Interactive
Whiteboards provide teachers with a dynamic
and engaging set of learning resources for any subject
and any age group. Most schools have Interactive
Whiteboards but often and for a number of reasons,
the potential of the technology in enhancing the
learning experience and in bringing focus and order
to the classroom isn't fully realised. Research
has shown that although initial enthusiasm for Whiteboards
is usually high, after a time, actual utilisation
can drop off. Some of the notable reasons for this
are…
•
Installation, connection and security
• Setting it up
• Access to/creation of curriculum materials
• Reassuring the technophobes
• Learning how to operate the board effectively
• Who gets it?
• Managing access and spreading best practice
• Cost and funding issues of providing sufficient
facilities
This whole school, DVD
- based course is designed to engage teachers
by demonstrating the clear and dramatic advantages
that Interactive Whiteboards bring to the learning
process. It explores how enhancements in pupil engagement
and classroom control are complemented by wider
opportunities to deliver individualised learning
for children of all levels and learning preferences.
It emphasises how easy the technology is to use
and provides a large reservoir of generic and subject
specific ideas for lesson design and delivery. The
course aims:
•
To demonstrate the full range of capabilities
of an interactive whiteboard,
• To explore the teaching strategies that
result in effective individual pupil learning,
• To explain the advantages of using an
interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching,
• To suggest interactive whiteboard activities
that will result in enhanced teaching and learning,
• And to offer a radical view of what the
classroom of the future might look like.
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