Have you ever used a digital whiteboard? Digital whiteboard technology is on the cutting-edge of interactivity. A digital whiteboard, in theory, is much like a traditional dry erase board. But instead of having a dry erase marker and an eraser, the digital whiteboard captures what you write digitally.
You’ll discover many benefits associated with using a digital whiteboard. This technology lets everybody at the meeting focus on hearing what is said rather than taking extensive notes. That’s because what’s written on the digital whiteboard can be saved and stored on a PC.
Listening while the speaker is presenting boosts retention rates. But you get the best of both worlds with a digital whiteboard. At the end of the meeting, every single member of the conference can get a copy of the notes that were written on the digital whiteboard.
There are several different type of digital whiteboards on the market. Resistive membrane boards have a softer, more flexible surface. This type of digital whiteboard is sort of like writing on vinyl; it works by sensing the pressure on the surface.
The laser scanner digital whiteboard has a hard writing surface. It works with laser scanners like those you see in your local grocery store. The laser scanners are built into the digital whiteboard’s frame and they track the location of the pen through small barcodes.
The magnetic pick-up digital whiteboard, meanwhile, works as its name suggests: with metal pick-up embedded in them. Special pens work with this type of digital whiteboard to determine the pen’s location on the board.
Another type of digital whiteboard is called “sonic.” The sonic technology lets you transform your existing whiteboard into a digital whiteboard by connecting a sonic listening device that hears where the pen is moving and presents the results. This is the cheapest option, but it may also be the least accurate of the type of digital whiteboards.
There are pros and cons to each type of digital whiteboard, but they all have plenty of benefits associated with them. Check with a conference solution consultant to determine the best type of digital whiteboard to suit your needs.
