Interactive Whiteboards : A Beginner’s Guide

An interactive whiteboard is a board that is connected to a computer and projector. Everything on the computer screen can be seen on the interactive whiteboard. The teacher and learners can write on the interactive board using a pen or finger. The board is usually fixed to a wall. There is also a mobile whiteboard which you can move from classroom to classroom. Interactive whiteboards are used in classrooms at all levels of education, for sports coaching, business meetings, and more. The use of the computer and the interactive whiteboard makes teaching very enjoyable for students and much easier for teachers. Interactive whiteboards in schools in many countries have replaced traditional whiteboards. There are a lot of things interactive whiteboards can do to make your teaching better. Here are just a few of the ways teachers can use interactive whiteboards in the classroom. You can record the lesson and keep the material for revision by students at a later time, save lessons for students who were absent, save lessons for future use or to be shared with other teachers. These examples give you an idea of how useful interactive whiteboards can be for students who happen to miss a class or for ‘slow’ learners and those students who need help with their revisions.