The 10 key things i've learnt about IWBs - Interactive White Boards

The 10 Things I've Learnt about IWBs IATEFL LTSig TDSig Event Istanbul, Turkey. 17th May 2012

Kindly sponsored by
Seth Dickens
IATEFL
27/05/2012

Seth Dickens www.digitalang.com 1


1. Start with
the simple stuff.



Get
your students

to work
things out



2. Don't build it
all for your
students.



How to Make a
Roman Road



How to Build a
Roman Road



1 Watch the video

http://www.youtube.com/
2 Use The Camera

3 Record the steps



Video Placeholder Original video removed to decrease
file size. Available online here:
Http://www.youtube.com/
(click to follow link)



Teach your Classmates How to Build a

Roman Road



3. Use "multimedia."
Work to IWB's
Strengths.



1 You hear a young man talking.
Why did he go back to college?

A He needed B He needed an C He needed
script a better job. evening activity. new skills.

Click to Listen



http://www.anatomyarcade.com/games/PAM/PAM.html


http://www.digitalplay.info/blog/


What is an Interactive Whiteboard ﴾IWB﴿?
Schools and teachers are encouraged to keep up with the I'm afraid of using the IWB in front of my students. They
latest technology and equip their classrooms with all know so much about computers and what if
Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs). The IWBs are great and something goes wrong? Students will be quietly proud of
powerful tools, and if you know how to use them, they themselves for being able to do something in front of the
can transform the way you teach and help your students class. It will also build their confidence and make them
learn more effectively! feel more responsible for what is going on in class.
Step‐by‐step video guide to Interactive The IWB is good for teaching young learners, but
doesn't seem to work with adults. The IWB is intuitively
Whiteboards appropriate to use with younger learners, because they
Using Interactive Whiteboards ﴾IWBs﴿ is very easy and readily get involved in games and quizzes. With adults
can really help engage and motivate your students. you will just have to go for different types of activities
There are many different types of activities you can try in and interaction, e.g. using the board for presentations,
your classroom even if you don't have specially designed graphs, maps, etc.
IWB resources. You don't need much to use the IWB You have to use the IWB all the time. Not at all! Experts
effectively in the classroom. You can use pictures (ask say you can use the IWB in every class, but the attention
your students to bring some of their own!) or PDFs with of the teacher and the students should not be focused on
worksheets you'd normally print out and distribute in it for more than 20 minutes in a lesson. The IWB is
class. You can also use Student's CD‐ROMs attached to definitely one of the most powerful elements of the
their course books or Workbooks. teaching mix, but it should not become dominant.
Not sure how to do it? Watch our step‐by‐step video It'll be impossible to manage the class students will
guide to making the most of your IWB. just start shouting out the answers. It is possible that
Benefits of using Interactive Whiteboards students, particularly the younger ones, can get excited
So why is it good to use IWBs? Here are some benefits of about the new "gadget" in class. You could try to use this
using the new technology in the classroom. initial interest to your advantage: show them different
functions of the IWB, play games, get them to interact
Benefits for the students:
with the IWB.
Get students communicating and interacting
Suit a variety of learning styles
Motivate and engage students
Increase attention span and improve focus
Facilitate knowledge retention
Benefits for the teachers: http://www.crtlinguebergamo.it/media/What_is_an_Interactive_Whiteboard.pdf
Reduce preparation time
Give freedom and flexibility in preparing the materials
Reinvigorate teachers who see how their students are
enthusiastic and motivated
The possibilities given by the new technology motivate
teachers to try out new approaches and inspire them to
innovate their teaching
Benefits for classroom interaction:
Help change classroom dynamics
Introduce the fun and games element
Move the classes towards a student‐centred approach
Practice makes perfect. Find time to get to know what you
can do with the IWB and what it can do for you.
Avoid using white backgrounds. These can produce more
glare and reduce students' concentration span.
Think about your classroom position. You don't want to be
throwing a shadow on the board or getting the beam in your
eyes. Advise your students of this too.
Remember the activities need to be interactive. The English
classroom is not a lecture theatre so it shouldn't just be you
at the board. Make sure it is interactive for everyone.
Make sure your classroom setup allows access to the
board. If possible move desks so the students are in a
horseshoe formation near the board. Try not to have a
barrier between the students and the board.
Don't allow the IWB to dominate lessons. Like anything in
the classroom you can have too much of a good thing. The
focus in a class should change, so try to use it when it will
help you and benefit the class.
Don't make IWB material too complicated. If there is too
much on the screen, or too many things that can move
around, it will be more difficult to maintain the interest of
the class.
Think about different learning styles when designing
material. IWBs can benefit a variety of different learning
styles so make sure there is something for everyone.
Don't make materials too complete. The teacher shouldn't
just be a clicker of the mouse; there needs to be room for
the teacher to add things, and for the material to be flexible.
Don't let the IWB do all the work. Students need to be able
to follow their own thought processes, make additions and
mistakes. This will encourage discussion and help the
cognitive process.
FAQs and more
The IWB is difficult to use.
Not if you have a basic understanding of using
computers. An IWB is just a big computer screen, which
reacts to your touch as if it was a computer mouse. It's
THAT easy!
It takes a lot of time to prepare the materials.
It may take some time at the beginning when you're still
getting used to the IWB, but then you can save and reuse
the same materials in other classes. And don't forget you
can also use the Internet resources, ready‐made
materials, and even the CD‐ROMs that come with the
Student's Books or Workbooks.
When you have IWB materials, you cannot customize
them to the needs of individual classes.
The IWB software lets you change and modify the
materials a lot, so you can be sure all materials can be
somehow utilized in different classes, even at different
levels – it's just a question of choosing the right type of
activity.



4) Don't do
longer
Readings
on Screen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trucolorsfly/



5) Learn your
board's
Software, but
don't become
chained to it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotocheska/



SMART Notebook Promethean ActivInspire

Mimio MimioStudio



http://classtools.net/

Arcade Game Creator
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/quiz

Random Word / Name Selector
http://classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine/



Triptico IWB Toolkit
http://www.triptico.co.uk/



6) "Ready-made"
Published Material



www.cambridge.org/elt/classware



7) Learn
to use
Layers



The IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG
Coordinator’s Message

Why Teacher Development?

This is an age of lifelong learning, of ‘perpetual beta’, of learning
‘anywhere, any place, any time’. Teacher development is necessary,
arguably more now than it ever was. We cannot rely upon, nor do we
need to depend upon, the teacher training delivered by the schools,
universities and other organisations we work for.

Why Technology?

We live in a time of great technological change. There are few
people who haven’t been touched by the digital revolution. Old
professions and traditions that once we believed were going to last
forever, are struggling to survive, change, adapt. The innovations
that emerging technologies are bringing to our daily lives are also
hard to keep up with. The changes have affected our learners: who
they are, what they do, how they to expect to learn.



North
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South Move Me!
America
Australasia

Antarctica



12 + 13 = 25

22 + 25 = 47

47 16 = 31

Magic Magnifying Glass



8) Re-use
activities
you've built
previously



Cow
Horse
Rabbit

Dog
Lamb Pig




ingredients meal




PowerPoint & Flash Games
http://www.sandfields.co.uk/games/



9.Showcase your Students' Work.



Student Videos



Words You
Associate with
Istanbul....



10. It Doesn't Need To
Cost $500,000



Wiimote Whiteboard
http://mkeadle.org/wiiboard/



Discount on June-July 2012 Course for
all IATEFL Istanbul atendees.


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