| It is common to find the use of educational | | | | Interactive whiteboards also carry a feature that |
| videos, compact disks, overhead projectors and | | | | allows for the use of audio and visual equipment |
| DVDs in classrooms. With the invention of new | | | | such as amplifiers and speakers. Therefore, those |
| technology, some schools do away with some of | | | | schools that have equipment such as |
| this equipment. They therefore make it easier for | | | | microphones, speakers and amplifiers have the |
| the teachers who use other forms of technology | | | | advantage of using them with the whiteboards. |
| in the classroom for they can enhance the | | | | The students will be able to clearly hear and see |
| outcome of images or information from the | | | | information displayed on the whiteboards. |
| equipment. The students are able to respond | | | | The integration of computer software programs |
| interactively to educational DVDs and their | | | | with interactive whiteboards is of great advantage |
| presentation is far much more attractive. The | | | | to teachers and students for they can reap the |
| other benefit of enhancing other forms of | | | | many benefits offered by computers in a great |
| technology using whiteboards is the reason that | | | | way. For example, if a teacher teaches computer |
| the school can stay on its budget by making use | | | | packages, the students can observe the |
| of the technologies currently available at the | | | | demonstrations on the whiteboard and follow the |
| school. The school does not have to replace them. | | | | steps used by the teacher at the same time. The |
| A school incorporating interactive whiteboards into | | | | other benefit of integrating computers with |
| the classroom makes it possible for them to | | | | whiteboards is that students can access |
| continue using equipment such as projectors, | | | | information from the internet. They can also save |
| video camcorders, digital cameras and others in | | | | documents into the computer by touching the |
| daily lessons. Therefore, schools can enhance the | | | | whiteboard's screen. |
| value of such devices and implement new | | | | The use of interactive whiteboards also enhances |
| technology at the same time. | | | | the use of educative games for students can all |
| Other forms of technology that the whiteboards | | | | contribute to playing them by touching the |
| can enhance are the document cameras used in | | | | surface of the board and therefore active |
| schools. Since the cameras work by running | | | | participation of the whole class is possible. |
| images through a computer and projecting the | | | | The use of educational audio and video equipment |
| image onto a screen, the whiteboard's screen will | | | | is important for all schools, integrating these |
| make the images much clearer. It is also possible | | | | forms of teaching aids with the whiteboard |
| to use the document cameras on conjunction | | | | makes lessons more effective for students, and |
| with the whiteboard to display information from | | | | teachers have a lot to gain from their use. |
| books that all students can read aloud together. | | | | |