Students are required to facilitate problems in my classes. Instead of using a SmartBoard
or document camera for displaying course materials, students annotate their work on my
iPad, which is mirrored through the Apple TV onto the projector, as they explain their
problem solving process. To ensure participation from all students, we use a method I
call, “the passing of the stylus.” With practice examples embedded in the guided course
notes running through Notability, a student is called upon to complete the first example
problem. After they have discussed and successfully answered the problem, the student
passes the stylus onto another classmate who then completes the next problem on the
iPad. Each student using the iPad, has the opportunity to choose the color of “pen” to be
displayed while solving their problem. This mimics the former choice of selecting the
colored Expo marker, one might use on a whiteboard. As simple as a color choice may
be, students take pride and ownership in their work, which is saved electronically to our
Blackboard or MyMathLab classroom management portal for future viewing and
discussion by the entire class.