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Laser Pointer
Point, without leaving a mark.
How do you teach?
Pointing at the board usually means drawing on it, and the marks pile up until the board is cluttered. The Laser Pointer draws attention to one spot without leaving a mark.
Circling things to point them out leaves your student’s board covered in marks. Use the laser pointer to show exactly where to look, and nothing stays behind.
“Look at the top right” leaves half the class looking somewhere else. The laser pointer shows everyone the exact spot, without adding clutter.
Walking participants through a screen or diagram needs pointing, not drawing. The laser pointer guides their eyes and disappears when you move on.
Pointing at the classroom display with your hand blocks the view. Use the laser pointer in the Space, and every student sees the spot without a mark left behind.
A physical laser pointer only shows on the big screen. The one in the Space also shows on every participant’s laptop, and leaves no marks.
When you’re helping your child, point at the exact word or number without drawing over their work.
Free for 2 weeks on any paid plan. No credit card required.
What it solves
- Students looking at the wrong spot
Helps you
Teach better
Part of
Whiteboard
The problem
Pointing leaves a mess
To direct attention, teachers draw circles and arrows that stay on the board. After a few minutes, the clutter hides the content students need to see.
The usual way
Teachers circle things and erase them later, wave the mouse around, or describe locations in words.
How Pencil Spaces solves it
A laser pointer tool that draws attention to a spot on the board without leaving a mark.
What changes
Students follow along without the board getting cluttered.
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What it looks like
In practice
A teacher sweeps the laser pointer along a sentence as she reads it aloud. The student follows every word, and the board stays clean.
In a 1:1 lesson
You trace a path through a diagram with the laser pointer as you explain it. Your student follows, and the diagram stays untouched.
In a group class
You point to each step of a worked example with the laser pointer. Every student’s eyes follow the same dot.
In a virtual training
You guide participants through a dashboard with the laser pointer. Nobody asks which number you mean.
In your classroom
You point to each country on the map on the display with the laser pointer. Students on Chromebooks see the same dot.
In the training room
You trace the workflow on the big screen with the laser pointer. Participants following on laptops see it too.
At home
You point to each syllable with the laser pointer as your daughter reads. Her worksheet stays clean.
