Interactive+Whiteboards

Interactive Whiteboard

Somewhere down the road, most educators will have some experence with an Interactive Whiteboard. They can prove to be powerful tools in the classroom for children of all ages and abilities. "Interactive whiteboards are used in many schools as replacements for traditional whiteboards or flipcharts. They provide ways to show students any thing which can be presented on a computer's desktop (educational software, web sites, and others). In addition, interactive whiteboards allow teachers to record their instruction and post the material for review by students at a later time. This can be a very effective instructional strategy for students who benefit from repetition, who need to see the material presented again, for students who are absent from school, for struggling learners, and for review for examinations. Brief instructional blocks can be recorded for review by students—they will see the exact presentation that occurred in the classroom with the teacher's audio input. This can help transform learning and instruction." (Wikipedia 8/07)

 Some Examples of Interactive Whiteboards

 Be sure to keep an eye out for new technology as it changes and updates constantly. Listed below are some examples of Interactive Whiteboards you may come across.

 SMART Board ||
 * [[image:http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/tutorials/images/smart.jpg width="202" height="245" link="@http://www.smarttech.com/"]]

ACTIVBoard || PolyVision || Mimio || eBeam || Numonics || Interwrite || Starboard || 
 * [[image:http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/tutorials/images/polyvision.jpg width="386" height="186" link="@http://www.polyvision.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/tutorials/images/ebeam.jpg width="363" height="246" link="http://www.e-beam.com/"]]
 * [[image:http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/tutorials/images/interwrite.jpg width="209" height="197" link="http://www.interwritelearning.com/"]]

Ways to use Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom from the ﻿ Instructional Technology Department of the Wichita Public Schools ﻿other link)


 *  Save lessons to present to students who were absent
 *  Create video files to teach a software application, a lesson, or as a review to be posted to the server or web. Example- How to create a graph in Excel or hoe to burn a projects to cds
 *  Use the built in maps to teach continents, oceans, countries, or states and capitals.
 * Present presentations created by student or teacher
 * Have students create e-folios including samples of their work and narration
 *  Digital storytelling
 *  Teach whole group computer or keyboarding skills
 *  Brainstorming
 *  Take notes directly into PowerPoint presentations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Reinforce skills by using on-line interactive web sites
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Creating a project calendar
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Teach editing skills using editing marks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Use in the 6 trait writing process
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Use highlighter tool to highlight nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Use it with Kidspiration or Inspiration
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Teaching students how to navigate the Internet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Illustrate and write a book as a class. Use the record feature to narrate the text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Use the Interwrite software to create lessons in advance at home or at school. Then save them for future use or to be shared with other teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Diagramming activities
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Teaching steps to a math problem.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Have students share projects during Parent/Teacher/Student conferences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Graphics and charts with ESL learners and special ed students.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Teaching vocabulary
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Electronic Word Wall
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">End each day by having students write one thing that they learned