Making educational videos with a drawing tablet
Overview
Drawing tablets are widely used for educational content. For example, Khan Academy videos are created with a drawing tablet.
For this use case, you want reliability and durability. You do not need to spend a lot on a fancy tablet. So I will keep the recommendations short.
What features you need
Pressure support — helps strokes look more natural. All drawing tablets support pressure.
Tilt — not needed for educational use. It matters more for art.
Tablet buttons, also called ExpressKeys — these can be very useful. Some people rely on them. There is no downside to having them, because you can disable them.
Size — medium or small. I recommend medium. Some people are fine with small tablets, but many say they feel cramped.
My recommendations
Pen tablets (no screen)
One by Wacom Medium (CTL-672) — One by Wacom (CTL-x72) notes
Wacom Intuos Medium (CTL-6100 or CTL-6100WL)
XP-Pen Deco MW
XP-Pen Deco LW
Pen displays (have a screen)
Huion Kamvas 13 GEN3 (GS1333) — Huion Kamvas 13 GEN3 (GS1333) notes
XP-Pen Artist 12 GEN2 (CD120FH)
XP-Pen Artist 13 GEN2 (CD130FH)
Wacom One 2019 (DTC-133) — Wacom One 2019 (DTC-133) notes
Which tablet does Sal Khan use?
Sal Khan uses a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium for his videos. That is an amazing pen tablet, but it is honestly overkill. You can do well with a much less expensive tablet.
He looks to be using an older Intuos Pro medium (not the PTH-660, or PTK-570, maybe the PTK-651).
Khan Academy also has this document: What software program/equipment is used to make Khan Academy videos?. It says he uses a Wacom Bamboo tablet. That was likely true at one point, but he clearly no longer uses it.
Resources
Teach with Khan - Sal's Tips for Creating Blackboard Videos for Remote Learning — this is the video where he shows that he uses a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium.
ClassPoint - Best Way to Use Wacom Tablet for Online Teaching with PowerPoint [One by Wacom] 2020-12-02
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