Comments on: Learning about Interactive Whiteboards for the Classroom

By: EmergingEdTech – The future looks bright! | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:03:24 +0000

[...] the many tools available for the creation of presentation materials. I will also follow up on our research into Interactive White Boards, and additional things we’ve learned as we continued to try various tools and applications [...]

By: Adrian Marnewick

Adrian Marnewick — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:04:44 +0000

I’ve seen many demonstrations and presentations of interactive whiteboards. My comment is always this: “Everything you’ve just demonstrated to me, I can do by just having a data video projector and a laptop, so why the need to spend so much money on having a board?”. The only exception to this rule, is that you can’t use your finger to move things around. You need to use a mouse. Much hype has been created by the interactive whiteboard, when in fact it is the SOFTWARE that allows the board to function – again, with the exception of ‘touch’.

By: Next steps in considering Interactive Whiteboards for our (Higher Ed) classrooms | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:18:48 +0000

[...] to learn about today’s Interactive White Board offerings, and I’ve been posting a series of articles about our efforts. This week we reviewed what we have learned so far, and discussed how to move the [...]

By: PowerPoint Jeopardy in the Classroom | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:06:06 +0000

[...] sure to stop back early next week as we work to wrap up this series about Interactive Whiteboards in the [...]

By: 10 Ed Tech Apps That I’m Thankful For | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:08:33 +0000

[...] the spirit of the Thanksgiving Holiday, I’m taking a break from my series on Interactive Whiteboards, to post this list of internet and instructional technology products that I am grateful for. Some [...]

By: Promethean’s Interactive Whiteboard and related instructional products | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:43:57 +0000

[...] weeks ago I started this effort with a post in which I researched market leaders and confirmed that the ubiquitous SMART Board is the clear [...]

By: A brief look at WiZiQ.com | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

A brief look at WiZiQ.com | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:53 +0000

[...] readers who are following my current series of posts, learning about Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom, this weekend I will be writing about a demonstration of Promethean’s [...]

By: PolyVision ēno whiteboards: A great alternative to the SMART Board | Emerging Internet Technologies for Education

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:49:04 +0000

[...] third post in an ongoing series on learning about Interactive Whiteboards in the [...]

By: r4 ds

r4 ds — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:53:10 +0000

An interactive whiteboard is based on the traditional whiteboard, but it can act as an input device for a computer, coupled with a projector. Things you write and do on the whiteboard can be detected by the computer it is connected to, and when you combine that with the ability to project an image on it, you end up with a huge interactive computer display that can be used in the classroom as an aid to lecturing, presentations, demonstrations, and more…

By: 9 insightful videos about using SMART Boards in the Classroom

9 insightful videos about using SMART Boards in the Classroom — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:25:07 +0000

[...] Last week we kicked off this series by learning the basics about what an interactive whiteboard is, and researched which brands are the most popular today. After discovering that the SMART Board brand from Smart Technologies controls more of the marketplace than all of the other brands combined, we then started looking into the different types of SMART Boards and their features and functionality. [...]