Little tools that make learning more fun.
Online lessons come alive when a tutor and child can write and draw together. Here are the extras we recommend to get the most out of every Tutor Track session — starting with our favourite: a pen tablet.
Huion Inspiroy H1060P
A plug-in USB drawing pad with a big, pressure-sensitive writing area and a battery-free pen. Your child (or tutor) simply writes on the pad and it appears instantly on the shared whiteboard — perfect for working through a maths problem, sketching, or practising letters together, live.
Amazon opens a search for the exact model (prices vary by region). Software is the official Huion driver — only ever install it from huion.com.
Set it up in about 5 minutes
Do this once on the computer you'll use for lessons. It works the same for most Huion tablets.
Download the driver
Open the Download the software button above, pick your system (Windows or Mac), and save the HuionTablet installer. Remove any other tablet driver first — they clash.
Install & restart
Run the installer, then restart the computer. The HuionTablet app will open when it's ready.
Plug in the tablet
Connect it with the USB cable and press the pen on the pad. In the Huion app, the pressure bar should move — that means it's working.
Turn on “Windows Ink”
In the app's Pen settings, switch Windows Ink ON — that's what lets the browser feel pen pressure for natural, tapered lines. (On a Mac you can skip this.)
Open a lesson
Use Chrome or Edge, sign in, and start a live session. The ✏️ Shared whiteboard appears beside the video — tap ⤢ Expand and start writing!
Check the badge
The whiteboard shows a little pill: ✍️ Pen means pressure is working; 🖱️ Mouse means revisit step 4. Draw hard vs light — the line should thicken and thin.
How it works in a Tutor Track lesson
- The tutor and student each write in their own colour on the same board — you see each other's strokes instantly.
- ⤢ Expand makes the canvas big (handy since the pad is opaque — you write on the pad while watching the screen).
- ↶ Undo removes your last stroke; Clear wipes the board for a fresh start.
- You don't need a tablet — a mouse or touchscreen works too — but a pen makes writing maths, diagrams and handwriting far more natural.