If I had to teach from home, I wanted a digital whiteboard that I could both write on and share in real time with my students. I also wanted for students to have their own digital whiteboards and to be able to view all student whiteboards at once, to informally assess student understanding. Some of the digital whiteboards I initially considered were flawed and included issues like aspect ratio (it was not going to work well on student screens), less than smooth pen writing, and a pixelated appearance at high zoom levels. When I tried Formative’s whiteboard, it had a common screen ratio (much more suited to my students’ needs), the pen writing felt as smooth as butter and the writing was still crisp and clean at high zoom levels. You can see the difference in the comparison below. The example on the right is easier to read, while the one on the left seems a bit blurry.
