Electronic Whiteboards: Product Overview

Blackboards? Overhead projectors? How quaint! Even LCD projectors, on their own, come up short when compared to the latest interactive tool for classrooms and seminars: electronic whiteboards.

An interactive whiteboard consists of a computer, a projector, and a touch-sensitive whiteboard. All three pieces of equipment are connected together, and when the computer screen is displayed on the whiteboard, students and teachers can interact with the display as if they were using a mouse.

Electronic dry erase boards provide many benefits:

• As easy to write on as a regular whiteboard
• Touch-sensitive screens allow excellent interactivity
• On-screen keyboards allow text entry
• Combine multiple media sources – presentations, web sites, video, and more
• Save and access collaborative work for later sessions or notes
• Publish results to class intranets or as downloadable files

Creative educators and trainers will find that an electronic whiteboard provides a great way to break down the barriers between instructor-led and student-driven interactions. By freeing up students from taking notes, they can be more active in discussions.

The computer software used to run the electronic whiteboard is an important consideration: you'll want to make sure that the user interface – the buttons and menus used to save the contents of the board and display saved work – is as easy to use as possible. Making sure your instructors are comfortable with the technology is an essential part of getting the most value out of an electronic whiteboard.

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