Using a Webcam

When no other solution is available, writing on paper and sharing your notes via your webcam (or your smartphone) is the final alternative.

Make sure that you use a thick pen tip and write in huge letters such that your audience can still read despite the limited resolution of a webcam in a video conference. Furthermore, lighting is essential in this scenario. Ideally, your camera shows an area that is well-lit via an indirect light source (e.g., direct the light at the wall behind the area you are filming). Direct lighting usually causes shadows that make reading your handwriting very hard.

Using a Mobile Device

Variant 1: Login with Two Devices

Login with both your computer (for showing you) and your mobile device (for showing your handwriting) into BigBlueButton. Make sure that only one of the two devices actually joins the audio conference such there are no echos.

Variant 2: Use your Android Device as a Webcam

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