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Interactive Whiteboards. Goodbye chalk and fingernails scrapping down the board…. Kirstin Thorpe. Overview. Interactive Whiteboards have both positive and negative aspects. How do they work? - What about whiteboards? How are they used in the classroom? Key Points Reference.
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Interactive Whiteboards Goodbye chalk and fingernails scrapping down the board… Kirstin Thorpe
Overview • Interactive Whiteboards have both positive and negative aspects. • How do they work? -What about whiteboards? • How are they used in the classroom? • Key Points • Reference
Positive Features • What can they provide? - Interactive and efficient learning • Can be a powerful learning tool -Display work, music, photos - Whole class interactive learning • Suitable for classrooms K-12
Negative Aspects • Appropriate Training • Cost • Set up • Ongoing • Maintenance
Benefits In Learning • PowerPoint presentations can bring topics to life • Pupils can individually interact with the board from the front, computer or remotely via a wireless mouse or tablet. • Cater for differentiated students • Internet connection allows quick access to educational websites.
Other IWB Information • Students can also use IWB to bring out their creativity and imagination. • Class games and topic closure
Concluding Points • Powerful Learning Tool • Used by any age • Caters for any differentiated student • Promotes creativity and individual imagination • Internet Connection • Unlimited Features
Dale Joe. (2007). Effectiveness of Interactive Whiteboards. Integrating ICT into the MFL classroom. Retrieved on 12th April 2008 from http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the/. Effectiveness of Interactive Whiteboards. (2007). Retrieved on 12th April 2008 from http://joedale.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/professor_pointing_hg_wht_13720.gif Higgens, S. Beauchamp, G., Miller, D. (2007).Reviewing the Literature on Interactive Whiteboards. Learning, Media and TechnologyV32, 3 pp 213- 225. Retrieved 12th April from ERIC database. Kennewell, S., Beauchamp, G. (2007). The features of Interactive Whiteboards and Their Influence on Learning. Learning, Media and TechnologyV32, 3 pp 227-241. Retrieved 12th April from ERIC database. Reference