Interactive whiteboards and the development of effective pedagogies

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Interactive whiteboards and the development of
effective pedagogies

• Computers in Educations

Ruth Geer
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What is an interactive whiteboard?

• A large touch sensitive board which is connected
  to a projector and computer
• A tool for teaching and learning
• Generally comes with its own software
• Software allows the creation of own material

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Benefits for students

• Versatility for all ages across curriculum areas
• Increased opportunities for interaction and
  discussion
• Increased enjoyment and motivation
• Increased understanding of more complex concepts
• Caters for different learning styles

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Benefits for teachers

• More effective integration
• Encourages spontaneity and flexibility through
  annotations
• Teachers can save print facilitating revision
• Teachers can share reuse materials
• Teachers develop more competence and confidence
  with ICTs easy to use
• Encourages teachers to change pedagogy with
  integration

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Factors affecting effective use

• Access to whiteboard
• Use by students as well as teachers
• Provision of training appropriate to needs
• Investment of time by teachers
• Sharing of ideas resources
• Positioning of whiteboard in classroom
• Reliability and technical support

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Impact on learning

• Raise level of student engagement
• Motivate promote enthusiasm
• Shown to increase school attendance
• Higher levels of student attendance
• Supports many different learning styles
• Helps students understand abstract concepts more
  readily

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Development of effective pedagogies

• Enhance demonstration modelling
• Student-centred
• Improve quality of interactions with effective
  questioning
• Increase pace depth of learning
• Ensure balance between making resources and
  planning for teaching
• Utilise capture tool for revision

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References

• British Educational Communications and Technology
  Agency (BECTA). (2003). What the research says
  about interactive whiteboards Becta ICT Research
  series. Retrieved March 31, 2006, from
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  1id546
• British Educational Communications and Technology
  Agency (BECTA). (2005). How to use your
  interactive whiteboard effectively. Retrieved 5
  June 2006, from http//schools.becta.org.uk/index.
  php?sectiontecatcodeas-pres_02rid4938
• British Educational Communications and Technology
  Agency (BECTA). (200).Getting the most from your
  interactive whiteboard. retrieved April 27, 2007
  from http//publications.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?
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• Gillen, J., Staarman, J., Littleton, K. Twiner,
  A. (2006) A 'learning revolution'? Investigating
  pedagogical practices around interactive
  whiteboards in British primary classrooms.Paper
  presented at the AERA Conference, 2006 in San
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• Smith, H., Higgins, S., Wall, K. Miller,
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  bandwagon? A critical review of the literature,
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• Tom Snyder Productions. (2006). Harness the power
  of projectors and interactive whiteboards to
  improve classroom teaching and learning.
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