Those who have yet to experience the convenience of teaching using a smart board may be unfamiliar with how it differs from other touch screens. Smart boards can go by different names – interactive display, touchscreen board, and interactive whiteboard, among others – but should not be likened to generic touch screen monitors.
Large touch screen monitors, as their name implies, are touch-sensitive monitors without built-in computers. While some may come with basic operating systems, touch screen monitors generally serve the sole function of displaying content from connected devices.
Smart boards, on the other hand, are specially designed for education and come out of the box with a full-feature operating system. Smart boards are available in a variety of sizes, but most brands only offer the best for classrooms, which range between 55” and 98”.
How you turn on the interactive whiteboard, computer, and projector depends on how the interactive whiteboard is configured:
If a basic power control module is attached to the left side of the pen tray (because the interactive whiteboard is not part of a projector system), turn on the computer, turn on the projector, and then press the Power button on the basic power control module to turn on the interactive whiteboard.
If an Extended Control Panel (ECP) is attached to the left side of the pen tray (because the interactive whiteboard is part of a projector system), turn on the computer and then press the Power button on the ECP to turn on the projector and the interactive whiteboard.
If an Appliance Control Panel (ACP) is attached to the left side of the pen tray (because the interactive whiteboard is part of a projector system with an appliance), turn on the computer and then press the Power button on the ECP to turn on the projector, the interactive whiteboard, and the appliance.
Each time you turn on the interactive whiteboard, the pen color buttons cycle twice, and then the light comes on only for the ink color you select.
When your computer is on and the Power button is off, the interactive whiteboard is in Standby mode. Press the Power button to wake up the interactive whiteboard. When you finish, press the Power button again to return it to Standby mode.