{"id":11963,"date":"2022-04-21T04:36:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/?p=11963"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:41:29","slug":"remoteteamwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/remoteteamwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Improve Remote Teamwork with Digital Whiteboarding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Header<\/strong>: Teacher using Limnu with the Wacom Intuos Small<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/p>\nLooking to liven up a Zoom, MS Teams, or Slack meeting?\u00a0 Why not try adding a digital whiteboard?\u00a0 If you\u2019re not familiar with it, remote whiteboarding can:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Add another dimension to a dry presentation!<\/li>\n \t<li>Help the audience retain information!<\/li>\n \t<li>Let multiple people to draw at once, giving the whole team a say in brainstorming and decision-making!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n...And with Limnu, you can get started for free.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/limnu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Limnu<\/a> is a browser-based whiteboard app that might be the easiest collaborative drawing tool out there.\u00a0 It works on both desktop and mobile browsers, and it's so simple, you can jump in without any instruction and figure out its features in seconds.\u00a0 And as a fun touch, its marker tool looks just like the real thing, complete with white streaks.\u00a0 But there\u2019s a catch: to write or draw with it effectively, you\u2019ll need a Wacom tablet or display, not a mouse.\u00a0 (But more on that later.)\n\n<iframe title=\"How to Use Limnu: the Most Natural Digital Whiteboard for Teachers\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ngl5ebDljg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>EdTech's Sam Kary walks you through the basics.<\/em><\/p>\nOn starting a new Limnu board, you\u2019ll find an infinite canvas that takes up the whole window save for a small toolbar, giving you plenty of room to work without the interface getting in the way.\n\nIn that toolbar are a handful of drawing tools, a palette of thirteen colors, an eraser, navigation, and options to add text boxes, files, and pins. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/limnu.com\/introducing-pins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pins<\/a>\u00a0are the only feature whose function might not be immediately obvious, but they just serve to make organization more convenient: As in a maps app, when a whiteboard gets too big to scan by eye, you can drop them in important spots and label them to search later.\u00a0 And it\u2019s not just a blank canvas: You can make audio and video calls in-app, making it a capable standalone tool for collaboration among teams.\n\nThe basic version of it is free to use.\u00a0 to unlock unlimited whiteboards and stop them from being automatically archived after two weeks, you\u2019ll need a Pro subscription, but at $5 a month, it won\u2019t exactly break the bank.\u00a0 For $8\/mo per person, you can purchase a team license, which in addition to giving each individual all the Pro features, allows you to create group boards with advanced security options.\u00a0 And if you happen to be a public school teacher, you <a href=\"https:\/\/limnu.com\/educator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can get it for free.<\/a>\n<h2>What tablet should you use with it?<\/h2>\nWacom tablets and displays work across operating systems and with any app a mouse does. How much you should invest in one depends on your needs: whether you only want to whiteboard, or you have other uses in mind.\u00a0 We have three recommendations at different price points, for users at different levels:\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11965 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/04\/ctl-672_p011-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/04\/ctl-672_p011-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/04\/ctl-672_p011-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/04\/ctl-672_p011-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/04\/ctl-672_p011.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<h3>1. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-tablets\/one-by-wacom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One By Wacom<\/a><\/h3>\nThe flat tablet distilled down to its essence: a pressure-sensitive slab with a pen and a USB cord.\u00a0 But it handles just as well as the more expensive tablets, just without shortcut keys or as many levels of pressure sensitivity.\u00a0 If you\u2019re buying one just for whiteboarding this might be all you need.\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Compatible with:<\/strong>\u00a0Windows, Mac, Chrome OS<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9473 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/06\/Intuos_Small_Black_Pen_Below_woBT-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" title=\"\">2. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-tablets\/wacom-intuos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intuos<\/a><\/h3>\nOur mid-level tablet line, halfway between the OBW and the Intuos Pro, this is the gold standard for beginner to intermediate digital art, so if you\u2019re interested in getting into graphics or considering a tablet as a permanent accessory for other kinds of work, consider this as a mid-level option that will hold you for a long time.\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Compatible with:\u00a0<\/strong>Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, over 70 Android devices<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11294 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-1080x599.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-1280x710.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-980x544.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334-480x266.jpg 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/02\/WacomOne_3quarter-View-left_-foldable-legs_pen-in-holder_One-e1646077139334.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<h3>3. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/products\/pen-displays\/wacom-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom One<\/a><\/h3>\nNot to be confused with the One by Wacom, the Wacom One is our entry-level drawing monitor: You can write, annotate, navigate or whiteboard right on it. And it operates as a second screen, so you can ditch that single-purpose monitor taking up space on your desk. And unlike the slick surface of an iPad or Android tablet, the Wacom One is designed to be drawn on: with low parallax and a paper-textured screen, it\u2019s built to feel like your favorite pen on your best notebook.\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Compatible with:\u00a0<\/strong>Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, select Samsung and Huawei phones.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wacom.com\/en-us\/comp#Wacom%20One%20and%20Intuos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our Compatibility page<\/a> for each device\u2019s full list.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready to Try Limnu?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/limnu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Check it out here<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready to Try a Tablet?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Visit the Wacom store<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1841 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png\" alt=\"CS Jones\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar-480x482.png 480w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/07\/CS_Jones_avatar.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n\nC.S. Jones is a Philly-based writer and illustrator.\u00a0 You can see more of his work, including most of his contributions to this blog, at <a href=\"https:\/\/thecsjones.com\/writing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thecsjones.com<\/a>, or follow him at @thecsjones on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecsjones\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecsjones?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":11964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2328,2338,2329,2339,2324,2334,2342],"tags":[1445,1002,75,1003,1446,80,410,1447,999,846],"class_list":["post-11963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elearning","category-how-to","category-intuos-and-intuos-pro","category-one-by-wacom","category-wacom-at-home","category-stem","category-wacom-one","tag-digital-whiteboarding","tag-limnu","tag-one-by-wacom","tag-online-whiteboarding","tag-remote-meetings","tag-wacom-intuos","tag-wacom-one","tag-wfh","tag-whiteboarding","tag-zoom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}