The Chou lectern monitor is a touch screen and allows for annotating slides or images from any other program displayed that has annotation capability. You can use the stylus provided (in the lectern drawer), finger, mouse, or any other pointing device to annotate.

In PowerPoint

Follow the Steps below, or view the short video here

Start PowerPoint slide show
Right click with the mouse.
Choose "Pointer Options".
Choose either "Pen" or "Highlighter".
Use a mouse, stylus, or other pointing device to annotate slide.
Proceed to the next slide as usual.
When you are finished, you will be prompted to save or discard your annotations.
Annotations may be deleted after saving to the presentation, but must be done slide by slide.

In Keynote for iOS (iPad)

Follow the Steps below, or view the short video here

To draw on a slide, touch and hold the slide
Do any of the following:

Draw with a color: Tap a pen and draw on the slide.
Erase the last highlight: Tap . Continue tapping to undo all your drawing on the slide.
Use the laser pointer: Tap the laser pointer and move your finger around the slide; the laser pointer follows your movements.
Return to the previous slide or advance a slide: Tap the left or right arrow on the slide
Hide the tools: Tap Done

In Adobe Acrobat

Open your PDF file

From the menu, click on Edit
From the drop down menu, click on Preferences; a new dialog box will pop up
Under Categories, choose General
Under Basic Tools, ensure Use Single-Key Accelerators to Access Tools is checked off
Click the Ok button; this will take you back to your main page
From the menu, click on View
From the drop down menu, click on Full Screen Mode
Once in Full Screen Mode, press ‘SHIFT-D’ 7 times. This will take you to the Pencil tool and you can now draw on the slide

To add text while in Full Screen, press the X key, and use the mouse to draw a text box: start typing. Click Here to see additional keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Acrobat

In Google Slides

Google Slides does not have a built-in feature for annotating while in Present Mode. This is available in Google Classroom which UCB does not utilize. Annotating is available on Google Slides through third-party apps for iPad such as Notability or Pear Note for iPad.