Description:

The Electronic Blackboard for Microeconomics is a digital version of the principles of microeconomics. The blackboard uses some of the latest software applications to construct an impressive lecture presentation, and many web-based materials for both the instructor and the students.

The material in the Electronic Blackboard resembles the ordinary presentation of concepts and graphs on the blackboard by an experienced instructor in the principles of economics. The blackboard can be adapted to just about every principles textbook in the market today. It contains the concepts most commonly found in today's economics textbooks, and the content is 100% timeless. There are no citations of real-life events or references to current events that support the theoretical assertions–the focus is strictly on economic theory. There is no use of humor or graphic icons; the material looks just as it would on the blackboard.

But beyond the capabilities of an ordinary blackboard, the Electronic Blackboard's simulations offer dynamic, smooth transition effects that facilitate the step-by-step process of building a graph and conceptualizing its content. Each lesson follows a coherent outline, uses clear and efficient language, and has all the elements necessary to give a lesson from start to finish: text, graphics, dynamic simulations, math and spreadsheet applications. Color is used with consistency throughout the presentations, and all of the elements in the blackboard can be easily translated into a variety of formats for web viewing.

Students purchase a lecture guide that contains an incomplete version of the instructor's guide, called the Study guide to Accompany the Electronic Blackboard for Microeconomics. The guide significantly reduces note-taking mistakes and time spent drawing complete graphs and tables. Students fill in the blanks, which usually correspond to key words and sentences in the material, thereby giving them more time to pay attention to the lecturer. The feedback from students taking microeconomic principles with the Electronic Blackboard in a large auditorium has been very positive.

In addition to the study guide, students can prepare for examinations over the Internet, where the content of the Electronic Blackboard can be translated into a quiz format that closely follows the content of the lecture and lets students become more familiar with the language of the examinations.

The Electronic Blackboard is an outstanding tool for extending the learning experience beyond the classroom lecture.

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