5. WHAT ARE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS?
•INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS ARE A TEACHING
AND LEARNING RESOURCE USED FOR
DISPLAYING AND INTERACTING WITH CONTENT
•IT IS A HARDWARE DEVICE SIMILAR TO
WHITEBOARD GENERALLY USED THROUGH OUT
SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES
7. IWB IN HIGHER EDUCATION
• IT IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL THAT ALLOWS COMPUTER IMAGES TO BE DISPLAYED ON TO A
BOARD USING A DIGITAL PROJECTOR.
• EXTREMELYFLEXIBLE TOOL WHICH CAN BE USED WITH BOTH THE YOUNGEST PRIMARY
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND UNIVERSITYGRADUATES.
• MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN EQUIPPING AN ENTIREIT ROOM OR EVERY STUDENT WITH A
LAPTOP.
8. BENEFITS OF INTERACTIVE
WHITEBOARD
• ENCOURAGES STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT
• MAKES THE LEARNING PROCESS MORE ENJOYABLE
• CONNECTED TO INTERNET
• ACCOMMODATES VARIOUS LEARNING STYLES
• EASY TO REVIEW LESSONS
9. EXAMPLES OF THE FEATURES AVAILABLE WHEN USING
AN INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD
• ADD ANNOTATIONS, HIGHLIGHT TEXT-THESCREEN SHADE LET’SYOU COVER YOUR SCREEN
ALLOWING GRADUALLY REVEAL INFORMATIONTO YOUR AUDIENCE.
• ADD NOTES AND DRAWINGS AND THEN SAVE THEM TO BE PRINTEDOUT AND SHARED ,OR
ADDED TO A VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
• SHOW PICTURES AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS TO THE WHOLE LECTURE THEATRE.YOU CAN
LABEL PARTSOR HIGHLIGHT ELEMENTS OF AN IMAGE.
• SPOTLIGHTALLOWS YOU TO FOCUS THE ATTENTIONOF YOUR AUDIENCE ON A SPECIFIC
AREA OF THE SCREEN.
10. • TRANSPARENCY CONTROLS HOW DARK THE
BACKGROUND IS. SHAPE ALLOWS YOU TO
CHANGE THE FOCUSSED AREAS FROM A CIRCLE
TO A RECTANGLE OR A STAR. EXIT ALLOWS YOU
TO CLOSE THE SPOTLIGHT. THE MAGNIFIER
ENLARGES A CERTAIN AREA OF THE SCREEN
WHICH CAN BE USEFUL WHEN YOU WANT TO
SHOW A CLOSE-UP OF A SPREADSHEET OR A
WEBADDRESS.
11. OTHER FEATURES OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD
• CHOOSING CALCULATOR OPENS THE CALCULATOR AVAILABLE ON YOUR COMPUTER.
• POINTERALLOWS YOU TO HIGHLIGHT KEY AREAS WITH A POINTER.
• THE SCREENCAPTURE TOOLBAR ALLOWS YOU TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF YOUR SCREEN.
• MATHEMATICAL DRAWINGS LIKE STRAIGHT LINES ,CIRCLES, TRIANGLES, ANGLES ETC CAN BE
DRAWN EASILY USING THE MATHEMATICAL TOOLS.
• DEMONSTRATE THECONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE IN A TEACHER DIRECTED ACTIVITY.
