Hi there!

I think if I had to teach math, I’d shoot myself in the face with a bazooka.  Maybe twice.  I’ve always been awful at math.  If I had to teach math online, though, I’d have to have something like this pen mouse.

A science teacher and I were working last week on how to create a canned lesson on a math concept.  With English, it’s easy.  I can use the keyboard and Microsoft Word to explain concepts in language and communication.  For math, though, not so easy…

I have no idea how to write complicated math equations quickly in word.  After a while, we tried using good ol’ Microsoft Paint as our white board and recording the screencast with www.screentoaster.com.  Here’s an article on how to use screentoaster.

It worked great, but my ‘handwriting’ using my mouse was terrible!  I suggest checking into some sort of wireless pen mouse if you don’t know how to teach math or science without a white board.

Because I don’t teach these, I’m curious to see how others have met this challenge.  What do you do as a math or science teacher when you’re illustrating synchronous direct instruction for students?

Shu