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by coreyp_1 1565 days ago
I used Google Slides, and didn't use annotations. The reason that I didn't wait until after the lecture is that, when covering technical- or notation-dense topics, especially if the information is new, students often need to look back during the lecture to remind themselves "What does this mean again?", either that, or ask the question out loud, which a lot of students are shy about.

In short, the students needed to be able to review the slides during the lecture, so I couldn't wait until the end. My only options were then to distribute slides ahead of time, fill-in-the-blank style, or create a live delivery system. Honestly, the live delivery system was easier and cooler.