Introducing Stormboard Academy
We are excited to announce the launch of Stormboard Academy, a series of in-depth online courses that we have created to help you quickly onboard your team, make the most of your account, and ensure that you become a Stormboard pro!
Stormboard Academy Course Overview
All of our courses combine video, images, and written descriptions to give you a clear and concise way to learn how to use and navigate your Storms as effectively as possible.
The courses that are available include:
Basic Training
This course will give you a quick intro to Stormboard and a rundown of all of the features that are available to all users.
You will learn how to navigate your Dashboard, how to set up and use your Storms, how to collaborate with your team, how to assign tasks, how to use the six types of sticky notes, how to vote on the best ideas, and how to comment on content.
Advanced Training
In this course, we will take a deeper dive into your Dashboard, Storms, and sticky notes.
You will learn how to keep track of activity and tasks, how to organize your Storms using Folders, and how to import content from other business tools into your Storms. We will also take a closer look at file, whiteboard, and index card sticky notes, and explore some of the more advanced sticky note features.
Storm Administrator Training
This course was created for Storm Administrators to learn what functions they can perform and features they have access to.
You will learn how to rename your Storms, change the color palette of your sticky notes, enable editing privileges, lock or unlock Storm Chat, and how to close and reopen Storms. You will also learn some more advanced sticky note functions like how to show who created an idea, how to lock content so it can't be moved, and how to give users more votes.
Team Administrator Training
This Team Administrator course is specifically for our Business and Enterprise subscribers.
You will learn what functions the Team Administrator can perform, and how to manage information on your invoices, view invoices, disable users, ban users, and manage Storm Creator rights.
Templates Training
In this course, you will learn template basics like how to choose your template, change the colors of your sections, and resize your sections.
You will also learn how to add and use the eight different section types, and get an introduction to our template integrations, how to save your own custom templates, and how to create templates with your own branding.
Reports Training
This course will give you an overview of all nine Stormboard Reports — Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Tasks, Votes, Word Cloud, Storm Screenshot, Outline, Export.
You will also learn how to create, download, and use these reports with your Team.
Stormboard Academy Custom Courses
Contact us if you are interested in custom courses that are created specifically for your team or way of working.
How to Access Stormboard Academy
Stormboard Academy can be accessed by anyone with a Stormboard account.
Here’s how:
Log into your account.
Click the “Help” menu while on your Dashboard or in a Storm.
Select “Stormboard Academy”.
Begin your training!