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Terry's Teaching Tidbits

Creations from a 5th Grade Teacher

Digital Whiteboard for Zoom Lessons

Teaching on Zoom can be a challenge, but I’m finding new ways to make it easier.  One of the best tricks I figured out when we switched to virtual learning was connecting a digital whiteboard using an iPad.  I was able to show students how to solve math problems step-by-step in a manner that was much easier for them to see than standing in front of a physical whiteboard.

What it Looks Like

Watch the video below to see what it looks like from two perspectives:

  • the iPad that is using the whiteboard
  • the laptop that is hosting the Zoom meeting.

How do You Do it?

  1. Start a Zoom meeting on your main device (I prefer to use my laptop)
  2. Use an iPad or other tablet to join the meeting
  3. On your main device:  Allow Participants to share their screen
    • Click Security on the Bottom
    • Make sure Share Screen is checked
  4. On your tablet:  tap on the tools at the top and select “share content”
  5. Use the whiteboard
    • Click View Options at the Top
    • Make sure Annotate is checked
  6. Students can annotate over the iPad content from their screens (this is easier for them to do on a tablet as opposed to a laptop or desktop)
Allowing students to annotate

Click on Security, select screen share, then select annotate on the screen share settings.

Annotating over a digital whiteboard

Connecting your iPad as a digital whiteboard can be used for:

  • working step-by-step through math problems
  • editing sentences for punctuation practice
  • identifying places or features on a map

There are so many more options to use and I will be sharing additional ideas as I discover them.

Looking for Digital Resources?

Find distance learning resource here.

Check out some of these resources that use various strategies, including visual models, to teach common math skills:

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