IWBs

=IWBs =

 These challenges have been designed to make teachers familiar with some quality resources for using IWBs as engaging learning tools. Literature has been used as the example theme but this could be easily swapped for any teaching topic. Teachers work in small groups to complete the challenges and as they finish one, swap with another group.

WALLWISHER CHALLENGE

1. Go to: [] 2. Double click on the wall to add some sticky notes in response to the task. 3. Illustrate your comments with a suitable picture from Google images: [] 4. Add depth to your comments and picture with a suitable video clip from [|www.youtube.com] 5. Discuss why and when you would use wallwisher on your IWB.

SCOOTLE CHALLENGE (only available to Scootle schools)

1. Conduct a search for ‘literature’ on Scootle [|http://www.scootle.edu.au] 2. Browse resources suitable for the grade you teach including a learning object and a teacher resource. 3. Add a learning object to the learning path ‘Literature’. 4. Discuss how and why you might use Scootle on your IWB.

YOUTUBE CHALLENGE

1. Conduct a search on [|www.youtube.com] for your favourite children’s author or for your favourite children’s story. 2. Find a video that you think would be of interest to your class. 3. Add the video to the playlist: [|literature] 4. Discuss how you might use a youtube playlist on your IWB.

GOOGLE EARTH CHALLENGE

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">1. Ensure the latest version of [] is installed on your computer. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2. Consider a children’s book with a known setting on Earth. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">3. Look at that place on Google Earth. Add a placemark. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">4. Use the layers panel to investigate different aspects of the place. Which layer adds the most interest? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">5. Use the time slider to see if there is historic imagery available. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">6. Consider how you could use this 'sense of place' to inspire writing. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">6. Discuss how and why you might use Google earth on your IWB.

WIKI CHALLENGE

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">1. Which IWB wiki http://f4t.wikispaces.com/IWBs resource (See below) do you think will be useful to you in the classroom? <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2. Discuss how you will use this resource. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">3. Search for ‘smartboard tips, tricks and timesavers’ in google. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">4. Once you have found a useful resource, add it to the wiki. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">5. Discuss how and why you might use a wiki on your IWB.

Conclusion: ==<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Large group walk-around. Observe additions to: the wallwisher bulletin board, the Scootle learning path, the youtube playlist and the wiki table below. Model how to create a google lit trip using the saved placemarks in Google Earth: []: which resource enthused you the most and why? ==

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 * <span style="color: #4040a5; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Videos/SlideShows || <span style="color: #4040a5; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Readings || <span style="color: #4040a5; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Other ||
 * Tips and tricks

Practical IWB uses

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media type="youtube" key="PGO1sJxnUAo?fs=1" height="215" width="331" || Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards by Robert Marzano.

The [|impact of interactive whiteboards]on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK. || [|Tips, tricks and timesavers] -Simple ways to get the most out of your SmartBoard

[|Smartboard tips] from SRRA

[|Harvey's Homepage] - Website with lots of excellent support materials.

[|SMARTBoardTipsTricksandTimeSavers] ||