---
type: concept
title: Digital Ink and Handwriting Input
tags: [handwriting, digital-chalkboard, accessibility]
related: [xournal, digital-teaching]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_elearning_tools.md"]
---

# Digital Ink and Handwriting Input

**Digital Ink and Handwriting Input** refers to the use of touch-sensitive devices (tablets, pen displays) and styluses to create handwritten content digitally. 

In the context of university teaching, this is used to create **digital chalkboards** (Tafelbilder), allowing instructors to maintain the pedagogical value of spontaneous writing and drawing—common in mathematics, physics, and linguistics—within a digital or hybrid environment.

The URZ recommends specialized software like [[xournal]] and Microsoft Windows Journal to facilitate this workflow.
