IWBs: Not Your Mother's Chalkboard - June 2011

IWBs… Not

Your Mother’s

Chalkboard

Joquetta “The Digital Diva” JohnsonLibrary Media Specialist

Pikesville High School Baltimore, Maryland

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/photos/velvettangerine/3922005142/Instructional Technology Leadership Cohort Washington County Public Schools June 21,

2011

http://www.slideshare.net/betchaboy/new-things-in-new-ways

Betcher, Chris, and Mal Lee. The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution: Teaching with IWBs. Camberwell, Vic.: ACER, 2009

It’sNot

About The

Hardware

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Student Thinking

Encourage Deeper & Robust Discussions

Make Abstract Concepts Easier To Grasp

21st Century

Teaching & Learning Engagement & Interactivity

Provoke Thoughtful

Ideas

Good teachers understand

that while IWBs may be

helpful and interesting,

at the heart of all is good-

quality teaching, built

around a student-

centered, constructivist

model of learning.

The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution: Teaching with IWBs.

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Teachers who understand

[IBWs] tap into the potential of

this new technology by

developing engaging and

interestinginteractive

lessons that capture the

attention and imagination of

students in a pedagogically

sound and creative manner

The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution: Teaching with IWBs.

IWBs…The Digital Hub

http://mrg.bz/Itl8kY

Rich Media

Digital Resources

Engaging Communication Technologies

Working on a whiteboard is like conducting a symphony. You're bringing in drag-and-drop collaborative writing and problem solving activities, then cueing up a film clip or bringing in the Internet to do research. There are many seemingly disparate functions and features, that when used together, create a holistic lesson. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=10621http://www.soulful-song.org/

We unplug our students, believing that laptops, iPods,

cell phones, and even whiteboards have no real place in

teaching the three Rs. 

As a result, students fail to see the relevance of their

education as they judge the delivery

and not the content. http://connected.waldenu.edu/index.php/blogs/35-policy-matters/536-interactive-whiteboards-uneven-learning.html

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The Eight Key Principles for Effective IWB Teaching

Betcher, Chris, and Mal Lee. The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution: Teaching with IWBs. Camberwell, Vic.: ACER, 2009

1. Be Proficient

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Get to know your softwareExplore the menus

Click on the toolbar icons

Join IWB Nings & ForumsRead IWB Blogs

Listen to IWB podcasts

Follow IWB users & organizations on Twitter & Facebook

PLAYTake a classChat with other teachers

2. Be Organized

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Place board in central location for viewing & access

On-demand access to peripherals devices: printers, document cameras, slates, microscopes, student response systems, etc…

3. Be Interactivehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/sblackley/3473638026/

Develop lessons and activities that afford learners

opportunities to interact… physically and/or mentally

4. Flexible

Flickr Photo By Lisa Picard

Allow time for learners to learn and explore ideas What they need to learn may not

exactly match what you have planned to teach

Flexibility & willingness to take the occasional detour from the lesson

5. Be Constructive

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Create lessons that allow the students to learn by playing and manipulating ideas

Step away from the board & let the students take over

6. Be Open-Mindedhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gayparadechile/5182864804/

Be creative

Be open to new ideas

Be innovative

Think and Teach outside of the box

7. Be Willing To ShareFlickr Photo By Medmoiselle T Tania Liu

Re-use and share lesson materialsCollaborate

locally, nationally,

and globally

8. Be Prepared to Plan

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Proper Planning Prevents A Poor Performance

Have a back-up plan

Have a back-up for the back-up

No matter what tool we are discussing, the tools can

only do so much. The teachers need time to

explore how best to use it. It is only in that way that

teaching pedagogy can be improved.http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/08/01/smart-technologies-whiteboard-software-new-requires-product-keys-for-installation/

Collaborative LessonWith Social Studies Teacher

Evaluating Resources: Collaborative Lesson with English Teachers

Lesson for 9th grade Science Class

IWB Pathfindershttp://www.diigo.com/list/accordin2jo/iwb

http://weblist.me/iwb-resources-0

Mastering ActivInspire: All-in-One Reference Guide, 2nd Edition

Tom Whitby, Adjunct Professor of Education at St Joseph’s College in New York.

We shouldn't expect "out of the box" thinking when we only employ "in the box" teaching.

Joquetta “The Digital Diva" Johnson

Library Media SpecialistPikesville High School

Baltimore County Public SchoolsBaltimore, Maryland

410-887-1231jjohnson@bcps.org

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