# Create
## Whiteboard Content
On the **Basic or Content** tab, you are able to set:
1. **Title**\
Make sure you use a **meaningful title** that summarises what the students are meant to do.
2. **Instructions**\
Add the description on what you want the students to create. Provide clear guidance on what students need to do. This is critical, as the quality of the whiteboard output depends heavily on how well the task is framed.
### Content (Whiteboard Canvas)
This is the collaborative space where students will work.
You can:
* Pre-populate the canvas with images, text, templates, diagrams, or prompts
* Leave it blank for open-ended tasks
Students can use tools such as drawing, shapes, text, and images to create their shared output.
### Advanced options
#### **Lock when finished**
When enabled, students will no longer be able to edit the whiteboard after they complete the activity. Use this when you want to preserve final submissions for review or assessment.
#### Leader Selection
If you are using the Leader Selection activity, **only the designated team leader will be able to edit and submit the whiteboard on behalf of the team**. Thus students will discuss among themselves but only the leader will add to the whiteboard.
Use this when you want to:
* Structure participation
* Assign responsibility to a specific student
* Simulate decision-making roles within teams
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Note that all other students in the team can see what the leader is drawing in the whiteboard -complete transparency.
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#### Time Limits
You can control how long students have to complete the whiteboard activity:
* **None**: No time restriction.
* **Activity (synchronous timer)**: All students share the same timer. The countdown starts when the first student begins, and everyone must finish when time runs out. Use this for in-class, timed activities.
* **Individual students (asynchronous timer)**: Each student (or team) gets their own timer starting when they begin. Use this for flexible or self-paced activities.
#### Gallery Walk
**Gallery Walk (for teamed activities only)**: When enabled, each team’s whiteboard is shared with other teams after completion.
Students can:
* View other teams’ work
* Provide feedback and annotate othe teams' work
* Compare approaches
* Rate and rank other team's work
Use this to promote:
* Peer learning
* Critical evaluation
* Discussion across teams (intra-teams discussions)
### Learning Outcomes
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**Mapping learning outcomes to activities is very useful for curriculum mapping.**
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As with all activities in LAMS, you can map your learning outcomes to this activity. If you want to add a learning outcome, just search for the particular outcome or type a new one it will be added to your list of learning outcomes for the future.
You can search Learning Outcomes by code or name.
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