An interactive whiteboard is a large, touch-sensitive board connected to a digital projector and computer. The projector displays the computer screen image on the board, which can then be controlled by touch or with a special pen. An interactive whiteboard allows users to capture and annotate images and text from various sources, emphasize or reveal parts of the screen, add and move text and items, and link information between files and websites. Lessons can be stored as flipchart pages for future use. Interactive whiteboards can increase student motivation and engagement while catering to different learning styles and promoting active participation. However, they also risk information overload and a substitution of "chalk and talk" teaching if not used effectively.

1. Interactive White Boards Rachel Jeffares

2. What is an IWB?

3. An interactive whiteboard is a large, touch-sensitive board which is connected to a digital projector and a computer. The projector displays the image from the computer screen on the board. The computer can then be controlled by touching the board, either directly or with a special pen.

5. How can it be used? Capturing images and text from a range of sources. Emphasising text, spotlight or reveal tool allows focus or revealing of different areas of the screen Annotating and modifying by adding text and moving items around Linking information with hyperlinks between files, programs and internet sites Storing any activity that was completed during the IWB lesson, in the form of flipchart pages. With the IWB the learners are able to create artefacts that can be reused later to support further learning.

7. Pros Increase student motivation & engagement Cater to variety of learning styles Scaffold learning Provide effective feedback Promote active participation Great Teacher tool kit

9. Caught in the Headlights!

10. Cons Information overload (faster paced highly visual lessons) Substitution mentality – still ‘chalk & talk’ Students as spectators Template thinking (use of provided resources) Expensive

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12. “ It’s not what you’ve got it’s what you do with it!” Recommendations: Ongoing Professional Development Changing pedagogical practise Collaboration Ongoing critical reflection