Wacom introduces how to use LCD pen tablet with whiteboard function instead of blackboard

Many educational institutions are expanding from face-to-face lessons to online lessons. Wacom introduces how to use the LCD pen tablet with the whiteboard function, which enables a lively exchange of opinions in order to improve the quality of communication in online classes.

Whiteboard "Open Board" that can be used in online classes

"OpenBoard" provided by a Swiss university is a highly versatile software that can be used on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The software is like a whiteboard or blackboard in a school, allowing you to have more active online lessons.

When you open the "Open Board", a typical whiteboard appears, where you can write with a red pen or mark with a highlighter. If you use a Wacom pen, the pen pressure will work, and if you turn the pen over, you can use it as an eraser.

You can add annotations on your desktop by opening "Show Desktop". You can now work with any software running in the background, allowing you to annotate directly with a pen or add marker lines. You can also copy a screenshot of your browser to the whiteboard to export the data on the whiteboard and share it with your students for reference.

You can also add annotations to the video. When you reach the point where you want to add a comment, you can stop the video and write directly with the pen. Instead of writing directly on the video, it is written on an overlay that looks like a piece of transparent paper, so there is nothing left over from the original video. You can also take a screenshot of the video you wrote and use it in class, or export it in PNG format and share it with your students.

"Zoom" that allows all participants to share the screen

"Zoom" allows participants to share screens and content at online conferences for more lively presentations and online lessons. If you share the screen, you can open all the contents and all the participants can see the computer screen.

"Zoom" has a function that allows you to comment on the shared screen. From the bar that appears when you click "Add a comment", you can comment using the pen by clicking the "Wavy line" of "Draw a picture". There are also options such as changing the color and width of the line and typing characters to make them bold, and you can erase unnecessary items with an "eraser". You can also write letters with thin lines and interact directly with the participants.

Screen sharing is part of Zoom's functionality, so no additional software is needed, just Zoom and Wacom's pen tablet and tablet driver. This basic functionality is the same for software such as "GoToMeeting" and "Microsoft Teams."

About Wacom One LCD Pen Tablet 13

The software with the whiteboard function introduced this time is effective when used in combination with the "Wacom One LCD pen tablet 13" that allows you to draw characters and illustrations directly on the screen with a pen. Unlike a mouse, you can write on a whiteboard with the same usability as a real pen. In addition, the display that minimizes the reflection of lighting does not have a slippery feeling when drawing on a glass display, and has a writing taste with moderate friction like paper.

In response to the new corona, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has advanced the "GIGA School Concept" to deploy PCs to elementary and junior high school students from 2023 to March 2021. As we enter the era of 5G, online lessons will receive more and more attention in the future.

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