tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post5441495548835961479..comments2023-10-30T21:08:24.353+08:00Comments on The Interactive Classroom: Ten Disruptive Uses of Your IWBHall Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00734449192114183839noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-72224558639483711122010-10-29T07:21:29.900+08:002010-10-29T07:21:29.900+08:00I agree with many of the comments. While your sug...I agree with many of the comments. While your suggestions are all great ideas, almost all of them can be done without the IWB. I also agree with your statement that the IWB might ten to make teachers move more to the sage on the stage mode, which is where we are trying to get them away from unless it is a skill that must be directly taught. I personally would rather have netbooks in the hands of kids than see all this money put into a teaching station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-17689192652631566722010-05-08T23:24:29.535+08:002010-05-08T23:24:29.535+08:00So much traffic for this article - All through som...So much traffic for this article - All through someone tweeting and others retweeting - and then blogging. Thank you.<br /><br />@Knaus - Slates are hard for adults to get used to (a bit of cognitive/physical dissonance, like when you first used a mouse). When I have given a slate to a student they have been able to pick it up in about 2-3 mins.<br /><br />@Mrs Tenkely - thank you for your comments and support over the last couple of months.Hall Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734449192114183839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-92103826454567095352010-05-06T09:45:56.273+08:002010-05-06T09:45:56.273+08:00@Hall- Thanks for the info. I'm looking into ...@Hall- Thanks for the info. I'm looking into the HP deal. Might be perfect.<br /><br />I'm definitely spoiled right now in my classroom. I've got all the toys you wrote about: Promethean board, projector, doc. cam., SRS, laptops.<br /><br />One tool that I've been playing around with lately is a Promethean wireless slate. It's basically a a version of a Wacomm tablet. I'm enjoying it but it is hard to watch the board and try to "mouse" with the pen on the board. <br /><br />Something with a screen that is wireless is perfect. <br /><br />This is a great discussion. I'm glad that it has kept going.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880121067443145641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-88191606092572939492010-05-06T04:04:21.342+08:002010-05-06T04:04:21.342+08:00Congratulations! Very exciting that your work is r...Congratulations! Very exciting that your work is reaching so many. Valuable ideas for teachers who get stuck in one mode of using their IWB's. I'm passing it on to our teachers (who all have an IWB).Mrs. Tenkelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-86405279840999347412010-05-04T21:24:34.547+08:002010-05-04T21:24:34.547+08:00@Vanessa: We are working with a local primary scho...@Vanessa: We are working with a local primary school to change their 100year old classrooms from front facing to multifacing/multi station layouts. Their original white/blackboards are built into the room - on a slope, with cupboards underneath- making it almost impossible for their students to get at their boards. We are insalling lower whiteboards on the side of the room so students can have access.<br /><br />Like I said in the article, giving students extended time at the board in groups is much more productive than a couple of seconds.<br /><br />@Knaus - HP will be coming out with what you are after - they are still trying to figure out what OS to use now that they bought Palm Tech. look up the HP pad on you tube for one of their CES videos. You would probably want to run two computers - the pad and a low cost/obsolete computer running VNC to push the video to the projector.<br /><br />Luidia make a nice Slate called Inscribe - it has a great feature that lets you have two cursors (one for the eBeam and one for the slate) so two people can collaborate in real time.<br /><br />Wacom also make a great wireless slate (graphire Bluetooth), but doesn't have the multi cursor capability.<br /><br />Different teachers, different classrooms, different students, different schools - it all means that we need different solutions.Hall Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734449192114183839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-31340363471235566092010-05-04T10:27:43.911+08:002010-05-04T10:27:43.911+08:00@Vanessa - The center concept works so well with I...@Vanessa - The center concept works so well with IWBs. Great suggestions<br /><br />@Hall - I agree that teachers who get boards tend to see them as one-dimensional and breaking them out of that mode is key.<br /><br />I think that IWBs are a transition piece for teachers. It gives them a step to technology. It replaces chalk. However, they can do so much more. If they are used the right way, they are worth the expense. In my experience, not many teachers take full advantage.<br /><br />The eBeam is a less expensive option. However, what about a wireless slate? I tend to use that more often in my classroom than the IWB because I can sit with kids or walk around the room. And it is much less expensive.