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You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. You can make use of two logically separated writing surfaces, one visible to the audience, one only visible to you. I use it for teaching math the following way:

  • I have my theorems and the like on a slide (prepared using Latex and beamer class), however, no proofs or examples.
  • For the proofs and the like I use the invisible writing surface to make a preparation for myself. The surface is not bound to the size of a page but can be scrolled down arbitrarily far. Thus you have as plenty space as you need, like on an infinite blackboard.
  • In class I show the theorem and develop the proof along the invisible handwritten notes I have prepared.

I have checked: You can share the screen used for the projector by zoom. This way you can stream your presentation and keep your notes and annotations hidden. However, this only works if an external monitor is attached to the mac, at least I was unable to get the presentation shown any other way.

For handwriting you should use an iPad, writing with the mouse is pain in the neck. The only obvious downside of the app is that pdf-slides can't be changed within the app, but for me that's fine.

Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf. This way I can hand out the outcome of class to the students.

News: I just found out that there is a free iPad-version of the app with similar functionality called magicPresenter. So far I only gave it a quick test but it seems to be quite handy, offering the same two writing surfaces and pages of arbitrary height. A projector can be connected directly to the iPad (I used a HDMI adapter but airplay should work, too) thus no additional hardware is needed to give a presentation.

You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. You can make use of two logically separated writing surfaces, one visible to the audience, one only visible to you. I use it for teaching math the following way:

  • I have my theorems and the like on a slide (prepared using Latex and beamer class), however, no proofs or examples.
  • For the proofs and the like I use the invisible writing surface to make a preparation for myself. The surface is not bound to the size of a page but can be scrolled down arbitrarily far. Thus you have as plenty space as you need, like on an infinite blackboard.
  • In class I show the theorem and develop the proof along the invisible handwritten notes I have prepared.

I have checked: You can share the screen used for the projector by zoom. This way you can stream your presentation and keep your notes and annotations hidden. However, this only works if an external monitor is attached to the mac, at least I was unable to get the presentation shown any other way.

For handwriting you should use an iPad, writing with the mouse is pain in the neck. The only obvious downside of the app is that pdf-slides can't be changed within the app, but for me that's fine.

Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf. This way I can hand out the outcome of class to the students.

You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. You can make use of two logically separated writing surfaces, one visible to the audience, one only visible to you. I use it for teaching math the following way:

  • I have my theorems and the like on a slide (prepared using Latex and beamer class), however, no proofs or examples.
  • For the proofs and the like I use the invisible writing surface to make a preparation for myself. The surface is not bound to the size of a page but can be scrolled down arbitrarily far. Thus you have as plenty space as you need, like on an infinite blackboard.
  • In class I show the theorem and develop the proof along the invisible handwritten notes I have prepared.

I have checked: You can share the screen used for the projector by zoom. This way you can stream your presentation and keep your notes and annotations hidden. However, this only works if an external monitor is attached to the mac, at least I was unable to get the presentation shown any other way.

For handwriting you should use an iPad, writing with the mouse is pain in the neck. The only obvious downside of the app is that pdf-slides can't be changed within the app, but for me that's fine.

Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf. This way I can hand out the outcome of class to the students.

News: I just found out that there is a free iPad-version of the app with similar functionality called magicPresenter. So far I only gave it a quick test but it seems to be quite handy, offering the same two writing surfaces and pages of arbitrary height. A projector can be connected directly to the iPad (I used a HDMI adapter but airplay should work, too) thus no additional hardware is needed to give a presentation.

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You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. Furthermore, and this is for math presentations its biggest asset, each slide has an unbounded writing surface youYou can make use without page breaks. Thusof two logically separated writing surfaces, you can one visible to the audience, e.gone only visible to you., I use it for teaching math the following way:

  • I have my theorems and the like on a slide (prepared using Latex and beamer class), however, no proofs or examples.
  • For the proofs and the like I use the invisible writing surface to make a preparation for myself. The surface is not bound to the size of a page but can be scrolled down arbitrarily far. Thus you have as plenty space as you need, like on an infinite blackboard.
  • In class I show the theorem and develop the proof along the invisible handwritten notes I have prepared.

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Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf. This way I can hand out the outcome of class to the students.

You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. Furthermore, and this is for math presentations its biggest asset, each slide has an unbounded writing surface you can use without page breaks. Thus, you can , e.g., have a slide for a theorem and develop its proof by hand underneath. To support your presentation, hidden annotations are possible, too, such that you can have a sketch of a proof prepared invisible to the audience. Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf.

You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. You can make use of two logically separated writing surfaces, one visible to the audience, one only visible to you. I use it for teaching math the following way:

  • I have my theorems and the like on a slide (prepared using Latex and beamer class), however, no proofs or examples.
  • For the proofs and the like I use the invisible writing surface to make a preparation for myself. The surface is not bound to the size of a page but can be scrolled down arbitrarily far. Thus you have as plenty space as you need, like on an infinite blackboard.
  • In class I show the theorem and develop the proof along the invisible handwritten notes I have prepared.

I have checked: You can share the screen used for the projector by zoom. This way you can stream your presentation and keep your notes and annotations hidden. However, this only works if an external monitor is attached to the mac, at least I was unable to get the presentation shown any other way.

For handwriting you should use an iPad, writing with the mouse is pain in the neck. The only obvious downside of the app is that pdf-slides can't be changed within the app, but for me that's fine.

Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf. This way I can hand out the outcome of class to the students.

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Thomas
Thomas
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You should give pdfPresenter a try. It's an app for the mac that allows to present pdfs like in powerpoint. However, you can use handwriting to annotate your slides. Furthermore, and this is for math presentations its biggest asset, each slide has an unbounded writing surface you can use without page breaks. Thus, you can , e.g., have a slide for a theorem and develop its proof by hand underneath. To support your presentation, hidden annotations are possible, too, such that you can have a sketch of a proof prepared invisible to the audience. Everything written can be saved/exported to pdf.

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