2.  Board can accommodate different learning styles.  Research shows it is a kid magnet.  It’s interactive and engaging.  Can maximize the use of limited computer access.  Enhances teacher-centered and student- centered lessons.  Teachers have instant access to vast materials.

3. No need to reinvent the wheel, the Smartboard websiteSmartboard website has hundreds of lessons to download. These lessons are compatible with Mimeo and Ebeam.

4.  Combines the simplicity of a whiteboard with the power of a computer  When hooked up to a computer, the interactive whiteboard's screen becomes a "live" computer desktop, which can be tapped to pull down menus, highlight, and move or open files.  the interactive whiteboard lets you control applications by touching the screen with your finger or writing with the pen tool. The new touch recognition feature enables the board to recognize the difference between a finger and a pen, and even allows you to erase digital ink with the palm of your hand. So, you can pick up a pen, and then write, erase and use your finger as a mouse without having to select another tool.  Users can circle relevant sections on the projected image, draw geometric figures, and underline. Then they can save the screen — complete with annotations — which can then be e-mailed, made available on a shared server, or printed out.  Smartboards come with Notebook software, which offers many features to help create interactive lessons, making lesson planning a much easier task.

5.  works with a regular white board as a screen  Teachers and students can control everything on the computer from the board  Text and pen tools are available and can be used to mark up web pages, images, and text  Software offers multiple formats, including jpg, pdf, and PowerPoint, in which to save and distribute captured data. Teachers re-use and share content via e-mail and the web.

6.  With a mimio bar, a computer, and an LCD projector you can convert a standard whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard  Everything from the computer is accessible from the whiteboard