NCSU+Groupboard+Connection

Groupboard is a WiFi whiteboard app that connects to a server so that everyone can draw on the same board. Students can all be on one board or all have separate boards. Groupboard's only requirement is the number of students that can be connected at one time. Chat is another feature that is available for having conversations in the background while annotating (backchannel).


 * 1. To use Groupboard on the NCSU wireless network, you will need to configure a VPN on your iPAD. (If you are connected to the NCSU-guest network, Groupboard will not work.) To Setup the VPN on your iPAD, click on this link. You will need your Unity ID and Password to setup the iPAD. ||
 * 2. Once your are on the **NCSU** wireless network, move the VPN on/off toggle switch to on. The VPN box will change to VPN Connecting. A box will appear to enter in Unity ID and Password. Enter your Unity ID and password and click on the OK button. You may need to try applying VPN a couple of times to have it depending on network traffic. When the iPAD is connected to wireless through VPN, an icon will appear next to the WIFI icon at the top of the screen.



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 * < 3. Select the Groupboard app. A whiteboard will appear. The whiteboard has not been connected to any server. There are four buttons that control the app are at the bottom of the screen. The first button brings up the whiteboard. The second button will take you to the chat screen. The third screen is labeled options. The Connect button is the control panel for connecting to the server.





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 * < 4. Press on the Connect button at the bottom of the screen. Enter in the server address in the Server text box. Each board has its own ID number. (The number of the board will change depending on what group you are in.) The board can be set up to have an admin password and a student password. Click on the Connect button to access the board.
 * < 5. After pressing the Connect button, the whiteboard will appear and at the top of the screen, it will show connecting to the server. The top of the screen will display the name of the board and the number of users connected to it.

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 * < 6. Press the Options button to change the tool that is selected. There are multiple tools to use. The first button is to freehand draw This button is the best for mindmapping. The second button adds a textboxes to the screen. The second button is for adding a textbox. The next button is the straight line button. The four button draws shapes on the screen. The last button is to change the background color.

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 * < 7.Press the button and click on the whiteboard button at the bottom of the screen. Click where you would like to add a textbox. The dialogue box will appear. Type in the text. and press the Okay button.
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