Why You Should Change To Interactive Whiteboard In The Classroom?

Students’ learning will become more interesting when the boring blackboard is replaced by a smart interactive board. As one of the new technology products, suitable for teaching, making the lesson exciting, capable of transmitting information the news is more vivid and exciting than ever. So how will interactive whiteboards be applied in teaching? Learn about smart interactive whiteboards with Ricoh.

1. What is an interactive board?

Figure 1. What is interactive board?

2. Applications and benefits of interactive whiteboards in teaching

Interactive whiteboards are extremely useful in learning because they can grab the attention of students in class, providing opportunities for students to develop the computer skills as well as English.  

a) How to apply interactive whiteboards in teaching?

• Instead of chalk, you can use the specialized pen provided with the board to write. 
• Everything written on the board is saved for future reference or printed. If you're brainstorming with a team and want to save your mind map, this is a great app for that.
• If you don't want to use a pen, you can use the keyboard and type like Word, and you can show it on the screen for everyone to see.
• When students do their homework and want to show their answers to the whole class to see & check after completing them, they can show the saved documents in any form. 
• You can even present PowerPoint on an interactive board, and people can write directly on the board. This helps to support grammar or vocabulary presentations and the best thing is that you can save and reuse.
• Interactive whiteboards support internet access, you can access quiz sites or online games that you want students to use.
• The software is consumer-friendly, you can create documents (or download) such as fill-in-the-blank assignments or multiple-choice quizzes, and students can get on the answer sheet by dragging and dropping answers into the blanks.
• Having access to the internet makes it possible to download video clips or audio files from the internet or some saved on your computer, through videos to illustrate the lecture more vibrantly and interestingly.

Interactive whiteboards provide a variety and richness of formats of teacher materials that help students be more active and interested in the lecture. The use of this device in teaching makes it easier for teachers to create ready-made materials.

Figure 2. How to apply interactive whiteboards in teaching?

b) Benefits of using smart interactive whiteboards

• The learning environment becomes clean and friendly when there is no chalk dust left, without affecting the health of users.
• Users can edit, take notes, write drawings, and interact directly on the document file without affecting the original file and can save in various formats.
• Project images and videos as sharp as a television, bringing a sense of truth with the most vivid sound.
• Users can use it by hand, or any object can interact directly on the board without using a mouse or keyboard, everything.
• The operation is easy and simple, support users in working smartly, improving work efficiency.
• Teachers can create engaging, exciting lessons for students through bundled software that allows them to draft smart lesson plans.
• Create stimulation of children's thinking and creativity, helping to increase interaction between participants.

As a result, the use of smart interactive boards is increasingly popular due to the outstanding features it brings with its diverse and integrated design smart fusion. In particular, the demand for online teaching is increasing due to the Covid pandemic, so interactive board devices are designed to integrate All-in-one including webcam, microphone, speaker in the board to support online meeting requirements.

3. Applications and benefits of interactive whiteboards in meeting and other industries

There are numerous business advantages to using interactive whiteboards, ranging from the obvious to the obscure. Here are some applications and benefits to install an interactive whiteboard (IWB) in your conference room. Personal reasons (team building, communication) to pragmatic reasons (reduced IT workload and improved profits). Furthermore, failing to upgrade to interactive whiteboards can have a surprising impact on total cost of ownership (TCO).

In the last few years, interactive whiteboards for business have evolved rapidly. Today's models are far more capable of providing a simple, trouble-free experience for those who host meetings and deliver presentations. That is also true for those who attend, whether they are in the same room or not.

Conferencing occurs in vastly different settings than it did a quarter-century ago — even conferencing environments from a decade ago would be unrecognizable to today's meeting attendees. IWBs are critical for creating a diverse and adaptable conference room experience.

Interactive whiteboards that meet today's stringent collaboration standards can bring remote teams closer together. Remote participants will feel more at ease in the conference room with the right conference room technology. But that isn't all. They can easily share and participate as well.

Ricoh Interactive Whiteboard - Connect Through Touch

Designed for business.

With its easy-to-use interface and built-in Apps, the new whiteboards offer seamless communication and collaboration. Ideal for hybrid working, allowing multiple people to write on the same screen. 

• Simple connectivity and usability: It’s easy to sync your device to the screen, simply choose how you connect – HDMI, USB or USB Type-C.
• Effective split-screen presentation: Using two screens is a standard most expect in work and presentations. Run two different apps or images side by side with the interactive whiteboard and get more from your meetings.
• Useful picture-in-picture function: A picture can speak a thousand words – so add an image to your whiteboard with the picture-in-picture function. This could be data, charts or stock shots that help get your point across.
• Plug and Play Android Apps: Embedded with Android OS, you can use all your favorite apps. Many apps are preloaded and ready for use to save you time, such as the whiteboard and wireless presentation apps.

1. Interactive whiteboard Ricoh A series

Figure 3. Ricoh Interactive Whiteboard A Series

A series has 4K display (3,840 × 2,160) delivers sharp and detailed images. It is equipped with an anti-glare film to suppress the reflection of external light, making it comfortable to view. It has 20-point multi-touch functionality with a smooth and comfortable operation, with slim bezel design, powerful audio, versatile connectivity with a front-facing interface, front-facing hardware buttons, and auto input detection.

 Ricoh interactive whiteboards A & D series

2. Interactive whiteboard Ricoh D series

Figure 4. Ricoh Interactive Whiteboard D Series

Interactive flat panel displays or IFPDs have been steadily evolving as their functionality improves – but the launch of the RICOH Interactive Whiteboard D series revolution in interactive whiteboard design:

• Sophisticated aesthetics and a streamlined profile.
• High resolution 4K display with shadow sensing for more accurate imaging and multi-touch sensing.
• Excellent writing performance via finger or touch pen.
• User-friendly interface thanks to Ricoh’s IWB applications on standard and smart controllers.
• Touch pen & eraser – designed to work with the new generation of touch sensors.
• Magnetised pen holder and optional connection box for the IC card reader with USB ports

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