Interactive Whiteboards Benefits

Interactive Whiteboards works in conjunction with a laptop/desktop computer and a LCD projector. It is an electronic version of a traditional whiteboard. That is why it is also known as electronic whiteboard or digital whiteboard.Some of the benefits are as follows:-

1.Interactive whiteboards are suitable for learners and instructors of all ages.

2.They allow students to participate in a collaborative environment.

3.They can be easily adapted by even those teachers who are not so techno as the interactive whiteboard just looks like the traditional whiteboard.

4.Electronic whiteboards are considered best for classroom presentation as there display area is much bigger than a computer monitor. Consequently, students don’t need to circle around a PC and crane there necks to see what is on the computer screen.

5.Interactive whiteboards help in developing a personalized learning environment as they allow instructors to adopt and customize learning styles to meet the needs of an individual student.

6.An digital whiteboard provides interactivity by allowing a user to integrate different types of media formats like audio, video, text, graphics, RSS feeds, pod casts, animations etc.

7.Teachers can save and share there work through a whiteboard software which is included in the interactive whiteboard’s cost.

8.A digital whiteboard can be used to conduct brainstorming sessions in a classroom or board room.

9.Through electronic whiteboards, teachers can effectively use learning resources and motivate and engage students.

10.The whiteboard can also be used to carry out video conferencing.

Learning through interactive whiteboards

Teachers should use digital technology like interactive whiteboards if they want students to get engaged in the learning process in a fun way. It has been scientifically proven that the students who learn through ICT solutions grasp even difficult concepts much more easily than the students who learn lessons using traditional technologies. It has also been noticed that the use of Visualiser helps students to visualise topics and situations and improve there analytical abilities. Mr. Amit Sinha one of the teacher from Wolverhampton (UK) who took part in the last year project on ICT products said “You should have seen the excitement of the students when they were shown the brand new digital-whiteboard being installed into there classroom as part of the classroom of the future program. They were touching the display screen of the whiteboard, holding the marker pen (which they called the magic pen). One of the most useful digital resources we came across was ‘whiteboard lessons’. We also bought one interactive whiteboard-game which teaches students how to perform simple arithmetic operations like additions, subtraction, multiplications and divisions. Our competitors have been using these ICT products for years to share learning resources like lesson plans. Through electronic-whiteboards one can take virtual tours of outer space, galaxies or places which are hard to reach like Death Valley. We are also planning to purchase 500 different types of classroom furniture for our new science classes. As an educator it is our responsibility to redesign schools to develop classroom for the future