Scribblar is a another in a growing line of online collaborative space such as Etherpad, Wallwisher and is probably most like Dabbleboard in the way it works. And like my favourite sites, it’s free to use.

Using Scribblar, users can collaborate on their own online whiteboard or “room” – featuring many of the tools familiar to users of Smart or Promethean boards – lines, text, shapes etc. You can upload your own images where you and others can edit it or comment on it.

In addition to the whiteboard – there is a chat box to communicate with other users, and there is also a voice chat option as well.

You can create a Scribblar “room” without creating a free Scribblar account. However, if you do choose to create an account you will get some additional free benefits like having moderator privileges to be able to lock and unlock rooms, name rooms, and some privacy controls. As it’s free, and very quick, to create an account I would recommend you do so.

Your scribblar “rooms” can be embedded into other pages such as a blog or a wiki although it’s not true embedding. Here is one I created for playing about on, click on the image below to visit the room I created and have a go with the tools:

Or you can click on this link : Collaborate Now!

Proper embedding/skinning comes with a Scribblar Pro account.

One great part about Scribblar is how easy it is to invite others to the room. You just grab the URL and paste it into an email or into any social network or your VLE.

Scribblar could be very handy for working on shared writing – although if it’s purely text then etherpad might be better. You could also upload images and ask students to analyse them – maybe artwork or historical images. Or you could use it in place of your whiteboard software to record presentations that could then be shared over the internet or VLE.

If you do start using it – leave a comment below to tell me how it was used.

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