Popularity of Interactive Whiteboards Rising
Worldwide sales of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are rocketing. The market enjoyed a 32% rise from 2007 to 2008, with some 557,000 being shipped globally.
The data was released recently by Futuresource Consulting, an independent research company who were conducting a study on behalf of a leading interactive whiteboard manufacturer. Futuresource estimates that over 2 million interactive whiteboards are now installed in schools and businesses.
It is predicted that in the next 5 years this installed base will reach over 7 million, meaning that one in every five classrooms worldwide will have an IWB.
So, what is all the fuss about?
Interactive whiteboards can be used to deliver a wide variety of benefits to the classroom. They offer exciting new possibilities to display and edit work, conduct classes and engage children in ways that simply weren’t possible before.
