Interactive+White+Boards

Interactive White Board (IWB)

** Many classes already have IWBs and within in a few years most, if not all, classes will have them. **

** Some ideas for use: **  · ** Collaborative problem solving **  · ** Multimedia lessons and presentations including audio and video **  · ** Showcasing student projects and presentations **  · ** Virtual field trips **  · ** Interactive games across every subject area **

** In our postings most of us have seen IWBs in the classrooms. I have seen some teachers using it effectively and other teachers not using it all. **

** Problems with IWBs: **  · ** They are only as effective or useful as the teacher using it. If a teacher isn’t comfortable using computers, then they will probably not use this device. **  · ** Must have a computer plugged into it. **  · ** When writing on it with the stylus it doesn’t always match up. Can be quite annoying and can produce sloppy-looking writing, which isn’t good when a teacher is modelling a lesson. **

** This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much information about how to use the IWB effectively, good programs to use for different subject areas, and ways to get the children using it. Here are some links to some good websites: **

** [|Short essay about IWB] **

** [|How to get started] **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">** [|ICT resources] **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">** [|templates, games, and links to IWB websites] **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">** [|An advertisement for an IWB company, but a good idea of the different ways to use it.] **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;">** <span class="wiki_link_ext">A Funny video of a teacher who has obviously embraced ICT in the classroom ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;"> <span class="wiki_link_ext">media type="youtube" key="blOrY-nEGaE?fs=1" height="349" width="425"