Ways+to+use+Interactive+Whiteboards+in+the+Classroom

Ways to use Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom: · Save lessons to present to students who were absent · Create video files to teach a lesson, or as a review to be posted to the server or web. Example- How to create a graph in Excel or how to burn a project to cds · Use the built in maps to teach continents, oceans, countries, or states and capitals. Chn can drag labels for capital cities etc. · Present presentations created by student or teacher · Have students create e-folios including samples of their work and narration · Digital storytelling · Brainstorming · <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Take notes directly into PowerPoint presentations <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Reinforce skills by using on-line interactive web sites <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Teach editing skills whereby students insert punctuation marks into a text. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Use highlighter tool to highlight nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. in a text. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Use of authentic texts to teach comprehension and reading/writing, eg web sites, online brochures, online news sites (such as Behind the News). (I used this a lot – especially for visual literacy skill development) ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Teaching students how to navigate the Internet <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Illustrate and write a book as a class. Use the record feature to narrate the text. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Diagramming activities <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Have students share projects during Parent/Teacher/Student conferences <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Graphics and charts with ESL learners and special ed students. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Electronic Word Wall <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 16.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Scan a page from a book to do activities with – cloze, alphabet work, descriptive language, spelling, grammar. (I used this a lot) ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">The interactive whiteboard is excellent for manipulating text when whole-class teaching. This is particularly useful in literacy lessons. A piece of text can be put on screen and can be edited and redrafted by the class. Perhaps the punctuation needs attention or the grammar needs improvement. Perhaps some interesting adjectives need adding to bring the text to life. Whatever aspect of writing is being focussed on the whiteboard can be an excellent teaching tool. Young children who need to practise letter formation and develop their handwriting skills can do so on a large scale by using the whiteboard. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I think it’s very useful to have a bank of flipcharts that can be used for different lessons that encourages interaction by the students, eg a Venn diagram, matching page – just change the text in the boxes, sorting, word walls etc. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">**//__Useful websites:__//** =

Interactive whiteboard.net.au (heaps of lesson plans in different KLAs) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Copacabana PS (many teacher-made resources) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Woodlands Junior school, Kent (excellent site with many primary classroom flipcharts made for you) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Teaching Ideas (excellent site – many lessons are flipcharts, PDFs to display or Powerpoints) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Scholastic <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Topmarks (an excellent UK site – free resources) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Global Classroom (Massive collection of sites offering IWB resources) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kent ICT (to be used in Literacy – writing) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Read with the class, drawing attention to key parts from the text. Children can then come up and highlight or underline words in the word and sentence level work. Key phrases, dialogue and the manipulation of text can be used by the children as a board activity <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">