The Promethean Board

Another addition in technology in the classroom is something called a Promethean Board. A Promethean Board is an interactive whiteboard or IWB. It has a large, interactive display that combines the simplicity of a whiteboard, power of a computer, and the look of a projection. These boards engage students with vivid images, video and audio.


There are also several accessories that can be purchased separately that go along with the Promethean Board to promote student involvement. One of these accessories is an egg shaped clicker that students can use to send answers in the form of A, B, C,D to the board. This is called ACTIVOTE. Once the answers are sent to the board it puts in a graph so you can compare and contrast. Each clicker has a number, and if you keep track when distributing them , you will be able to know who has what clicker and what answer they are submitting, but to the students, everything is anonymous. Along with the clickers, you can also text an answer. This tool may be controversial because many schools don’t allow cell phones, or it may be that the student doesn’t have a cell phone.

The first time that I have ever even heard of or seen one of these boards was in my third semester here at UNI. I was in a Math and Technology class and we visited a local school that that had a selected number of boards that they put in their classrooms. After the introduction of the board was completed I knew instantly that I wanted one for my classroom.

Here is video of an introduction of the board.

Promethean Whiteboard Demo - Verbots English Part 1



For more information on how you can use a Promethean Board in your classroom click here.

Pictures from Google Images.