sliders when the board has been zoomed we can move our viewport in any point on the board

• Zoom by using fingers on touch screens

  On mobile phones and tablets we can use two fingers to increase or decrease the size of the board by using pinch to zoom.

• Navigating the board by using fingers on the touch screen

  On mobile phones and tablets we can use our fingers to move the board once it has been zoomed. Placing two fingers on the screen and the sliding them up/down or left/right the viewport will move

The AI assistant generates exercises, solutions and explanations straight onto the board, from a side panel that leaves the lesson visible

• Press the AI Assistant button in the top bar to open the panel. The assistant’s face on the button always tells you what it is doing: calm while it waits for a request, animated while it works, and with a green check when it has an answer you have not put on the board yet

  AI Assistant

• Pick the language: content is generated in Romanian, English or French

• Pick the subject: math, physics, chemistry, geography, history or language

• Pick the grade: the level that fits your students

• Pick the result type: a random problem, a problem with a step-by-step solution, or a concept explained with an example

• Write your request and press Send. The answer appears in the panel so you can check it before it goes on the board; Regenerate asks for another take, New request starts over

• Diagrams and illustrations: for math, physics and chemistry the assistant draws precise vector diagrams that you can resize. For geography, biology, history and art it generates a realistic illustration instead (up to two per answer). Illustrations are drawn to help explain, so treat them as pictures rather than as accurate maps or references

Below the answer, one click decides where the content goes

• On the main board: Add on a new page creates the page and moves the whole class to it (up to 25 pages); Add on the current page lays it over what is already there

• On individual boards: send it only to the student whose board is open, the same content to every student, or a different variant to each student, generated automatically. Each student gets a new page (when the plan allows several pages) and is moved to it

• The panel closes as soon as you press; the button in the top bar shows the progress and a notification confirms when the content has landed

Clean up the board turns handwriting into typed elements with one click

• Write and draw with the pen as usual, then press Clean up the board at the top of the panel. The board is locked for a few seconds while the assistant reads the handwriting

• Text becomes typed text, formulas become formulas, and drawings become clean figures: round circles, straight lines, arrows with their heads, aligned shapes. Every element lands exactly where you wrote it, in the colours you used; elements added earlier are left untouched and the ink is cleared

• For 30 seconds a Keep / Revert card sits in the bottom-right corner: Revert removes the received elements and brings the handwriting back; if you press nothing, the clean-up stays

• The feature works on the main board (not on individual boards) and is part of the plans that include the AI tools

With the help of the mathematical formula converter we can convert pencil text into printed text

• Click on the formula converter button

• Using the pencil we write a mathematical formula or a number

• By pressing the convert button this written formula is converted into printed text

• The back button helps us to undo the last changes in case an error occurred

• If the converted formula is a function of x (for example y = x² - 3x + 1), a graph of the function is automatically added next to it; if you write several functions, each one gets its own graph

• Select the graph and press the edit button to change the expression or the x-axis interval; the graph can be moved, resized and deleted like any other element

• If the formula uses two variables (for example z = x² + y²), a 3D surface is added instead; edit it to change the ranges or rotate the view with the rotation and tilt sliders

Starting working sessions with individual boards can be done during the lesson from the main menu. After starting an individual board activity, the following happens:

• Each individual board for the pupils will contain a copy of the last active board in the shared session

• The shared board is no longer active and all pupils will have access to their own board

• An individual board activity with no participants will show an empty state

• Each pupil will be granted the permission to write on their own board

During an individual board activity the teacher can see all the pupils boards at the same time. The pupils will only see their own board

• In the main screen the teacher can see all the changes the pupils make in real time

• The boards will be re-arranged depending on the number of pupils in the classroom

• Clicking on any of the boards will allow the teacher to interact with each of them to correct or add more information

The teacher may choose any board from the list to interact with any of the pupils

• During the interaction only the pupil and the teacher active in the board will see the changes

• To return to the main screen with all the boards, the teacher may click on the red close button

Individual boards are closed with the Stop button in the lesson’s top bar.

• After closing the individual boards, the main menu will show a section to see all the individual board activities from the past for this class

• When closing the individual boards the board returns to the shared board state

Viewing past activities will allow us to see the activity for each pupil in that session

• We can download all the pupil's boards in PDF format for any of the activities

• We can download or delete individually any of the boards

• We can delete the entire activity

• We can load any of the pupil's boards in the common board to view the results and present them to the entire class

• Past activities can also be viewed when editing the group

A teacher may add any board or a set of boards to the library

• Use the save menu to add boards to the library

• When adding a single board you will save the current board in the library. This is useful to save simple exercises

• When adding a set of boards, all boards in the current lesson will be added. This is useful for preparing complex exercises with solutions in advance or to prepare the lesson before the class starts.

When saving a board you have several options for convenience

• You may select the folder where the board or set of boards can be saved

• When saving a single board, you also have the option of replacing an existing board

• Not selecting a folder will save the board or board set in the root folder

You can add PDF files to the library for later use in lessons and sharing with other teachers

• Use the open menu to load a PDF file during a lesson. The PDF will be converted into individual boards, one for each page

• Opening any page from the PDF allows you to crop any piece of it and add it to the whiteboard

• Save all boards to the library using the save menu. This preserves the PDF content for future lessons and allows sharing with other teachers

You may load boards or sets of from the library at any time. This can be done during a normal session or an individual board session.

• Opening a single board or a board set will place the boards at the end of the current board list

• Selecting a folder will add all the boards in the folder and all the sub-folders to the current lesson

• Opening a board or board set in the individual boards will load them the selected individual only

Managing the library allows teaches to better organise their boards into folders and sub-folders

• Boards or board sets can be moved with drag and drop between folders

• Folders can be moved with drag and drop

• We can create sub-folders in each folder

• We can tag individual boards to make them easier to find

• We can remove boards and folders when we no longer use them

Library sharing allows teachers to share library materials with other teachers

• By simply pressing the plus button, a window for entering the email address of the recipient

• Folders can be distributed by simply entering the email address of the recipient

• The recipient teacher will receive an email notification to access the shared board.

On the sign-in screen, choose Continue as guest and enter your name. You can also open a lesson link shared by a teacher and pick the guest option there.

As a guest you can create your own lessons or send a join request to an ongoing lesson, just like a regular user.

Your guest account is remembered in your browser. If you come back from the same browser and enter the same name, you will be signed back into the same guest account together with your lessons.

This works for 24 hours after your last visit. Clearing your browser data or using another device starts a fresh guest account.

Several people can share the same browser: each name keeps its own guest account. Entering a name already used on this browser signs you back into that account, while a new name creates a new guest account.

Guest accounts have the same limits as the free plan.

Guest accounts cannot start a trial or be upgraded to a paid subscription. To subscribe, sign in with Google, Facebook or Microsoft and create a full account.