Want an easier way to get all of your students involved in the classroom? The interactive classroom allows students to work actively with dynamic content, rather than passively listening to teacher lectures or answering questions at the end of a textbook chapter. With Interactive Technology you can take advantage of tools that provide students with a world of rich resources. It facilitates instruction that accommodates students’ varied learning styles, and that includes timely, frequent assessments of progress. With technology at its core, the interactive classroom improves learning by illustrating new concepts clearly and effectively, increasing student motivation and helping lessons flow smoothly.
The Interactive Whiteboard & Digital Pen
Computer Hardware sales and supports Interactive whiteboard products. Our recommended interactive whiteboard solution is Mimio Interactive. At 50% the price of the brand smartboard, mimio gives you 100% of the features (Including the digital pen) and allows you to use your currently installed classroom dry erase boards.
The Document Camera & Multimedia Projector
Being able to display your computer screen, a website, or a presentation through a multimedia projector is just the start to how you can interact with your students. A new addition to the interactive product line is the Document Camera, imagine being able to display a real frog in anatomy class and point out the individual parts of the body as a 80″ projection screen. Epson is now offering Document Cameras with their multimedia projector line, all being part of the Brighter Futures educational discount.
The Wireless Electronic Tablet
Whether it’s called a Wireless ‘Tablet’ or ‘Pad’, the concept is the same: Remote control of your interactive whiteboard. This piece allows the teacher to stand at the back of the room and control a presentation or hand the Tablet over to a student and let them interact remotely, they don’t have to be directly at the white board to get involved. The Mimio Tablet is $399 and is Wireless for up to 50′ away from the computer.
The Student Response Device “Clicker”
Commonly known as the “Clicker”, this little device allows teachers to poll students during a classroom setting. Think of it like a device that records every students answer at one simultaneous time. After the students input their answer, your computer system shows what percentage got the answer wrong or right, helping you decide whether you should review some information again or not. If you’re interested in “Clicker” technology, Click Here and let us know.
