Blog 4: How have I used Interactive Whiteboards in my Classroom?

Hello Readers!

Up until about 2013, or so, I worked in schools that utilized basic whiteboards and chalk boards as teacher support in the classroom. It was not until started my Masters at a local college that I saw my first smart board. It is was pretty awesome! You could do so much, and not get chalk all over you!!!!

In a middle school Spanish class me and my co-teacher played a jeopardy style group work lessons. Students would work in pairs, and each pair would have a "buzzer"to click with the right answer. The entire classes points would be totaled on the board, the co-teacher could clear old answers and easily more to the next questions! The class loved it! there are many more examples, but this was my favorite use of a smart board during a lesson.

Here are is bulky list of possible uses for an interactive whiteboard:

• Create video files to teach a software application, a lesson, or as a review to be posted to

the server or web.

• Use the built-in maps to teach continents, oceans, countries, or states and capitals.

• Presentations created by student or teacher

• Digital storytelling

• Take notes directly into PowerPoint presentations

• Reinforce internet skills by using on-line interactive web sites

• Creating an online project calendar

• Teaching students how to navigate the Internet

• Illustrate and write a book as a class.

• Teaching steps to a math problem.

• Have students share projects during Parent/Teacher/Student conferences

• Graphics and charts to better support ESL learners and special ed students.\

·       Google Earth

·       Team competition

·       Virtual tours

·       Visual editing

Se you next week readers!
Stay cool and dont melt!