What is Interactive Whiteboard (IWB)

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It is a touch screen connected to a computer. It looks like a large computer screen on which, it is possible write and move images through the touch of a finger or special provided pens. Learn more in: An Innovative Way of Learning through the Use of the Interactive Whiteboard within a Cooperative Learning Context

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An interactive whiteboard consists of a computer linked to a data projector and to a touch sensitive large electronic screen usually fixed to a wall. Images from the computer are then displayed onto the whiteboard by means of the data projector. These images can be manipulated at the electronic screen usually by means of a special pen or a finger (this depends on the properties of the electronic screen). The term interactive whiteboard often refers only to the electronic screen. Learn more in: Interactive Whiteboards in the Web 2.0 Classroom

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For the purposes of this study, an interactive whiteboard is defined as a touch-sensitive presentation system which links together a whiteboard, computer, and multimedia projector. Learn more in: Parochial School Teachers Instructional Use of the Interactive Whiteboard