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Interactive Whiteboards Enhance Classroom Instruction and Learning Although the first interactive whiteboard was released in 1991, only in the last several years have whiteboards become a must-have tool in K-12 classrooms. New emphasis on developing 21st century skills for students, the requirement for educator proficiency in technology, and research documenting increased learning with the use of interactive whiteboards have spurred its adoption. Fundamentally, 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 and mouse. The combination of software with the projector results in much more than simply a projected im...

                                                VIDEO CONFERENCE THROUGH SKYPE How to Do a Video Conference in Skype Skype is an application for Macs, PCs, and tablets & smartphones that allows users to make voice and video calls to other Skype users for free as well as to traditional phones for a fee. You can use the service to do video conferencing for absolutely free as long as all participants have Skype installed on their device of choice and a connected video-capable camera. This article will teach you exactly how to do a video conference in Skype 1 Click here  to navigate to the Skype download page. 2 Select which version of Skype to download from the list of compatible devices and operating systems on the list. 3 Click “get skype for. ...”. 4 Install Skype using your device’s preferred method of softwar...

1 Make sure your computer is plugged into a power source.  If you're using a desktop computer, you cannot turn it on without first plugging it in; laptop computers can run on battery power, but should be plugged in to negate a low battery or other problems while starting up. If you're plugging into a surge protector (e.g., a power strip) instead of a traditional wall outlet, you'll also need to make sure that the surge protector is on. A laptop's charger typically plugs into the left or right side of the laptop's housing. 2 Locate your computer's power button   .  The power button symbol resembles a circle with a vertical line through it. Power button location will vary from computer to computer, but you can typically find the power button in one of the following locations: Laptop  - Left, right, or front side of the housing. Sometimes the power button also appears as a key near the top of the keyboard, or as a button in the area above or...