dimecres, 25 de març del 2009

Interactive whiteboards (article)

Interactive whiteboards can assist teachers, students, trainers, and district office personnel.
Whiteboard recorder software captures every step of students' work for later playback.
http://www.techlearning.com/article/7844

Here are several ideas for integrating whiteboards into the classroom.
- Recording
Record a video of a sequence of events at the board. From there, short movies can be made easily.
- Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers such as Inspiration can be projected for whole class viewing with an LCD projector
- Presentations
Presentations using software such as PowerPoint or KeyNote
- Interactive Software
Create hands-on, interactive lessons where students can manipulate objects, make decisions, and enter data
- Google Earth
Combine an interactive whiteboard with cutting-edge software such as Google Earth to provide an unparalleled experience in geography.
- Interactive Mathematics
The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/index.jsp) is exactly as the name implies, a library of virtual, onscreen mathematics manipulatives for students of all grade levels.
-Quizzes and Games
Some interactive whiteboard software can hide portions of the screen, to be revealed at your discretion (in the SmartBoard software it's called "screen shade"; in Mimio, "reveal"). Use this feature to create quizzes and games, with questions on the screen and answers hidden.