1. A system for monitoring movement carried out by a writing implement on a writing surface using a visual input, comprising: a camera of a type which monitors said writing implement relative to said writing surface, and produces an image signal indicative thereof; a tracking element, which receives said image signal, recognizes a portion of the image which represents a portion of the writing implement in said image signal by comparing portions of said image signal to a writing implement image and processes said image signal to convert said image signal to a value indicative of position and/or movement of the writing implement relative to the writing surface; and an image processor, operating to convert said value indicative of position and/or movement into coordinates indicating a path of movement of said writing implement relative to said writing surface.