Interactive whiteboards trump the old-fashioned chalkboard by a mile. Let’s find out why they’re such a user-friendly asset for teachers and students alike in the classroom setting.
Teachers Love Them
1. Lessons Come to Life
Lessons come to life with the interactive whiteboard. Static presentations become multi-faceted visual elements projected onto the board from a computer. This provides teachers with the unique opportunity to relay information in an exciting and engaging format – more than ever before.
2. Added focus on teaching
With interactive whiteboards, all the information you wish to share is there for you to use. And with the simplicity of digital technology, you can simply delete, reopen, swipe and slide images away or bring it back into focus with the tap of a pen or your finger on the interactive white board screen. Educators also have access to additional online resources designed to help teachers get the most out of their interactive whiteboard.
3. Reusable Shareable Material
After class participation, teachers can save information from the board for revision at a later date. Learning material can also be saved and shared digitally to students who may have missed a lesson, for example, freeing up valuable time for educators who can double down and focus on their curriculum without having to regenerate information multiple times.
Why Students Love Interactive Whiteboards
1. Learning is enjoyable
When learning is interactive, it can feel more like play than actual work, especially when that work is formatted and manipulated so that it is easier for students to digest and remember. For example, 3D illustrations take on new meaning when students can visually see all the angles in an image versus imagining, and trying to figure out, what these might appear to be.
2. Teamwork is encouraged
Interactive boards can promote teamwork amongst students as everyone has an opportunity to get involved. Students have the opportunity to participate at all levels, whether that’s physically demonstrating on the board, or joining in conversation or problem-solving with their classmates.
3. The world at their fingertips
With interactive white boards, students have the world at their fingertips. Exploration of the internet is a breeze as students research up-to-date and relevant information in real time while discussing topics with their class. This ease of use as well as engaging format can assist students in retaining knowledge to a far greater degree than memorising information purely by textbook alone.
How do interactive whiteboards work
Interactive whiteboards are connected to a computer system and projector that transmits visuals onto a touch-sensitive screen. Icons, images, videos, and illustrations are displayed on the board, depending on what is on the agenda for the day. Students and teachers can then tap, write and draw on the board, which shows up on the display, assisting educators with the teaching process and enabling learners to feel part of the learning process as well.
Changing with the times
Interactive whiteboards are changing the way classrooms work, and engage, for the better. Teachers get to have an additional tool at their disposal that creates a more interesting learning experience and students get to work with digital tools they are most probably already familiar with, in the classroom for a change. Sound like you absolutely need one?
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