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Wouldn't whiteboard software be better? Like Khan Academy uses? I've been in some physical whiteboard video chat lectures and it's rough; they rarely have a lav

by pfranz 6y ago

Wouldn't whiteboard software be better? Like Khan Academy uses? I've been in some physical whiteboard video chat lectures and it's rough; they rarely have a lav mic (which means the audio quality is horrible and you have problems hearing), you need enough space to frame the whiteboard properly with the camera, they're difficult to light because they're reflective, you need to write the correct size so it's legible, you have the problem you often have in person where your hand or body blocks what is being written. I find cutting to an infinite whiteboard and/or video picture-in-picture to be the easiest way to convey whiteboard ideas. Teachers seem to get really adept at writing with a mouse, but I would heavily suggest investing in a Wacom--even a used 10+ year old Wacom would be sufficient.

pdx_flyer 6y ago
Do you happen to know what that whiteboard software is and if it's available for the iPad? My wife loves the Apple Pencil for writing her math notes because it is so similar to writing on a document camera (which is what they use in the classrooms).
- pfranz 6y ago
  Oh, right! An iPad and Apple Pencil is probably more commonly available. I'm not entirely sure about iPad software and integration with video chat. If it's prerecorded she might be able to use whatever she wants and iPad's screen recording. What might be easier (if you have a compatible Mac) is to use Sidecar [1]. A desktop app will probably have more options for drawing and more options for integrating with video chat software. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 I'm not familiar with the landscape of software out there. There's a whole bunch, but I don't know what's good. Maybe a web-based whiteboard could be done on her iPad while she streams video and shared from a desktop? For reference, Khan Academy uses [2] SmoothDraw [3] (Windows Only) and a Wacom Bamboo. [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20130429170548/http://khanacademy.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/329318-what-software-program-equipment-is-used-to-make-khan-academy-videos- https://web.archive.org/web/20130429170548/http://khanacadem... [3] http://www.smoothdraw.com/sd http://www.smoothdraw.com/sd
- Delfino 6y ago
  I really enjoyed using Explain Everything on the iPad when I was making videos for my math classes. You can have prepared slides, with what you've drawn out pre-recorded but still edit in realtime. Show or hide features like webcam video, easily bring in outside resources like images, graphs, videos, etc... and record the live session and play it back later.

by pfranz 6y ago

pdx_flyer 6y ago

Do you happen to know what that whiteboard software is and if it's available for the iPad? My wife loves the Apple Pencil for writing her math notes because it is so similar to writing on a document camera (which is what they use in the classrooms).

pfranz 6y ago
Oh, right! An iPad and Apple Pencil is probably more commonly available. I'm not entirely sure about iPad software and integration with video chat. If it's prerecorded she might be able to use whatever she wants and iPad's screen recording. What might be easier (if you have a compatible Mac) is to use Sidecar [1]. A desktop app will probably have more options for drawing and more options for integrating with video chat software. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380 I'm not familiar with the landscape of software out there. There's a whole bunch, but I don't know what's good. Maybe a web-based whiteboard could be done on her iPad while she streams video and shared from a desktop? For reference, Khan Academy uses [2] SmoothDraw [3] (Windows Only) and a Wacom Bamboo. [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20130429170548/http://khanacademy.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/329318-what-software-program-equipment-is-used-to-make-khan-academy-videos- https://web.archive.org/web/20130429170548/http://khanacadem... [3] http://www.smoothdraw.com/sd http://www.smoothdraw.com/sd
Delfino 6y ago
I really enjoyed using Explain Everything on the iPad when I was making videos for my math classes. You can have prepared slides, with what you've drawn out pre-recorded but still edit in realtime. Show or hide features like webcam video, easily bring in outside resources like images, graphs, videos, etc... and record the live session and play it back later.