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The Interactive Whiteboard
• DIANA PICCHI• MAED 5040
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Remember these?
Remember these?
Remember these?
Here it is…
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A CURRENT FAD OR MOTIVATIONAL TOOL??
The Interactive Whiteboard
Current claims…
Classroom learning is enhanced when visuals are involved1
Current claims…
Classroom learning is enhanced when visuals are involved1
The IWB allows teachers to create material in advance, quickly retrieve information, and save information for later use6
Current claims…
Classroom learning is enhanced when visuals are involved1
The IWB allows teachers to create material in advance, quickly retrieve information, and save information for later use6
The technological capabilities of the software are compelling to students and draw them into the lesson9
Current claims…
Classroom learning is enhanced when visuals are involved1
The IWB allows teachers to create material in advance, quickly retrieve information, and save information for later use6
The technological capabilities of the software are compelling to students and draw them into the lesson9
The use of colors and visuals help the students focus on the lesson and on the teacher presenting it5
Current claims…
Classroom learning is enhanced when visuals are involved1
The IWB allows teachers to create material in advance, quickly retrieve information, and save information for later use6
The technological capabilities of the software are compelling to students and draw them into the lesson9
The use of colors and visuals help the students focus on the lesson and on the teacher presenting it5
The interactive whiteboard (IWB) promotes student interest, sustains concentration, and learn more effectively3
What it can do…
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What it can do…
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What it can do…
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Sources: 3, 4, & 8
But just how true is it??
Problems with current studies Too short
But just how true is it??
Problems with current studies Too short Did not focus on long term effects on student learning
But just how true is it??
Problems with current studies Too short Did not focus on long term effects on student learning Focused heavily on the teacher
Sources: 2, 6, 7, & 9
Something to think about…
Whole-class discussion
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Sources: 5, 6, & 10
Something to think about…
Passive learning
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Source: 5
Something to think about…
Teacher reliance on technology
Source: 4
With that in mind…
There are three different teaching styles that involve the IWB Supported didactic
With that in mind…
There are three different teaching styles that involve the IWB Supported didactic Interactive
With that in mind…
There are three different teaching styles that involve the IWB Supported didactic Interactive Enhanced interactivity
Source: 3
The teacher not the technology…
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Source: 1, 2, 3, 6, & 10
What do teacher’s need?
Hands on lessons training
Continual technical support
Source: 8
Overall conclusion…
A CURRENT FAD OR MOTIVATIONAL TOOL??
The Interactive Whiteboard
Final Thoughts…
References
1 Beeland, W. D. (2002). Student engagement, visual learning and technology: Can interactive whiteboards help? Retrieved from http://chiron.valdosta.edu/are/Artmanscrpt/vol1no1/beeland_am.pdf 2 Bennett, S., & Lockyer, L. (December 2008). A study of teachers’ integration of interactive whiteboards into four Australian primary school classrooms. Learning, Media and Technology, 33(4), 289-300. doi:
10.1080/17439880802497008 3 Glover, D., Miller, D., Averis, D., & Door, V. (March 2007). The evolution of an effective pedagogy for teachers using the interactive whiteboard in mathematics and modern languages: An empirical analysis from the
secondary sector. Learning, Media and Technology, 32(1), 5-20. doi: 10.1080/17439880601141146 4 Gray, G., Hagger-Vaughan, L., Pilkington, R., & Tomkins, S. A. (2005). The pros and cons of interactive whiteboards in relation to the key stage 3 strategy and framework. Language Learning Journal, 32, 38-44. 5 Holmes, K. (2009). Planning to teach with digital tools: Introducing the interactive whiteboard to pre- service secondary mathematics teachers. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25(3), 351-365. Retrieved from
http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet25/holmes.pdf 6 Kennewell, S., Tanner, H., Jones, S., & Beauchamp, G. (2008). Analysing the use of interactive technology to implement interactive teaching. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 24, 61-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-
2729.2007.00244.x 7 Lopez, O. S. (2009). The digital learning classroom: Improving English language learners’ academic success in
mathematics and reading using interactive whiteboard technology. Computers & Education, 54, 901-915. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.09.019
8 Miller, D., & Glover, D. (September 2007). Into the unknown: The professional development induction experience of secondary mathematics teachers using interactive whiteboard technology. Learning, Media and Technology,
32(3), 319-331. doi: 10.1080/17439880701511156 9 Torff, B., & Tirotta, R. (2009). Interactive whiteboards produce small gains in elementary students’ self- reported motivation in mathematics. Computers & Education, 54, 379-383. doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.08.019 10 Wood, R., & Ashfield, J. (2008). The use of the interactive whiteboard for creative teaching and learning in literacy and mathematics: A case study. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(1), 84-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-
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