<br /><br />Here's what I'd love: A tablet (iPad?) that wirelessly connects to a projector. With my finger or a stylus I can control the internet, IWB software, SRS, whatever. If it had a camera, I could use it as a document camera.<br /><br />Okay, I've said to much. If your employer makes something like this, I want a cut. You heard it here first!!! (I hope my humor came through on that!)BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880121067443145641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-87502914846487983282010-05-03T22:28:38.567+08:002010-05-03T22:28:38.567+08:00Great ideas! I would like to include an extra poin...Great ideas! I would like to include an extra point or two -- specifically ones that don't require extra equipment.<br /><br />10. Student collaboration -- The key to 'successful' iwb use in the classroom is to set up the class with 'centers'. That way, small groups of 3 - 5 students can work on collaborating to solve a problem on the board while the rest of the class is engaged in either 'pre' or 'post' collaboration activities (journaling, prep reading, recording of hypothesis/analysis, etc.)<br /><br />11. Student exploration/inquiry -- again, the key is to put the SMART board (or other iwb) into the hands of students in small groups at a time. Letting students take control and explore an interactive website that sparks inquiry and discussion is very effective on a large screen.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your ideas! I'm glad someone pointed out that while showing videos is not the be-all-end-all of iwb use, it definitely provides a nice replacement for the crappy 20-inch tube tvs that most classrooms had a few years ago :)Vanessa Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316695810733932221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-87766759810846672032010-05-03T21:27:12.525+08:002010-05-03T21:27:12.525+08:00Great points - you are right. Most of these would ...Great points - you are right. Most of these would work well with just a projector and computer.<br /><br />I work with a lot of teachers who get their interactive whiteboard and seem "locked in" to the concept. The idea with this article was to break out those teachers who were still using the software that comes with the board, to be more creative with what they have.<br /><br />So many of the teachers I visit have no idea thay can access the internet or other programs, or that they have the opportunity to use other resources such as DVD's with the projectors.<br /><br />Your right the average cost of an IWB sans projector is around $3000. Keepad Interactive (my employer) sell the ebeam which turns any ordinary whiteboad into an IWB from about $890 AU - a much better proposition. I've had mine now for almost 3 years and take it everywhere, even today I used it on a plaster drywall at our local Independant Living Centre. <br /><br />Your response has spured me on to write another article with a tight IWB focus.Hall Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734449192114183839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-8490168437455283582010-05-03T19:30:51.541+08:002010-05-03T19:30:51.541+08:00Great post with amazing student activities.
How...Great post with amazing student activities. <br /><br />However, my issue with IWBs and the agrument for them is that there is generally a lack of separation between IWB, projector and software. The projector is much less expensive than the board and the software is, generally, a free download.<br /><br />Reasons #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 (I only counted 9) all deal more with what a projector can do than what an IWB can do. Reason #2 does use the IWB and that is great use of the tool.<br /><br />In addition, you propose spending more money, adding a document camera, student response system and microscope. All of these are great investments but don't necessarily need an IWB. <br /><br />Please don't think that I am trying to trash your ideas. Every idea that you proposed is great teaching. I'm trying to get you to think about the actual tool.<br /><br />IWB, doc. cam., microscope, SRS and projector. That's a lot of money. The biggest cost, roughly $3000 is the IWB. <br /><br />What else could you do with $3000? Personally, in setting up a classroom, I'd sacrifice the IWB for 6 laptops, 15 iPod Touches or something else that I can get into the hands of students. <br /><br />Of course, if someone wanted to put an IWB in my room along with all the other tools, I wouldn't send them away.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880121067443145641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-45498576714510671252010-05-03T16:48:06.756+08:002010-05-03T16:48:06.756+08:00good point - ran out of space though for the artic...good point - ran out of space though for the article.Hall Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734449192114183839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917221374955000766.post-24260172964543459272010-05-03T11:53:40.356+08:002010-05-03T11:53:40.356+08:00... and of course Edusim ! at http://edusim3d.com... and of course Edusim ! at http://edusim3d.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com