As the needs and interests of students have changed over the years, so have the ways educators teach their students. The days of students primarily learning from textbooks and in-class lectures have passed and have been replaced with more hands-on and collaborative approaches that are grounded in the use of technology. We’ve seen an evolution in the tools that schools use, as they’ve moved from blackboards to projectors to the most interactive and engaging tool yet – the smart whiteboard for education.
For those that have invested in a FVASEE Board , the resource has been an absolute game-changer. Smart whiteboards have positively impacted the classroom, bringing student attention to the front of the room (or the back, or the side–FVASEE boards are portable!) and increasing student engagement like never before.
If you’re still on the fence about purchasing a smart whiteboard for your school, or looking to gain buy-in from administrators, here are 8 great reasons why your school should invest in a smart whiteboard for education.
Digital whiteboards increase student engagement
It’s no secret that today’s students live in a digital world. When given a break in class, how many phones immediately pop out? The same is true when students return home for the day. Given this knowledge, using the same tools and apps in class that students regularly interact with and enjoy using can only help keep their attention.
Smart whiteboards offer a myriad of resources to help engage students that were not available in the past. Educators can teach using interactive games , show video demonstrations, and access unlimited audio resources–all at the touch of their fingertips. With FVASEE Canvas , students can collaborate in real time from their own devices, even if they’re not in the same classroom together. The FVASEE Board itself can be used to captivate students on its own. Students will be attracted to the writing and drawing capabilities the board offers, and its 10 multi-touch points allow multiple students to interact with the screen simultaneously via touch or stylus.
Smart whiteboards promote digital literacy in younger students
students drawing on a FVASEE Board
students drawing on a FVASEE Board
If we do in fact live in a digital world, teaching digital knowledge and skills will be necessary for the success of today’s students in the future. With a smart whiteboard in classrooms as early as kindergarten, educators can begin teaching essential digital literacy skills and concepts at an early age. Children will begin to develop their abilities to find, evaluate, and clearly communicate information through typing and other media on various digital platforms.
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Smart whiteboards help reach all learners
As an educator you understand how many diverse learning types exist in each classroom. The beauty of a smart whiteboard is that it can be used to teach all learning styles. For those who have an auditory learning style, a smart whiteboard provides access to limitless audio tools. The same goes for those who learn best from visuals. Instead of being limited to reading or listening to someone talk about a complex science process, educators can show a video in class that provides a more tangible explanation. A smart whiteboard also allows those who need to do something to actually learn it, the opportunity to interact with the board by touch or stylus.
The FVASEE Board also has the potential to help educate students with physical or intellectual disabilities. For example, students who are deaf and hard of hearing can follow along with in-class instruction easier due to the visual capabilities of a smart whiteboard. The ability to save lessons from a smart whiteboard also gives those who need extra time with class material the opportunity to revisit lessons later.
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Lesson planning improvement
While a smart whiteboard has the potential to greatly assist students in the learning process, it offers educators significant benefits as well. Smart whiteboards enable educators to prepare lessons that provide a better learning experience for their students. With their boards, educators can create graphs, charts, and images to give more engaging presentations, provide visual models and demonstrations for further understanding, develop interactive learning activities and exercises, and even assist in class organization and management.
A smart whiteboard also allows educators to capitalize on those important teachable moments that arise during class. The most important lessons that are learned in a classroom are often those that aren’t planned. Having access to a resource that can easily bring up information in video, audio, or text form on any topic you can think of is truly an incredible advantage for teachers to have in their back pockets.
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Saves in-class time
Educators are incredibly busy. Who wouldn’t love a tool that can help you save time? On a smart whiteboard you can write notes and draw diagrams ahead of time instead of wasting precious class time at the blackboard. Rather than searching for multiple tools in separate locations, a smart whiteboard provides you with access to all the resources and apps you need for your class in one place. In addition, a smart whiteboard can save time outside the classroom as well. The ability to save lessons and class notes means that you can easily use material again without having to re-create them, and gives you the ability to then transfer those items to a learning management system that allows students to access them when studying for tests and exams.
A Movable Resource
Teacher using a FVASEE Board on a portable stand
Teacher using a FVASEE Board on a portable stand
Unlike many tech tools used in the classroom, a FVASEE Board can also be easily moved from one room to another. FVASEE offers a portable stand that’s easy to set up and even easier to move around the classroom or to other rooms in the school, giving you the option to use the smart whiteboard for larger student presentations, professional development events, and other school assemblies.
Aids in Remote Teaching
With most schools back in person, very few teachers want to see a return to remote classes anytime soon, as up to 42% of teachers surveyed in a recent study declared they have considered leaving or retiring from their current position during 2021 partly due to the challenges remote teaching had caused. However, if the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we need to be prepared for future emergency measures. If we do find ourselves locked down again, a FVASEE Board can play an instrumental role in remote teaching. FVASEE allows educators to use their favorite video conferencing apps to host virtual classes, record classes for students who cannot attend, and allows remote students to work and interact on the same Canvas as their teachers or classmates, all in real-time.
Improved Professional Development, Staff Meetings, and Parent-Teacher Events
Professional development days can be improved through dynamic and interactive presentations tools that a smart whiteboard provides, and by providing meeting participants with access to FVASEE Canvas (allowing them to comment, share files, make notes, conceptualize, and design), your team can enhance their collaboration during important staff meetings and conferences.
With a FVASEE Board , the need to host in-person parent-teacher meetings is greatly reduced. Parents are busy–finding the time to travel to children’s schools can be difficult, which is why a smart whiteboard can be essential. Instead of meeting in person, educators can host these meetings using apps like Zoom or Microsoft Teams on their smart whiteboards–where they can easily display and share students’ work with parents in real-time.
A FVASEE Board in the classroom provides students with a technology they recognize, and educators with an invaluable teaching resource. It provides greater opportunities for collaboration, both in-person and remotely, and invites stronger engagement and interaction with lessons. Smart whiteboards have the potential to save teachers, instructors, and professors precious time that could be used to help students achieve their academic goals.
Looking to learn more about FVASEE’s smart whiteboard technology, price point, and classroom advantages? Request a quote from FVASEE today or see a product demo .
