2. Company LOGO Using the Smartboard in the Classroom Mr. Uwe Maurer, Principal Mrs. Sandra Chow, Teacher (Morrison Christian Academy – Bethany Campus)

3. Agenda 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Interactive Whiteboards 3. Advantages of Interactive Whiteboards 4. Smartboards in your Classroom 5. Implementation at Bethany

4. Interactive Whiteboards Interactive whiteboards are used primarily: 1.To capture notes written on the whiteboard surface 2.To control (click and drag) and/or mark-up (annotate) a computer-generated image projected on the whiteboard surface.

5. Whiteboard Research Research thus far:  General implementation of equipment  General teaching & learning  Effect on academic achievement  The importance of training Research originating from:  U.K., Australia, Chile, U.S., Canada

6. General Implementation – U.K.

7. Teaching & Learning Strategies  Brainstorming  Sorting  Drag-and-drop activities  Annotation  Collaborative writing  Cloze activities

8. Academic Achievement Centre for ICT, Pedagogy and Learning (Manchester Metropolitan University, July 2007)  Welcomed by teachers  Increased motivation for learning  Both average and high-attaining boys and girls improved in Math and Science  Positive trends were observed in English  Teachers require continued training to bring about pedagogical change  Proper technical support is essential

9. On-line Whiteboard Resources Interactive Whiteboard research  http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en- US/Resourcelibrary/ http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en- US/Resourcelibrary/  www.becta.org.uk www.becta.org.uk  http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/interactive_whiteboards.cfm http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/interactive_whiteboards.cfm  http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curric ulum/ict/iwb/index.htm http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curric ulum/ict/iwb/index.htm Teacher resources  http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/  http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/ http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/

10. Research Says…

11. Advantages of Whiteboard  Student achievement (priority in research)  Student engagement & motivation  Teacher creativity expanded  Difficult concepts easier to grasp  Storage of learning  Capturing the teachable moments  Access to multiple intelligences  Teaching for the students’ future

12. Disadvantages of Whiteboard  Cost  Extra planning time (initially)  Reliance on technicians  Fragility of equipment  Vision (issue is with projection)  Calibration (eliminated with rear-projection)  Sensitivity to touch (digital vs. analog)  Handwriting difficult to understand  Familiarity with software

13. Demonstration of Lessons  Math  Language - English  Science  Art