Beamer (LaTeX) template and usage instructions for Lightboard presentations created by Professor Ed Scheinerman.
The Lightboard is a sheet of edge-lit glass that makes writing glow. The text is then automatically flipped for the camera. This allows instructors to face viewers when writing out concepts, diagrams, and equations. The Lightboard is basically a whiteboard optimized for video.
This Beamer template can be used instead of PowerPoint to create presentations to be projected on a screen. Since it is based on LATEX, it is excellent for presentations with mathematical formulas. We assume the user is already familiar with LATEX.
This slide deck uses the ep-dark style which provides a particularly simple, clean design featuring white text on a black backgound. This is ideal for use on the Lightboard.
Keep it clean! Don’t put too many words on a slide.
Note: You can find an example of the output of this template and usage instructions as the "lightboard-beamer.pdf" file bundled with this template package in the repository.
A block structure is useful for highlighting particular information.
The definition environment is a type of block used for definitions. Highlight the word you are defining.
The pause command is a mechanism for building up a slide in pieces.
The only command provides more fine control in revealing material on a slide.
Because Beamer is built in LATEX it does mathematics beautifully either inside a sentence or in display mode.
The aligned environment (in math mode) works well with Beamer and pauses
The graphicx package provides the includegraphics command. Prepare graphics with a drawing program using light colored lines and shapes on a black or transparent background. Save in a standard graphics format.
Use the amsmath and amsthm packages for additional math functionality.