| The user needs to connect a computer to the board | | | | resistive boards. They work by having two sheets of |
| and then display information on it from a projector. | | | | flexible material that is resistive. A very thin air gap |
| There are many types of interactive whiteboards | | | | separates the material and when someone touches |
| available for selection. The selection of the ideal type | | | | the board, the materials press together sensing where |
| of whiteboard depends on the work a person intends | | | | the person touched. They register all types of touch |
| to accomplish using the board. Whiteboards usually use | | | | whether it is from a stylus, pen or finger. You can also |
| rear or front projection. Those that have front | | | | find electromagnetic whiteboards in the market. They |
| projection require the user to place the projector in | | | | work by having electromagnetic sensors that sense |
| front of them and those that use rear projection | | | | the touch of a stylus. They then pass the information |
| require the projector to be at the back. | | | | to the computer. |
| The first type of interactive whiteboard available is the | | | | One can also select the optical and infrared interactive |
| thermal whiteboard that allows for the use of black | | | | whiteboards. These ones work by the marker or |
| and white color only. These boards come | | | | finger seeing infrared light when the board is pressed. |
| manufactured with a printer where users get to print | | | | The software then senses where the marker is |
| images or text on a thermal paper. These whiteboards | | | | located. The other type available is the embedded dot |
| are therefore easy to use and the only thing they lack | | | | pattern board. These boards contain a dot pattern on |
| is the attractiveness of colored documents. | | | | their surface and someone uses them with the aid of |
| The other types of whiteboards to choose are the | | | | a digital pen. The digital pen has an infrared camera, |
| color whiteboards that capture colored images onto | | | | which reads the pattern created by dots to determine |
| their surface. The user can store the images or text or | | | | their location. It is possible for the software to read |
| also distribute it. These whiteboards make classroom | | | | someone's handwriting accurately and transmit it into a |
| lessons colorful and interesting and they are therefore | | | | computer. |
| good for classrooms. | | | | The other type of whiteboard available is the ultrasonic |
| Portable interactive whiteboards are the other type | | | | board that works by having ultrasonic wave |
| available. These are regular whiteboards that the user | | | | transmitters on two corners and wave receivers on |
| uses in conjunction with an Ebeam receiver attached | | | | the other corners. Touching the board's surface, |
| to the board. Connection of the Ebeam receiver with a | | | | suppresses the waves and the receivers register the |
| computer's USB port changes all whiteboards making | | | | information. |
| them interactive. The benefit offered by this | | | | The types of interactive whiteboards mentioned |
| technology is that it is easy to carry the board around | | | | above are just some of those commonly used but |
| and cheap. | | | | you can find other types suitable for the kind of work |
| The other types of whiteboards available are the | | | | you need a whiteboard to accomplish. |