{"id":8652,"date":"2020-06-22T15:56:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T13:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.shop.wacom.eu\/wacom-infochannel\/?p=8652"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:29:48","slug":"choosing-the-right-wacom-product-as-a-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/choosing-the-right-wacom-product-as-a-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Right Wacom Product as a Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing the Right Wacom Pen Tablet for Teaching<\/h1>\nAs teachers adjust to distance learning, you may be exploring tools to make your lessons more effective. Using a pen tablet is a simple but powerful way to revolutionise the way you plan and deliver lessons and assess student progress.\nBut choosing the right tablet can feel daunting with so many products on the market. Which is the most effective for teaching? For many educators it comes to a decision between a traditional pen tablet or one with a built-in screen display.\nLet\u2019s look at two popular choices to evaluate which will suit your needs. The Wacom Intuos is a traditional pen tablet and the Wacom One has a screen display. Both work with PCs and Mac computers and are a favourite with teachers and students.\n\"\"<\/a>\n

The Wacom Intuos<\/h2>\nMore than a simple mouse replacement, the Intuos<\/a> lets you draw, write and annotate with a remarkable level of precision. It gives you a 7 or 10-inch area to use (depending on the size of model you choose) and comes with four customisable buttons for fast shortcuts.\nBeing slim but sturdy makes it easy to carry between work, meetings and home. The battery-free pen is light and comfortable to use, much like holding a traditional pen. It lets you plan lessons and mark work without straining your hands.\n

How it works<\/h3>\nWhen you draw on the pad, the marks appear on your computer screen. You can also use it as your mouse with a left and right click. It can take time to learn how to look at your computer screen whilst moving your pen on the tablet. You soon adjust to the distance between your hand and eye.\nThere\u2019s plenty of online training and free downloadable software to help you get used to handwriting with the pen. After a quick learning curve, you\u2019ll soon be using your tablet confidently. Just give yourself some time to get used to it.\n \nThe Intuos is perfect for marking student work or annotating lesson plans. You can highlight and write directly onto your familiar MS Office programs like Word, PowerPoint and OneNote, or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Live or recorded lessons come to life when you can draw and write to demonstrate\u2013just like writing on the whiteboard in your classroom.\n