Capture blackboard writings with help of video recognition software and store it online to ensure easy future access! The drawing of graphs or writing down notes on the blackboard is still essential to many ETH courses. However, after class all valuable information is erased. Why are PowerPoint slides made available online, while blackboard notes are not? The same camera’s that record lectures could be used to capture blackboard writings. Next, video recognition software extracts the writings, after which these can be accessed online!