A whiteboard will be as it sounds, a large white board – though a difference. This board has produced in touch screen technology, so when images are projected onto it from an attached laptop or computer the screen may be controlled with a finger or whiteboard tool to ‘interact’ using the IWB.
Your whole computer could be accessed at the touch of an finger, and when using the applications, for example notepad, the handwriting tool means you may use one of the whiteboard pens and literally write on the watch’s screen. whiteboard pens have no ink and they are in essence similar to the stylus device that is included with many hand held computers and phones, however they have also been programmed to determine what colour they are. Red, green, blue and black would be the four common colour choices, and ideal for brainstorming sessions etc. where different ink colours make following progress easy.
IWB in the classroom can run specially designed software, appropriate towards the age of child which makes learning fun. Perhaps the youngest children in reception classes can use an interactive whiteboard, where they may be required to touch the right animal or colour as part of a lesson. Touching the pet could cause the programme to try out the correct sound for your animal which clearly kids love to hear and will therefore engage more with the session.
As the child progresses through the school the programs get more complex and for example children at GCSE stage could be designing a blueprint for their technology class employing an interactive whiteboard, meaning a small grouping of kids can all act on the same time, also developing their team working skills.
The cost of IWB systems has got a growing number of affordable which makes it more likely that you are going to be able to have one installed in your office or school, through shopping around you can potentially get a really good deal.
You have to be able to locate the board on a wall so space should be considered, and then to accomplish the set up you will need some form of projection unit and the computer or laptop to run it from. There are numerous projector options whether you’ll need a rear projection unit or perhaps a ceiling mounted front projector, and again it largely is determined by the space available.
Additionally you need to consider the direction from the window as a lot of light shining on the screen will make it hard to see, so this can limit in which you site the board but a great IWB retail company can advise you.
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