INTRODUCTION TO INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS
JASON KALIMBO STUDENT NUMBER 180029886 https://jasonkalimbo.blogspot.com INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are large, touch-sensitive displays that connect to a computer and projector. They allow users to control the computer by touching the board directly, either with a finger, stylus, or other tools. IWBs have transformed classrooms and business settings, providing a dynamic way to engage audiences and deliver content. Projectors have improved greatly since the 1990s, but there is no getting around issues with shadows and brightness. As projectors use light reflected off of other surfaces, they can never match the brightness of interactive flat panels, which are backlit with brilliant LED technology. LEDs are the most advanced form of lighting on the market, partly because they retain their brightness even as they age. LED displays are estimated for around 50,000 hours of performance, with no loss of image quality. Projectors, though, use metal halide fixtu...