For
centuries, the blackboard was one of the most important tools for teaching.
They were simple, but they helped a teacher to make the abstract
understandable. The whiteboard was a step forward, but it was still messy and
slow.
Smartboard is a new tool which makes it easier for teachers and students to communicate
and interact in the classroom. It has uses outside the classroom, too. It can
be invaluable in meetings and at conferences, and even at home.
Classroom
Using video and digital presentations in classes is not new. Schools have been
using multimedia presentations on personal computers for decades. However,
getting students to use a computer during a class is really disruptive, and can
derail the flow of the lesson. Using a digital whiteboard instead allows the
teacher to run a smooth and rewarding lesson. Besides, running multiple PCs can
be expensive, with all the costs of physical maintenance and system
administration, as well as security issues to cover. A digital whiteboard is
much cheaper and allows the entire class to benefit from an interactive
multimedia lesson without the disruption.
A digital whiteboard allows a teacher to display photos or professionally drawn
diagrams, which express the points much more effectively than rapidly doodled
illustrations. The key advantages are clarity, and speed. They can annotate the
illustration during the class, adding notes and explaining important points. Since
the whiteboard is a digital screen, the teacher can display videos as well. The
moving image conveys much more information than a still one.
Meetings
A Smartboard is a great tool for communicating in a meeting. In the early
1990s, PowerPoint took the business world by storm. It made it easier to convey
ideas in presentations using a laptop and a projector. However, there are
limitations on what this technology can achieve. Meetings are interactive, and
people often ask questions or want clarifications. For anyone who has struggled
to make a point using a laser pointer, it soon became apparent that it would be
good to be able to annotate these presentations on the fly, or maybe even pull
in additional information to strengthen the point.
While this is extremely awkward with a projector and a PowerPoint presentation,
it becomes trivial on a digital whiteboard. This allows presentations to flow
more smoothly, gaining a greater impact and eliciting more cooperation from
colleagues and superiors.
Home
As a Smartboard is essentially a large screen, it can be used as a substitute
for a wall mounted television, with a number of additional benefits. For
instance, most parents are called on to help their kids with homework from time
to time. Imagine how easy it would be if the TV could be used to present
abstract ideas, or call up web pages.
Hobbies and construction tasks often need to be planned out in diagram form.
Instead of struggling over little pieces of paper, use your screen to sketch it
out!
There are lots of uses for Smartboard technology. You only need to use your
imagination and the possibilities will jump out at you!
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