Interactive classrooms are practically the norm these days in all school grades. Although the first interactive whiteboard was released in 1991, new emphasis on teaching using technology proves it will only develop more.
For instance, an interactive whiteboard combines a dry erase whiteboard with an LCD projector and is usually mounted on a wall or floor stand. Powered by easy-to-use software, the whiteboard becomes a computer screen viewable by an entire classroom. The projector projects the content from a computer onto the surface of the board while the teacher controls the content either with a pointer or a touch of the hand instead of a keyboard/mouse. The combination of software with the projector results in much more than simply a projected image.
Audio Visual Systems Boost Classroom Learning
Research has demonstrated that students learn better when they are fully engaged, and multisensory hand-on learning is the best way to engage them.
A basic list that describes what an interactive classroom can do is below:
- Multimedia lessons and presentations including audio and video
- Collaborative problem solving
- Showcasing student projects and presentations
- Virtual field trips
- Recorded lessons that can be used by substitute teachers
- Documentation of student achievement
Education continues to evolve with technology, and keeping up with new trends is only part of the equation at hand. Gridworks has the experience and expertise to install dynamic and interactive audio visual systems in classrooms in the greater Los Angeles area.