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WOULD YOU LIKE A MORE VISUAL WAY to present ideas to
your students? Do you have difficulties captivating
the interest of others at meetings? Visually stimulate
your learners by using an interactive whiteboard. Interactive
whiteboards are effective in improving the way we meet,
teach, train, and present.
What is an interactive whiteboard?
An interactive whiteboard hooks up to your PC and a
projector.
An interactive whiteboard is a product on which you
display your computer desktop and then interact with
the information. It allows the teacher or presenter
to access and display information from the Internet,
run live video from a camera, and deliver CD-ROM presentations
and control software from a single location. Connected
to a computer and projector, an interactive whiteboard
becomes a powerful tool for teaching, collaborating
and presenting.
An interactive whiteboard is touch-sensitive, where
your finger can act as a mouse or a pen. With the press
of a finger, you can access and control applications
on your computer or write, draw, and highlight on the
board using electronic pens and erasers.
How does an interactive whiteboard benefit learners?
The interactivity of the board and the use of colored
electronic pens focus the learners' attention.
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Research shows that color can help learning (Dwyer,
1978). An interactive whiteboard is very visually enhancing.
Both the teacher and learners can use vividly colored
electronic ink to highlight important information and
write notes on the board. Class or group notes can be
saved and printed then and there, or saved for later
retrieval.
The large image and a focal point in the room support
learning outcomes both in terms of motivation and understanding.
An interactive whiteboard provides whole-group access
to a wide range of activities before individuals embark
on independent work.
How does an interactive whiteboard benefit teachers
and presenters?
Teachers can comfortably write, highlight, and draw
to create visual and interactive computer-based lessons.
From the Internet to educational software, there is
an abundance of multimedia resources available to engage
students' imagination and intellect. Delivering exciting
lessons with these materials can be difficult if teachers
and students have limited access to computers.
With an interactive whiteboard, teachers can combine
a LCD or DLP projector and a computer with the board
to create visual and interactive computer-based lessons
that involve the whole class.
An interactive whiteboard makes the instructor's computer
visible to the whole group, creates an interactive teaching
environment, enhances computer-based instruction, and
is time-saving. Students are eager to participate, and
all eyes are where they should be, focused on the lesson
material. Interaction appeals to every student, especially
those with a hands-on learning style.
Whether in the school or business environment, an interactive
whiteboard is a superb tool for communicating ideas.
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