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(I tried this first at http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/187265/mathjax-or-something-like-it-as-a-classroom-blackboard , but didn't get satisfactory responses.)

What is the best desktop application available now for running MathJax (or the equivalent) in the classroom?

I can't depend on having a connection to the web, so I'm seeking a stand-alone application. To be clear, I'd like to type as I talk and have the students see the typeset mathematics with as small a delay as possible. At the end of my lecture I'd like to be able to export the notes in some reasonable elegant way.

Just today I experimented with Qute ( http://www.inkcode.net/qute ) - and found it barely adequate, though the lack of adjustable font sizes would make it illegible beyond the first few rows.

flag	asked Aug 28 at 1:27 David Feldman 11.3k●2●25●79

Have you considered some real-time compiling/preview version of (La)TeX? (This exists but I have no personal experience.) For details on this however the TeX stackexchange site seems best. (Not for MathJaX however). – quid Aug 28 at 2:10

For real-time preview latex software, you might find some ideas here: stackoverflow.com/questions/311118/… – Yoav Kallus Aug 28 at 2:25

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I think that this is off-topic for this site (not sure where it would be on-topic; if you went for live TeX then that would be on-topic at tex.stackexchange.com but if you insist on live MathJaX then you're more into programming or servers. In fact, what's stopping you setting up a web server on your computer and viewing a MathJaX page on localhost?). However, even more I think this is a bad idea. The danger is that you'll spend too much time concentrating on getting the maths to look nice and the students will get distracted. – Andrew Stacey Aug 28 at 9:21

MathJax (or something like it) as a classroom “blackboard”

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