Combine the touch screen functionality of a video game with the flexibility of drawing using whiteboard markers and what does that leave you with? An interactive whiteboard! Find out why primary and secondary school teachers across Australia use interactive whiteboards in almost every subject area, and find out what you should consider before buying one yourself. The days of just using a regular computer and a projector are no more. Using this combination, they can show the contents of a computer screen to an entire class. This setup has some limitations, however: While you can view a web page, you can't highlight an important statement, add an interesting fact, or label an clarifying graphic. You can't even go to another web page without leaving the screen and returning to your computer monitor and mouse. This is where an interactive whiteboard comes to the rescue. Interactive whiteboards, known by brand names such as Panasonic or Hitachi, look very similar to the traditional whiteboards or chalkboards that teachers use to display information to their students. The interactive versions, ...