In the olden days people used coal and brick pieces to write. This is the time even before the chalks and boards were invented. Education and schools were still a part of society. Children used to attend the so called schools. Teachers made use of the walls as boards and brick pieces and charcoal as chalks. On the other hand students used their fingers to write in the dust and mud on the floor. Studies used to happen in a very poor environment. There was no specific infrastructure dedicated to studies.
But as days progressed inventions started happening. Blackboards and colourful chalks were invented by the head master of a school in Scotland. Most of the teachers then started using the teaching resource. Not all schools could afford the installation of the new boards. Few schools gathered money from various sources to get it done while others were helped by the government and social institutions. The era of blackboards had begun, and then came in the whiteboards. The whiteboards were invented with purpose of reducing dust and making the classroom a dust free room.
Many teachers and students had allergies to the chalk powder and so began a new research to eliminate this worry. The whiteboards used a marker to be written with and since it was ink there was no dust and hence it eliminated all the allergies happening from chalk dust. Lately the traditional whiteboards have been replaced by interactive whiteboards. The board work in conjunction with the interactive whiteboard resources and connects the classroom to the world with the help on internet. The interactive nature of the board and the resources helps the teachers to analyse the students understanding and in turn identify the area of concern.
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