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Discover innovative ways to utilize interactive whiteboards with teaching assistants, engaging students in group activities and enhancing learning experiences with technology. Unpack the potential of whiteboards beyond traditional teacher-centered uses.
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Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • To consider wider whiteboard use • To experience different ways of working • To explore additional technology
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Whiteboards aren’t just for the teacher • Teaching assistants with a individuals, pairs or small group of children. • Finish a task started in the mental/oral starter • Begin a new task in the main activity more appropriate to their needs • Small groups of children may use the board
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • The whiteboard activity may be… • partially completed for a group or teaching assistant to complete with a group • the stimulus for working with the Primary Strategy ITPs, e.g. number and investigational work on laptops or in an ICT suite
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Imagine a box • You will need some imaginary quick drying paint. • Imagine a cereal packet standing on the kitchen table. • Paint the front of the packet red. • Now paint the back red. • Paint the top and bottom of the packet red and the other two faces blue. • Now study the packet carefully. • How many edges has the packet altogether? • How many of these edges are where a red face meets a blue face? • How many edges are where a red face meets another red face? • How many edges are where a blue face meets another blue face? From the PNS Shape and Space booklet (1999) ISBN 0 19 312292 8 • Make the net using the Area ITP on your laptop? • Share your net with others on your table? • Are they the same or are they different? • Invite children to show by using the ITP on the whiteboard, using a geo mouse, wireless tablet or by touching the board.
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked PatternBlocks
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Working with pattern blocks • There are six different shapes in pattern blocks • orange square • green equilateral triangle • tan rhombus • blue rhombus • yellow hexagon • red trapezium
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Using the shape game website, pull out an example • of each shape and ask… • What do we know about each of these shapes? • What are their names? • What do you notice about the angles of each shape? • What do you notice about the length of their sides? • What information about the shapes can we use to help us find the angles of other shapes?
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Year 5/6 main activity using pattern block angles • Look carefully at each shape, what do you already know about them? • Do you already know the internal angles of any of the shapes? Which ones? • Can you use the pattern blocks to find the other angles and explain to your partner how found them?
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Consider using other pieces of equipment • Digital dictaphone • Digital camera • Digital video camera • Microphone • Talking tins • Talking books
Not just for the teacher! The IWB unpacked • Useful web links • Pattern blocks online • www.gingerbooth.com/shapegame • Area ITP • https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/26039 • Isometric grid ITP • https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/26076