Whiteboard workflow
Find and filter whiteboards
Open Classroom → Whiteboards. The page starts with Active boards. Use:- Active for boards that can currently be viewed or edited;
- Archived for retained boards that are no longer active;
- All to search both groups together;
- search to match a board title or description; and
- Load more when more results exist.
Create a whiteboard
Any active school user can create a whiteboard.- Select New whiteboard.
- Enter a title and optional description.
- Choose Private or Shared with school visibility.
- Select Create whiteboard.
Visibility controls viewing. Editing still requires ownership, administration, or an Editor grant.
Draw and save
Select Edit board to begin editing. Only one person edits a board at a time; viewers continue seeing the drawing and current editor’s cursor. Classroom saves revisions automatically while keeping edit mode open. A manual Save action is also available. Select Stop editing when finished so another editor can take over immediately. Imported images are saved with the Excalidraw board and remain available to later viewers. Keep the complete board below 10 MiB by resizing large images before importing them.Edit board details
On the whiteboard details page, scroll to Actions or use Board options, then select Edit details. The dialog updates:- title;
- description; and
- Private or Shared visibility.
Manage whiteboard access
The Access card summarizes explicit grants. Select Manage to open the access dialog. The dialog provides Users, Classes, and Groups tabs. Each tab supports search, selection cards, and additional result loading where applicable.- Choose the target tab.
- Search for and select a user, class, or collaboration group.
- Choose Viewer or Editor.
- Select Grant access.
Revoking one explicit grant does not necessarily remove all access. The user may still qualify through school-wide visibility, an attached event, administration, or another granted group.
Attach a board to events
The Attached events card shows current attachments. Select an event row to open its details or select Manage to change attachments. Inside the dialog:- current attachments show the event title and status;
- the open action goes to the event;
- detach removes only the relationship after confirmation; and
- search finds active unattached events.
- Create and attach creates a board already linked to that event; or
- Attach existing searches manageable boards and links the selected one.
Present a whiteboard
During a live event, open the whiteboard quick panel and select an attached board.- Present board switches followers to the live board efficiently.
- The active editor’s drawing and cursor update for viewers.
- The presenter camera can remain visible as picture-in-picture.
- A viewer can leave the presentation and return with Follow presentation.
Archive, restore, and delete
An archived board must be restored before its details, access, attachments, or drawing can be changed.
If the saved drawing becomes unavailable, an owner or administrator may be offered Recreate empty document. This creates a new empty revision and cannot recover missing drawing content.
Collaboration-group workflow
Find and create groups
Open Classroom → Groups. Search by group name or description and switch between Active and Archived results. Any active school user can create a group:- select New group;
- enter a name and optional description; and
- create the group.
Add and manage members
Open a group and select Add member. The picker:- searches active school users;
- shows full name and username;
- displays existing membership badges; and
- loads more users when needed.
Managers can change group details and remove eligible members. The owner cannot be removed implicitly.
Use groups for access
A collaboration group is a reusable access target:- an event grant assigns one event role to all active group members; and
- a whiteboard grant assigns Viewer or Editor access to all active group members.

