Using a Convertible or a Graphics Tablet

Variant 1: Use the Whiteboard of BigBlueButton

This seems to be the easiest solution; however, antialiasing seems to be rather poor and there might be some delays. While this is not an issue when simply annotating PDFs, it might be inconvenient for writing longer texts.

This method may be feasible in an exam-like setting, but note that there is no possibility of exporting the annotated slides out of BigBlueButton. If there is a recording of the session, you can skip through the video and make screenshots of the annotated slides. Otherwise you need to do that before ending the conference, or else your annotations are lost.

Variant 2: Use your Favorite Application and Share your Screen

For instance, use

Remark: Issues with Wacom tablets on Ubuntu/Linux Mint

For some reasons Wacom tablets, e.g., Intuos S, switch to Android mode when plugged in for the first time. This mode causes unwanted behaviour and makes the tablet useless for writing. One can check whether the tablet is in Android mode by running $ libwacom-list-local-devices or by checking the status LED on the tablet. If it’s dark, the tablet is in Android mode. To fix this issue, one just has to press and hold the first and the fourth button on the tablet for a few seconds. When the LED is getting brighter, one successfully switched to normal mode and the tablet should work fine.

If you have any further suggestions, please contact Clemens Heuberger.