Interactive drawing tablet is an ICT (information and communication technology) based educational accessory optional to digital Interactive Whiteboard. Interactive drawing tablet is connected to a computer through a wireless Radio Frequency interface that plugs into any USB port on the computer. A radio frequency protocol allows more than one interactive drawing tablet to be connected to a single system. Interactive drawing tablet is an input device to computer through which a person draw images, graphics, make digital handwritten notes and navigate computer files similar to the way one draws graphics on a paper with a pencil. Interactive drawing tablet consists of two portions, flat surface for drawing and a special wireless pen known as ‘stylus’ to draw images on that flat surface. But unlike paper, whatever a user draws on interactive drawing tablet doesn’t appear on its surface. Instead the image appears on the attached computer screen. The accessories which are commonly used with interactive drawing tablet are: puck, stylus, stylus eraser, tablet mouse, art pen and air brush. There is no need to stay one place as interactive drawing tablet is wireless.
Interactive drawing tablet can be easily portable around the classroom while delivering lessons and interacting with students. Interactive drawing tablet provides simultaneous interaction between student and teacher. It can be passed around the classroom for the students to navigate to their work, add notes or annotate over resources. Some interactive drawing tablet have customizable keys, located across the top of the tablet, acting as shortcut keys to various presentation files and captivating Presentation Tool, such as Annotation Pens, Spotlight and Reveal. The interactive drawing tablet software also contains a library of clip art images.