Combine the touch screen capability of a video game with the flexibility to draw using whiteboard markers and what does that leave you with? An interactive whiteboard! See why K-12 teachers around Australia are using the interactive whiteboards in almost every subject area, and learn what you should consider before purchasing one yourself. The days of using just an ordinary computer and projector are no longer. Using this combination, they can display the contents of a computer screen to an entire
The interactive whiteboard has been in use in the corporate arena for many years and has been successful in making impact on customers through a seamless presentation of data. The interactive whiteboard has made a jump to the classroom and has been able to have just as significant of an impact but for many different reasons. The interactive whiteboard has become a tool to engage students, provide for student involvement in the learning process and has generally made learning more fun for both teacher
collaboration, the final product is submitted. The preliminary work and annotated bibliography already accomplished, the paper that follows is the presentation outline and rough draft for the Red team’s project on interactive whiteboards. Introduction Through the use of Interactive whiteboards, referred from this point forward as IWBs, the classroom setting moves into the 21st century as teachers and students alike employ this innovative tool to support learning in whatever form they need: text,
Currently, one piece of hardware that many school districts are investing money in is interactive whiteboards. These boards allow the teacher to easily integrate technology into their classroom. With all of the money being spent on interactive white boards, are they really an effective tool? What does the research, teachers, and students have to say about these boards? This paper will explore whether or not interactive white boards are effective in the classroom, from the option of both the teacher
What is a Interactive whiteboard? An interactive whiteboard is an instructional tool that allows computer images to be displayed onto a board using a digital projector. The instructor can then manipulate the elements on the board by using his finger as a mouse, directly on the screen. Items can be dragged, clicked and copied and the lecturer can handwrite notes, which can be transformed into text and saved. They are a powerful tool in the classroom adding interactivity and collaboration, allowing
The Smart Classroom The classroom is a place that is constantly trying to be improved for the betterment of students’ education. New teaching methods and improvement in environment are all constantly being researched; however, recently, research on technology in the classroom has flourished. The Smart Classroom contains these technological advances and triggers them toward in-hancing student learning. Classrooms in the past never really took into consideration that all students learned differently
smart board. In fact, every classroom will have one. Smart boards, otherwise known as interactive whiteboards, are like big computer screens the size of chalkboards. The screen shows whatever the computer attached to it tells it to, and things can be highlighted and edited by touching the screen. The boards are also able to be written on, and are totally interactive, hence the name interactive whiteboard. These will be really helpful when teaching lessons because of all the things that you can
Instead of the traditional whiteboard or chalkboard that have been common in most classrooms, Smart Boards have been implemented in all levels of education from elementary to the university level. Smart Boards helps kids improve academically because it is an interactive board which provides teachers with multiple ways to teach as well as engage the entire class. The New Brunswick Department of Education
distance learning; Ways that the Internet can make schools more effective; Call for schools to develop innovative budgeting to acquire the funds for te... ... middle of paper ... ...he has ever seen. Initially, he was having a shallow idea about whiteboards but now he rates himself a better teacher. His first demonstration came from Christopher Klein, a high-school teacher from Maplewood Richmond Heights School in Maplewood, Missouri 11. Scherer, M. (2011). Transforming Education with Technology.
scheme of work. My resource will probably end up not being one resource, but several that when used together, hopefully creates a good lesson or series of lessons. My mentor also added that my resource should be used on a Promethean interactive whiteboard, as the department were going to have two of them introduced into the department, and the teachers who were going to use them, are not very ICT literate and could find a good resource extremely useful. My target year group is year seven
In bilingual classrooms across America, teachers use whiteboards, LCD projectors and the internet to engage learners. Educational videos, such as those on the Discovery Education website, are a great way to reinforce or supplement curriculum when concepts seem to fall short. It is easier for English language
Room environment has a significant impact on a students learning process. The room environment includes anything, such as how the class is set up to how the teacher interacts with the students. If the room and teacher are boring, the student will also be bored as well. However, if the room is exciting and the teacher is dedicated to making learning fun, then the student will also find learning exciting. Mrs. Razo 's sixth grade class has a room that 's filled with excitement and potential at George
The theme of the three lessons that were taught was ‘animals’. One reason for this choice was that the class had this as their topic during the previous term and enjoyed learning about them; during block placement the class were also scheduled for a trip to the zoo and so this theme slotted agreeably into the children’s learning. For the English lesson the stimulus was the picture storybook ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ by Judith Kerr – this was chosen not only because it went with the t0heme but because
The class that I like the least my freshman year is government, not only did I find out after half of the semester that I did not need the class I found out that I could not drop the class because I had to have 12 credits for my financial aid to cover my classes. I was so mad at my advisor for putting me in a class that I did not need and putting me in a situation that I could not do anything about. So I finished the class and ended with a low grade because I did not enjoy the class. I did not like
Instructional Strategies Paper When get involved in a class room as a teacher or a practitioner you will see many different instructional strategies that teachers may use. These strategies may change from teacher to teacher and grade level to grade level because not all strategies work for everyone. That is one that that Mrs. Franzmeier told me was that I need to find instructional strategies that work for me and for the way I teach. She told me that it is something that sitting in a classroom listening
It was a great experience and I thank the district for giving me the opportunity of experiencing what my career could be like one day. Teachers at Reagan Elementary School are very professional and definitely people I could look up to. I had the opportunity to see different grade levels and even though I thought I wanted to teach fourth grade, I found out I felt in love with Second graders and Kinder. I also really enjoyed the bilingual classes. One in particular I felt kids really connected with
Classroom Procedures. I will always have the agenda on the board so they can copy it down in their notebook on a daily basis when the come into our room. Additionally there will be warm-ups that are spiraled back to a previous lesson. I use an interactive notebook that allows students the opportunity to create a compilation of notes, homework, and graphic organizers. The purpose of this notebook is to keep all class materials in one place and students are provided opportunities to create their own
Looking back over the course of the semester, I feel that I learned many new and interesting uses for technology within the classroom – both for classrooms that have a lot of technology and for classrooms that are limited with technology. For the majority of the class, we utilized William Kists’ book The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age (2010), which provided multiple modes of instruction that both utilized and/or created technology. One of the first things that I remember
I. Introduction a. Attention getter statement: Technology, we all use it every single day of our lives. There are many benefits of using in our everyday lives, but at some points we take it to the extreme. One of those places is in the classroom. b. Credibility Statement: When I was younger, we did not have all this technology in my classrooms like kids have today. We did not have smartboards, our own laptops, or even iPads. c. Reason for audience to listen: Most of us did not have a lot of technology
Congrats Gina! I love you so much <3 I just wanted to say thank you so much for everything. You made my first year of high school soccer amazing and it wouldn’t have been the same without you. You are the sweetest, funniest, most beautiful, and such a helpful person. I struggled a lot playing in the triangle with you and Caleigh with my lack of experience but you guided me and gave me so much advice. Even though I made so many mistakes, you never got frustrated at me and just continued to pick me