A lightboard is a transparent dry erase board that allows the instructor to face the camera while lecturing. I've been teaching online during the pandemic and made a low cost lightboard out of acrylic glass and other low cost or on-hand materials. It’s possible to bring an in-person feeling and sense of community to remote learning. Watch as I give an introduction on how to make a low cost lightboard, which could be made from repurposed acrylic glass.

Updates:
I have a newer video that lists things I learned after using my lightboard over the course of a year:    • What I Learned Using a Lightboard in ...  
Buying brighter LIGHTS to illuminate myself made a huge difference. This is a chemistry video where I'm using brighter lights, not talking about them:    • DIY Rainbow Chocolate Diffraction Gra...  

Some Supplies Used:
Lapel microphone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Expo Neon Dry Erase Markers: https://www.amazon.com/1752226-Marker...
LED Strip Lights: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Black Backdrop: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
In later videos when my image quality is much better, that difference was from brighter LIGHTS, not a better camera. 2 Pack Neewer Lights: https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Packs-V...
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Time Indices:
0:00 Introduction
4:27 Tour of setup
6:45 Demonstration of StreamLabs OBS software
11:00 Use of lightboard while teaching a live online class
12:08 Choosing a sheet of acrylic glass
13:33 Erasing the text
15:24 Purposeful Outtakes

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