29/12/2007

Interactive Slates

An Activ Slate by Promethean is an excellent way of making an IWB more interactive. The board can be controlled from anywhere in the classroom. It works via a radio transmitter attached to the classroom computer.

The use of a slate also means that the teacher is no lnger tied to the board. He / she can move round the classroom working with children and still be able to interact with the board. The children can also interact with the board from their own desk - thus saving time and distraction of a child moving across the room in order to be next to the IWB.

The slates are A4 sized and use the same pen as the IWB.