| Interactive educational tools are revolutionising | | | | like remote controls. Remote controlled |
| teaching in classrooms across the country. With | | | | whiteboards give teachers even more freedom in |
| interactive whiteboards encouraging pupil | | | | interacting with pupils all over the classroom, while |
| participation and granting teachers access to a | | | | still retaining control of what is displayed on the |
| wider range of educational resources than ever | | | | board. |
| before, whiteboards are looking to be the most | | | | This also means that whiteboards do not need to |
| important educational tool for 2010 - and teachers | | | | be cluttered with distracting toolbars and other |
| can combine their whiteboards with interactive | | | | input features, ensuring that the focus is entirely |
| tools to improve their user experience and make | | | | on the learning resources being displayed rather |
| sure pupils are getting the most out of the | | | | than the technology itself. |
| technology. | | | | Interactive teaching tools make it easier than |
| Without the proper tools to unlock its full potential, | | | | ever for teachers to plan and modify lessons on |
| an interactive whiteboard is just a chalkboard. | | | | the go, with many downloadable teaching aids and |
| Interactive whiteboard tools work together to | | | | core resources being easily accessible over the |
| improve usability for teachers and pupils alike - | | | | web from various sites. Portable tablets liberate |
| from pens that allow multiple users to interact | | | | teachers from the classroom by allowing them to |
| with the whiteboard simultaneously to remote | | | | work with the interactive content wherever they |
| tablets and slates, allowing pupils to influence the | | | | are. |
| board from their desks. | | | | Schools can even equip classrooms with |
| By providing pupils with their own tablets, many | | | | interactive tools designed for specific subjects, |
| of which can be operated at the same time, | | | | such as chemistry. The days of awkward cell |
| teachers can also encourage their independent | | | | diagrams are over, now that interactive |
| learning and critical thinking, as well as get them | | | | microscopes can be linked directly to the |
| accustomed to the technology at an early age. | | | | whiteboard to present live magnified views for |
| Teachers retain ultimate control of all these | | | | the whole class to experience on the big screen. |
| educational tools however, and by encouraging | | | | By offering a simple and effective way to |
| class participation they are helping children to get | | | | interact with a huge range of learning resources, |
| more out of their education through the sort of | | | | interactive whiteboard tools are the key |
| technology they are used to in the modern world, | | | | educational tools for 2010. |