eBooks and Interactive White Boards
What is an Interactive White Board?
Interactive White Boards (or IWBs), are large screens that display images from your computer and let you highlight, underline,
draw, or add to whatever is on the screen, without altering the original file.
IWBs are comprised of three different components: a large display screen that is usually mounted on the wall, a projector
that places an image on the screen, and a computer to provide the images, documents, movies, or presentations.
Most IWB screens are touch sensitive, which is what allows teachers and students to "draw" on the boards using the IWBs
proprietary software.
Will My eBooks Work on my Classroom's Interactive White Board (Smart Board/Mimio Board/StarBoard)?
Yes! All of our eBooks come as PDFs, meaning that you can import the files directly onto your Interactive White Board using
the board’s software.
How Can I Use My eBooks with an Interactive White Board?
Project your eBook in PDF onto the screen using your IWBs software, then use whichever tools you would like to use
(highlighting, drawing, shading, etc.). You can then save the image of the page with your notes, and print it for a student
to take home, or save a series of pages to email to a student who is sick or absent.
Can I Use Enhanced eBooks on my Interactive White Board?
Enhanced eBooks will project onto the display screen in the same manner as a regular eBook. However, you will be able to
cut and paste text from Enhanced eBooks into your own Interactive White Board lessons, saving you prep time.
Our IWB Ranking System:
Level 1 - Ordinary eBooks: Using the proprietary software that comes with most IWBs, unaltered PDF's can be easily displayed.
Then, teachers can highlight phrases, kids can fill in activities, and work can be saved for next year or exported and e-mailed home
to students who are absent. As a result, all of our regular eBooks are listed at Level 1.
Level 2 - Enhanced eBooks: With the ability to copy, paste, and rotate pages, Enhanced eBooks are even better suited to
Interactive Whiteboards. Teachers can combine text from an Enhanced eBook with their own images, video, or web sources, creating a
truly customized lesson. As a result, all Enhanced eBooks that we sell are listed at Level 2.
Level 3 - Interactive eBooks: An Interactive eBook is designed to offer another level of user participation. Rather than
just displaying text, these books have buttons that offer sound, video, additional pictures, or any number of different features.
While these books are equally at home on a desktop computer, they are a great choice for teachers looking for Interactive
Whiteboard material that can be set up quickly. Easily displayed and enjoyed by the whole class, all of our Interactive eBooks
are listed at Level 3.
Level 4 - Optimized eBooks: These books are designed from the ground up to be displayed and used on an Interactive Whiteboard,
whether they are redesigned PDF files or products built and designed in proprietary software, such as SMART's Notebook software. Check
the product description to see exactly what format and level of optimization each Level 4 product has.
If you have any questions about the BMI eBooks eStore or require further information, please contact:
- Customer Service Department
- The BMI eBooks eStore
- E-mail: customerservice@bmiestore.com (7 days a week)
- Phone: (780) 440-9875 (Monday - Friday)
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