Education


For both exploring the big picture and examining the details, interactive whiteboards bring information to life.

No matter the subject, sharing information on a big,colorful screen that is controlled by touch is a great way to stimulate any learning environment and because interactive whiteboards are simple to integrate and uncomplicated to use, instructors can work the way they always have with tools that are familiar.

In Class
Ideal for displaying research, critiquing design proposals or preparing for upcoming labs, interactive whiteboards enable users to present, alter and save information as a group.

The intuitive functionality of these products simplifies start-up. Your finger acts as a mouse, controlling any computer application, so you can control multimedia, images and documents on the large screen simply by touching the display. If you pick up one of the pens, you instantly switch into writing mode. Notes are written in digital ink directly over background images, such as documents, images or websites, and can be converted to text. These notes, including the background, are saved to a file, creating great review material for students of any discipline.

The interactive whiteboard also includes a host of other features. Athletic departments, film classes and others will appreciate the ability to write over moving video and save their notes. A recording function captures all activity on the interactive whiteboard, with an audio track, into an AVI file to keep track of material covered in lectures. Other presentation-friendly functions include a Gallery full of clip art, an array of highlighting tools, page templates and more, all providing flexible ways for instructors to prepare and deliver content.

How It Works
Your computer desktop is displayed by a digital projector onto the surface of the interactive whiteboard. A touch on the display surface is translated into a mouse click, so you can control your computer with a finger. If you pick up a pen from the Pen Tray, the interactive whiteboard knows you want to write and converts your next touch into digital ink. When you put the pen back into the tray, it automatically switches back into mouse mode.