Digital lecture notes allow you to focus class time on working out problems and explaining material rather than writing all over the board while students frantically try to copy everything down. Using tools like OneNote or Smart Notebook, you can preload large blocks of text and images and then write on them, saving time and ensuring they are easy to read. Your finished lecture notes can then be immediately exported as a PDF and then uploaded into your course management system for students to have instant access. This can shift the students' focus to what you are saying without fear of missing copying something down from the board. Digital lecture notes also make it easy to add color and other images in meaningful ways as well as using screen capture tools to incorporate material from textbooks or other resources.

Live video capture of small segments of your lecture can add an additional resource for students with little extra work from you. With some planning and practice, you can make short videos recorded live during your lecture that can be uploaded into your course for students to review so you won't have to keep answering the same questions over and over again. These videos can also be exported to sites like YouTube or used again in future semesters to provide even more examples to your students. Strategies will be given to create short, effective videos and some video capture tools will be suggested as options.

Keywords: Technology, pedagogy, videos, learning management system.