Using Interactive Whiteboards Using Interactive Whiteboards in the in the

ClassroomClassroom

Ginger ChristensenGinger Christensen

What Are Interactive Whiteboards?What Are Interactive Whiteboards?

large display on a special large display on a special

whiteboard that connects to whiteboard that connects to

a computer and a projectora computer and a projectormounted to a wall or on a standmounted to a wall or on a standuser can control the computer with a pen, user can control the computer with a pen,

finger, or other devicefinger, or other device

Who makes them?Who makes them?PrometheanPrometheanhttp://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/

SMARTBoardSMARTBoardhttp://smarttech.com/ushttp://smarttech.com/us

and others…and others…Mimio, PolyVision, eBeam, Numonics, Starboard, InterwriteMimio, PolyVision, eBeam, Numonics, Starboard, Interwrite

What are some of the ways What are some of the ways interactive whiteboards can be interactive whiteboards can be used in the classroom to teach used in the classroom to teach

math?math? present information in anpresent information in an

unusual contextunusual context multimedia lessons (video,multimedia lessons (video,

flipcharts, slideshows, graphs)flipcharts, slideshows, graphs) interactive tool (drag/drop, sorting, interactive tool (drag/drop, sorting,

virtual manipulatives, online virtual manipulatives, online games)games)

collaborative problem-solvingcollaborative problem-solving use with handheld voting devicesuse with handheld voting devices virtual field tripsvirtual field trips

Technology is a teaching tool.

(or the internet…)

What it feels like…What it feels like…

What does the research say about What does the research say about interactive whiteboard use?interactive whiteboard use?

Mixed interpretations & reportsMixed interpretations & reports Majority of the research from UK, Australia, & Majority of the research from UK, Australia, &

CanadaCanada IWB have the potential for student engagement, IWB have the potential for student engagement,

opportunities for fostering deeper mathematical opportunities for fostering deeper mathematical discussions and student risk-taking.discussions and student risk-taking.

Student use of IWB is critically important.Student use of IWB is critically important. Just the use of IWB does not equal higher Just the use of IWB does not equal higher

student achievement; the instructional choices of student achievement; the instructional choices of the teacher are behind the increased student the teacher are behind the increased student achievement.achievement.

BenefitsBenefits

ease of use in whole group teachingease of use in whole group teaching increased levels of engagementincreased levels of engagement integrated use of multimediaintegrated use of multimediaallows for differentiation & hands-on allows for differentiation & hands-on

experiencesexperiences increased mathematical discussionsincreased mathematical discussions

DisadvantagesDisadvantages

expensive technologyexpensive technology requires ongoing training requires ongoing training amount of time planning IWB use into amount of time planning IWB use into

lessonslessonsnovelty may wear off if overused or if the novelty may wear off if overused or if the

use is not connected to the concept you use is not connected to the concept you are teachingare teaching

Presentation vs. ProductivePresentation vs. Productivehttp://tmerc.ca/iwb-framework/http://tmerc.ca/iwb-framework/

PresentationPresentation: Activities : Activities with the whiteboard that with the whiteboard that can also be done with can also be done with other things like the other things like the chalkboard, chart paper, chalkboard, chart paper, and the overheadand the overhead

Example: a presentation of a Example: a presentation of a slideshow with key points on slideshow with key points on repeating patterns covered from repeating patterns covered from the previous day & presents a the previous day & presents a problem for students to solveproblem for students to solve

Productive ActivitiesProductive Activities: : Using the whiteboard Using the whiteboard to illustrate & generate to illustrate & generate ideas that would be ideas that would be difficult with other difficult with other technologiestechnologies

Example: teacher shows saved Example: teacher shows saved patterns on IWB that students patterns on IWB that students generated the previous day. generated the previous day. Students categorize the patterns Students categorize the patterns into three sets (growing, shrinking, into three sets (growing, shrinking, or repeating patterns), justifying or repeating patterns), justifying their thinking, while the teacher their thinking, while the teacher highlights and moves each pattern highlights and moves each pattern into one of the three categories to into one of the three categories to generate a table of classified generate a table of classified student samples. student samples.

Teacher ResourcesTeacher Resources

ResearchResearchwww.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynuwww.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/WW_techmeracy/inspire/research/WW_technology.pdfnology.pdf

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www.ascd.org/publications/educatwww.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov09/vol67/numional-leadership/nov09/vol67/num03/Teaching-with-Interactive-Whit03/Teaching-with-Interactive-Whiteboards.aspxeboards.aspx

http://webfronter.com/http://webfronter.com/bexley/maths/menu3/bexley/maths/menu3/Frontpage_files/Frontpage_files/Learning_Teaching_Files/Learning_Teaching_Files/images/IWB_report.pdf/images/IWB_report.pdf/

Lessons, Templates, Lessons, Templates, Games, & FlipchartsGames, & Flipcharts

www.prometheanplanet.com/www.prometheanplanet.com/

www.scholastic.com/www.scholastic.com/

www.emergingedtech.com/2009/11/learning-www.emergingedtech.com/2009/11/learning-about-interactive-whiteboards-for-the-about-interactive-whiteboards-for-the-classroom/classroom/

www.mathplayground.com/www.mathplayground.com/

www.jmathpage.com/www.jmathpage.com/

www.teachhub.com/free-interactive-www.teachhub.com/free-interactive-whiteboard-resources/ whiteboard-resources/