An interactive whiteboard is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface, where users control the computer using a pen, finger or other device. The board is typically mounted to a wall or on a floor stand.
Interactive white boards are phenomenal tools. They are used in many schools as replacements for traditional whiteboards or flipcharts or video/media systems such as a DVD player and TV combination. Users can also connect to a school network digital video distribution system using an interactive whiteboard. Interactive whiteboards can also interact with online shared annotation and drawing environments in the form of interactive vector based graphical websites.
Ways to use Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom
• Save lessons to present to students who were absent
• Use the built in maps to teach continents, oceans, countries, or states and capitals.
• Present presentations created by student or teacher
• Teach whole group computer or keyboarding skills
• Brainstorming
• Reinforce skills by using on-line interactive web sites
• Teach editing skills using editing marks
• Use highlighter tool to highlight nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
• Use it with Kidspiration or Inspiration
• Teaching students how to navigate the Internet
• Illustrate and write a book as a class. Use the record feature to narrate the text.
• 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
• Teaching steps to a math problem.
• Have students share projects during Parent/Teacher/Student conferences
• Graphics and charts with ESL learners and special ed students.
• Electronic Word Wall
• End each day by having students write one thing that they learned
I have not gotten to use a white board first hand yet, but I hope in my second and third field experience I will get too. I also hope someday in my own classroom I will have one. They are great tools to get kids involved.
http://www.nwanews.com/news/2009/nov/28/schools-score-technology-grant/
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/
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