Digital Pen and Tablet
The good news is, you can use your mouse to draw with Sketch & Chat. The bad news is, if you've ever tried drawing in a Paint/Photoshop type program with a mouse, you know how difficult that can be; the same difficulties apply in the Sketch & Chat environment.If you plan to have several tutoring sessions, it is a worthwhile investment to get a digital pen and tablet. These devices allow you to write on the screen with all the comfort and ease of writing on paper with a pencil.
Digital tablets come in a wide price range. The more expensive ones (like this device: Wacom Intuos4 Large Pen Tablet
)
are designed for graphic designers and artists. Less
expensive ones, which may not have all the "bells and whistles" are quite suitable for the Sketch & Chat application.For my own use as a tutor, I have purchased the Bamboo Fun Tablet with Pen and Mouse
, which works very well for me.
