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Interactive Whiteboards
Jennifer Foley, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Jennifer-please complete your user page)
Definitions and background
An interactive whiteboard is a board that has a touch-sensitive screen (Hur & Suh, 2012) which is connected to a personal computer and a projector (Baran, 2010). Interactive whiteboards can become a part of any classroom; they can be mounted to the wall permanently or can be purchased on a rolling stand which can then be used by a number of classrooms (Doe, 2010). There are various types of interactive whiteboards available from many different companies including SmartBoards, Promethean Boards, Team Boards and Webster Boards and are increasingly popular in classrooms (Northcote, Mildenhall, Marshall & Swan, 2010). Interactive whiteboards are technological tools that are now being used in many countries around the world (Jang, & Tsai, 2012). Global sales of interactive whiteboards for use in classrooms have increased from 257,261 in 2005 to 1,029,280 in 2010 (Maher, Phelps, Urane & Lee, 2012). Interactive whiteboards have many features which make them appropriate for classrooms including the regular features of a traditional whiteboard, the ability to visually display images to large groups as well as any capabilities of the computer that it is connected to (Maher, Phelps, Urane & Lee, 2012).
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