Whiteboard Lessons in Training by Scribble

Whiteboard lessons are a part of Training by Scribble that teach a topic instead of a task. Scribble turns your map into a white grid, draws the picture being explained, and talks you through it. While Scribble speaks, the part of the picture being explained glows. Each picture ends with something for you to do on the board.

Whiteboard lessons are free for every signed-in account.

Start a lesson

1. Open the editor at scribblemaps.com/create.
2. In the Launch Pad, look under Learn and choose Training by Scribble.
3. Open the Whiteboard Lessons tab.
4. Choose a lesson and press its play button (Start).

Each lesson card shows how many boards it has, for example Boards: 4, and Done once you have finished it.

You can also ask Scribble, for example "teach me how AI works" or "how does GPS work?".

How a lesson works

A lesson is a set of boards, one picture each.

1. Scribble says each line out loud while the part of the picture it is about glows. Press Next for the next line, Back to go back, or Replay to hear a line again.

2. After the last line, press Your turn. There are three kinds of tasks:

   • Tap the right part of the picture.
   • Drag cards into the right boxes. Grab a card to move it. Drag the empty board to move the whole picture.
   • Pick an answer in the panel, then press Check. You can also tell Scribble your answer.

3. A wrong try shows a hint. After two wrong tries you can press Show me.

4. Press Continue for the next board.

If you wait, the button to press next glows. On a drag task, the task is done as soon as every card is in its box, even if Scribble is still talking.

You can ask Scribble questions at any time. Scribble answers and points at the part of the picture it is about, but does not give away the answer.

Your map is safe

The whiteboard uses the whole map, so the lesson opens a new, blank map. When you finish or close the panel, your saved map opens again.

• If your map has unsaved changes and has been saved before, Scribble asks: "Save your changes first?" Choose Save and continue, or Cancel to stay on your map.
• If your map was never saved, you are told its unsaved changes will be lost. Choose Open whiteboard to go on, or Cancel. After the lesson you get a new, blank map.

Anything drawn on the whiteboard during a lesson is not kept.

Lessons

Share that you finished

When you finish a lesson, the panel shows Whiteboard complete and a picture card with the lesson's name.

• Share posts the card with your device's share options. If your browser cannot share, the text and link are copied instead.
• Download image saves the card.
• Copy text copies "I finished the lesson ... by Scribble!" with a link.

Start again runs the lesson again, and More whiteboards takes you back to the list.

Whiteboards in courses

Some course steps use a whiteboard too. Press Open the whiteboard on the step. In GIS 101, the Projections lesson shows why flat maps stretch, and the Spatial Data course shows points, lines and polygons and how vector and raster store the same lake. Your practice map is saved first and comes back when the board is done.

Troubleshooting

• I do not see the Whiteboard Lessons tab. Sign in first. The tab only shows when the lessons load for your account. Close Training by Scribble and open it again.
• "You opened another map, so the whiteboard closed." Press Start again to run the lesson from the start.
• "This whiteboard is not available." Press More whiteboards and choose a lesson from the list.