Interactive Whiteboard

Training Session

Created and presented by:

Paula Cassano

Agenda

» Survey» General tools» Using and evaluating Wizteach

» Survey» General tools» Using and evaluating Wizteach

User Survey

» Please share: Your favorite whiteboard activity One thing you wish you could do

» Please share: Your favorite whiteboard activity One thing you wish you could do

Where is the cool stuff?

» Start by creating a social bookmarking account for yourself

» www.delicious.com Add extensions for bookmarking ease

» www.diigo.com» Add your first bookmarks from this

presentation

» Start by creating a social bookmarking account for yourself

» www.delicious.com Add extensions for bookmarking ease

» www.diigo.com» Add your first bookmarks from this

presentation

Cool Things to do with Whiteboards

» New from Google Labs: http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/body.html#

» Teach students how Boolean searches work visually. www.boolify.org

» Take literature trips via Google Earth http://www.googlelittrips.org/

» Use Google Earth to teach scientific notation http://www.realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Scientific_Notation_1.html

» New from Google Labs: http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/body.html#

» Teach students how Boolean searches work visually. www.boolify.org

» Take literature trips via Google Earth http://www.googlelittrips.org/

» Use Google Earth to teach scientific notation http://www.realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Scientific_Notation_1.html

Cool Things

» Use Google Earth’s “historical imagery” feature http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/02/google_earth_5_historical_imagery.html

» http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-in-google-earth-50-historical.html

» Use Google Earth’s “historical imagery” feature http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2009/02/google_earth_5_historical_imagery.html

» http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-in-google-earth-50-historical.html

Cool Things

» Cells alive http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

» For the fun of it http://befuddlr.com/

» Cooliris

» Cells alive http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/cell_model.htm

» For the fun of it http://befuddlr.com/

» Cooliris

Resources

» Next Vista for Learning http://www.nextvista.org/

» Richard Byrne’s Bloghttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/

» For ELA/ELL Teachers http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

» Next Vista for Learning http://www.nextvista.org/

» Richard Byrne’s Bloghttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/

» For ELA/ELL Teachers http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

Wizteach

» Video intro» Floating toolbar» Quick start

“Lessons” palette to choose a “canvas” Drawing tools Capture tools

» Explore toolbars for your subject area

» Video intro» Floating toolbar» Quick start

“Lessons” palette to choose a “canvas” Drawing tools Capture tools

» Explore toolbars for your subject area

Evaluation Process

» 60 day trial license» Key features?» Problem/issue reporting

» 60 day trial license» Key features?» Problem/issue reporting