The days of chalkboards and erasers are quickly becoming a thing of the past. They're now being replaced by new, more interactive technology.
Man schools are now using high tech whiteboards, like the E-Beam by Luidia used at Golden Valley High School.
Seth Hunter uses one of the school's seven units in his math classes. "I can put a triangle on the board using a flash tool, it will calculate the angles, and I can move the triangle around so when I am explaining concepts, they can see it," said Hunter.
More than 100 units are in use in the Bakersfield High School District. The system projects the teachers computer screen onto the wall and allows them to write on the different slides.
"I can surf the Internet, so as I am explaining some concepts to students. They can come up and use the special pen and surf the Internet and learn some of the things I am teaching them," said Hunter.
He adds that students are excited to use the system in the same way they are drawn to other new forms of technology.
"It's more fun because we have that and then when he does different things we are just amazed by how quickly he can change, how fast we go through the lesson and how much time we have left over," said Michelle Smith, a senior.
"You get to participate and you are learning new things, and basically you are just having fun with electronics," said Curtis Henley, a senior.
The systems cost about $900 each, so most schools can't afford to have them in every classroom, but Hunter says they are well worth it to teachers who use them effectively.
"I can save it, so everything I draw on the board, I can save it," Hunter said. "We can begin again tomorrow, we can review notes and we can add to it."
Hunter said he actually has students coming into the classroom during lunch, just to play with the white board, and the best part is he never has to waste time with erasers or dried up markers
