Interactive whiteboards
I found a nice article on Interactive whiteboards in the Telegraph. This highlights some of the advantages, and some of the negatives of using these devices.
In theory, teachers can now engage children in the way they know best - by delivering the digital age to the front of the classroom. And the best lessons with an interactive whiteboard can be truly creative and inspiring.
Children can start the school day by checking webcams across the world, and then use a video of the first moon walk as a stimulus for story-writing.
In a maths lesson, they could compete to get to the whiteboard to discuss their ideas about two-dimensional shapes, stretching, shrinking, rotating and flipping them. There are so many possibilities.
In practice, however, the use of whiteboards in our schools is more problematic. Lack of training, information overload and the fact that the boards can be used simply to perpetuate the "chalk and talk" model of teaching are all proving to be obstacles in the way of realising their potential.
"The worst lessons are those when the children stare at the board for the entire 35 minutes," says Mary Rebelo, a whiteboard trainer. "They already stare at screens enough at home."
"It ought to be so much more than point and click," says Margaret Allen.
"I passionately believe that the board should be used as a speaking and listening generator.
"The whole point is to use it to make the lesson meaningful, so that the pupils are inspired to express their own opinions."
Read the full article Here
In theory, teachers can now engage children in the way they know best - by delivering the digital age to the front of the classroom. And the best lessons with an interactive whiteboard can be truly creative and inspiring.
Children can start the school day by checking webcams across the world, and then use a video of the first moon walk as a stimulus for story-writing.
In a maths lesson, they could compete to get to the whiteboard to discuss their ideas about two-dimensional shapes, stretching, shrinking, rotating and flipping them. There are so many possibilities.
In practice, however, the use of whiteboards in our schools is more problematic. Lack of training, information overload and the fact that the boards can be used simply to perpetuate the "chalk and talk" model of teaching are all proving to be obstacles in the way of realising their potential.
"The worst lessons are those when the children stare at the board for the entire 35 minutes," says Mary Rebelo, a whiteboard trainer. "They already stare at screens enough at home."
"It ought to be so much more than point and click," says Margaret Allen.
"I passionately believe that the board should be used as a speaking and listening generator.
"The whole point is to use it to make the lesson meaningful, so that the pupils are inspired to express their own opinions."
Read the full article Here
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