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Any idea what a whiteboard is?

Interactive whiteboards are used in many schools as replacements for traditional whiteboards or flipcharts.  They provide ways to show students anything which can be presented on a PC.  In addition, it allows teachers to record their instruction and post the material for review by students at a later time.  This can be a very effective instructional strategy for students who benefit from repetition, those who need to see the material presented again, for students who are absent from school, for struggling learners, and for those who review for examinations.

For Moodle, you may try a third party whiteboard software.  You can use it either as a single component or as a component of online interactivity suite.

Aside from the whiteboard, Covcell and DimDim are two available modules used as online interactive tools in Moodle.  However, in order for you to use this you may be required to download and install the Java utility.

You may also be interested in a whiteboard using Adobe Flash Media Server developed by NetCourse.  The module can be downloaded here and a demo is accessible at Solutiongrove.net.  Please log on to see the Whiteboard in our demo site.