3.How can an Interactive WhiteBoard be used in a learning environment? Interactive WhiteBoards are an effective way to interact with digital content and multimedia in a multi-person learning environment. Learning activities with an interactive whiteboard may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Manipulating text and images
• Making notes in digital ink
• Saving notes for later review by using e-mail, the Web or print
• Viewing websites as a group
• Demonstrating or using software at the front of a room without being tied to a computer
• Creating digital lesson activities with templates, images and multimedia • Writing notes over educational video clips
• Using presentation tools that are included with the white boarding software to enhance learning materials
• Showcasing student presentations.
The Growing Use of Interactive White Boards in Schools
Education is at crossroads in the United States. Teachers are struggling to connect with students using old, outdated technology. Students grew up in a smart, connected world. They have access anywhere and anytime to knowledge and digital services. Yet schools and teachers are still trying to engage them with a chalkboard.
Static chalkboards and paper-based lessons don’t connect with students in the digital age. Teachers forced to rely on chalk to reach students are doomed to fail. Forcing lessons into lectures or on chalkboards in the classroom will lead students to tune out before the class starts.
Interactive smart boards invite students to engage with the lessons. Teachers aren’t limited in what they can present to students. Movies, PowerPoint presentations, and graphics can be used in addition to standard text-based lessons. In this blog, we’ll take a look at smartboard technology in the classroom and how teachers can better engage with students.
The Definition of Interactive Smart Boards
An interactive smart board, also known as an electronic whiteboard, is a classroom tool that allows images from a computer screen to be displayed onto a classroom board using a digital projector. The teacher or a student can “interact” with the images directly on the screen using a tool or even a finger.
With the computer connected to the internet or a local network, teachers can access information around the world. They can do a quick search and find a lesson they used previously. Suddenly, a wealth of resources is at the teacher’s fingertips.
For teachers and students, the interactive white board is a powerful benefit to the classroom. It opens up the students to collaboration and closer interaction to the lessons. Multimedia content can be shared and used in lectures, keeping students engaged.
