INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS BY DESIREE JONES

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS ARE A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS GRADUALLY FOUND ITS WAY INTO CLASSROOMS. COMBINATION OF A DRY ERASE WHITEBOARD WITH AN LCD PROJECTOR AND IS USUALLY MOUNTED ON A WALL OR FLOOR STAND. POWERED BY EASY-TO-USE SOFTWARE, THE WHITEBOARD BECOMES A COMPUTER SCREEN VIEWABLE BY AN ENTIRE CLASSROOM. THE PROJECTOR PROJECTS THE CONTENT FROM A COMPUTER ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE BOARD WHILE THE TEACHER CONTROLS THE CONTENT EITHER WITH A POINTER OR A TOUCH OF THE HAND INSTEAD OF A KEYBOARD AND MOUSE. ARE USED IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING CLASSROOMS AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, IN CORPORATE BOARD ROOMS AND WORK GROUPS, IN TRAINING ROOMS FOR PROFESSIONAL SPORTS COACHING, IN BROADCASTING STUDIOS, AND OTHERS.

USES FOR WHITEBOARDS RUNNING SOFTWARE THAT IS LOADED ONTO THE CONNECTED PC, SUCH AS A WEB BROWSERS OR OTHER SOFTWARE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. CAPTURING AND SAVING NOTES WRITTEN ON A WHITEBOARD TO THE CONNECTED PC CAPTURING NOTES WRITTEN ON A GRAPHICS TABLET CONNECTED TO THE WHITEBOARD CONTROLLING THE PC FROM THE WHITE BOARD USING CLICK AND DRAG, MARKUP WHICH ANNOTATES A PROGRAM OR PRESENTATION USING AN AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEM SO THAT PRESENTERS CAN POLL A CLASSROOM AUDIENCE OR CONDUCT QUIZZES, CAPTURING FEEDBACK ONTO THE WHITEBOARD

CLASSROOM USES IN SOME CLASSROOMS, INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS HAVE REPLACED TRADITIONAL WHITEBOARDS OR FLIPCHARTS, OR VIDEO/MEDIA SYSTEMS SUCH AS A DVD PLAYER AND TV COMBINATION. BRIEF INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCKS CAN BE RECORDED FOR REVIEW BY STUDENTS — THEY WILL SEE THE EXACT PRESENTATION THAT OCCURRED IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE TEACHER'S AUDIO INPUT. THIS CAN HELP TRANSFORM LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION. ALLOWS TEACHERS TO PROJECT CHILDREN'S BOOKS ONTO THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD WITH BOOK-LIKE INTERACTIVITY.

USES FOR TEACHERS MULTIMEDIA LESSONS AND PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING AUDIO AND VIDEO COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SHOWCASING STUDENT PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS RECORDED LESSONS THAT CAN BE USED BY SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS DOCUMENTATION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

POTENTIAL ISSUES PERMANENT MARKERS AND USE OF REGULAR DRY ERASE MARKERS CAN CREATE PROBLEMS ON SOME INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SURFACES, BECAUSE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SURFACES ARE MOST OFTEN MELAMINE, WHICH IS A POROUS, PAINTED SURFACE THAT CAN ABSORB MARKER INK. PUNCTURES, DENTS AND OTHER DAMAGE TO SURFACES ARE ALSO A RISK.

ACTIVITIES PBS KIDS- FUN BRAIN- APPS- SMARTBOARD SHOWME EDUCREATIONS

CONCLUSION SHOULD NOT ONLY BE SEEN AS A PRESENTATIONAL DEVICE FOR THE TEACHER, BUT AS AN INTERACTIVE AND COMMUNICATIVE DEVICE TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNICATION BY THE STUDENTS