In interactive learning environments, students use interactive boards, such as interactive flat panels (IFPs) to do group activities together and solve a problem side by side on the same display surface using just a finger. While these activities help students to learn and succeed, they can also rapidly and unknowingly spread dangerous pathogens through touch. As the use case for IFPs in the classrooms soar, educators now have to think about how to limit the spread of these germs.
