André Delmont Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hello, Due to Corona virus outbreak, I am required to teach on line by Skype. I wonder if a drawing pad could be useful within screen sharing to use it as a a whiteboard. Can anyone give me clues on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, André Delmont said: Hello, Due to Corona virus outbreak, I am required to teach on line by Skype. I wonder if a drawing pad could be useful within screen sharing to use it as a a whiteboard. Can anyone give me clues on this? Try Geogebra. https://www.geogebra.org/?lang=en-GB It's free and your students can get it too. Edited March 14, 2020 by studiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Delmont Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thanks for your answer. Yes Geogebra is quite useful. But I am looking for means to interact with one student or a small group of students discussing their approach to solve an exercice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danijel Gorupec Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Maybe you can take a look at Math-o-mir (google for it). It allows free math writing, but does require some practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghideon Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 @André Delmont Do you have access to Microsoft tools on the computer? I thing newer versions of Office could have what you look for if you share screen via Skype. Google for ink math assistant onenote Disclaimer: I have used handwriting a lot in onenote on big screens (as white board replacement) but not yet tried multiple simultaneous users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trurl Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Keep it simple. Use Photoshop. Almost everyone has it and you can draw anything you want. Also use layers is simple and can display many different screens. I don't know how to view your screen on Skype, but it should be possible. You can share the Photoshop files and no one needs to download more software. You can export to gif or jpeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Trurl said: Keep it simple. Use Photoshop. Almost everyone has it and you can draw anything you want. Photoshop is really expensive (I no longer use it because I can't justify the cost). So I find it impossible to believe that almost everyone has it. They used to have quite a good academic discount but I thought that had gone away. Also, it is not a good drawing tool. Their drawing tool is Illustrator (which is great, but also really expensive). 13 hours ago, Ghideon said: @André Delmont Do you have access to Microsoft tools on the computer? I thing newer versions of Office could have what you look for if you share screen via Skype. Google for ink math assistant onenote Disclaimer: I have used handwriting a lot in onenote on big screens (as white board replacement) but not yet tried multiple simultaneous users. And (also with the caveat that I have never used it) I understand a lot of people use Google Docs for this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Delmont Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Thanks to all of you responding. I am trying the various alternatives presented. I shall tell you about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 There are some tips about online teaching in this Twitter thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1238576343840968710.html (There might be a certain amount of "hate mail" about this because it is from a theological college; but teaching is teaching.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ghideon Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, Strange said: I understand a lot of people use Google Docs for this sort of thing. True. I have not tested an interactive session with google but google draw is good for creating and sharing pictures with symbols and/or hand writings. @André Delmont here is a link to a guide "Teaching Math with Google Drawings". There are examples and templates for creating hand-in material or slides for teachers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1URZeW53_ieN0BY6PNpNyp67QCdHA7-98rDis6BHWLHM It focuses most on geometry but I think it may be useful for evaluating if the google tools are useful in your situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Ghideon said: True. I have not tested an interactive session with google but google draw is good for creating and sharing pictures with symbols and/or hand writings. @André Delmont here is a link to a guide "Teaching Math with Google Drawings". There are examples and templates for creating hand-in material or slides for teachers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1URZeW53_ieN0BY6PNpNyp67QCdHA7-98rDis6BHWLHM It focuses most on geometry but I think it may be useful for evaluating if the google tools are useful in your situation. +1 52 minutes ago, André Delmont said: Thanks Edited March 15, 2020 by studiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 3/15/2020 at 3:54 AM, André Delmont said: Thanks to all of you responding. I am trying the various alternatives presented. I shall tell you about. So pretty much in the same boat, we have starting to offer lectures via Zoom where you can share a whiteboard. It works well with a table attached, and other wise it is a bit awkward but workable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabcockHall Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 We are zooming, too. I am trying to learn how to use a Wacom Intuos, but it's the old dog/new tricks problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 20 hours ago, BabcockHall said: We are zooming, too. I am trying to learn how to use a Wacom Intuos, but it's the old dog/new tricks problem. I am using a surface which is a bit easier for me, others have been using (urgh) ipads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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