How to Use Pen Tablet for ZOOM Whiteboard?

Last updated on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

The zoom whiteboard plays a significant role as a mediator between the students and teachers. In this pandemic time when physical classes are not possible for students, teachers had started online classes. For online classes, the webcam and audio quality of the mic are essential requirements.

ZOOM Whiteboard For Online Teaching

Zoom applications have many technical features to interact lively, in which whiteboard sharing is one of the parts. Teachers can use this whiteboard for writing the technical content of their subject. It is useful to write math equations, and text for drawing pictures, etc. In this way, the students on the other side can see the teacher’s picture as well as a whiteboard. One can easily record the screen for video purposes.

Pen Tablet for Drawing

A pen tablet or drawing tablet is an external device. Wacom, XP-PEN-India, and Huion are some popular brands in the production of a pen tablet. These are of two types;

1. Display pen tablet, and
2. Non-Display pen tablet.

Both the pen tablets have their own specifications. In a non-display graphics tablet, one has to write on the active area of the tablet. These devices can be connected with;

1. Android mobile phone (greater than 6 versions)
2. Desktop
3. Laptop, and
4. Tablets

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Connect Zoom App with Pen Tablet

Being a teacher when you organize an online class, you login into zoom and create the meeting ID. This meeting ID you share with your students. So it’s your choice how to interact with the students online;

1. with webcam only, or
2. webcam and whiteboard

So in the second case when you select the whiteboard, you share it with the students. Now, for writing on the whiteboard you will see many writing and drawing tools. These tools are easy to handle if you use a pen tablet.

Demonstration of Zoom Whiteboard

Conclusion

1. Easy to use
2. Make online class interactive
3. easy to write and draw the text, images
4. Best for science, and math teachers.