Interactive Whiteboard Query

[Susan Johnson]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what aspect the interactive whiteboards tend to be in Irish classrooms these days? -  i.e. widescreen/16x9, or traditional/4x3?

If other devices are used, would they tend to be tablet or laptop - and are those 16x9 or 4x3?

We're looking at designing prototype games for display on interactive whiteboard. It's our understanding that a lot of older whiteboards were 4x3 and are possibly still used. So if we're developing new resources with a lifespan of say 5 years, perhaps we should move to 16x9.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a million,

Susan

[Chris Reina]

Hi Susan,

Certainly previously the aspect ratio was 4:3 for boards (and still is for a lot of schools)

However - I would speculate that almost every board sold in the last 3-5 years would be a 16:9 ratio.

I think sticking to the 16:9 ratio is a good idea - the only downside really is that if displayed on a screen (projector or computer) that is 16:9, there will be black bars on the top and bottom. (Depending on what you’re using as a development environment - it could be both ratio)!

Cheers,

Chris

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