1. 6th Primary School of Aghioi Anargyroi
Experimenting with the digital Classroom: using the tablets in the classroom
Konstantina Kotsi
6th Primary School of Aghioi Anargyroi
29 February 2016

2. Equipment
75-inch LED interactive whiteboard (IWB)
A laptop
25 tablets

3. Magic Interactive White board
Replaces traditional projectors
Engages and motivates learners with interactive display technology
Communicates and shares information brightly and clearly
Enhances collaboration

4. The benefits of using tablets for learners
Motivation
Publishing, sharing and searching for information
Collaboration
Developing IT skills
Creating a more individual approach to learning
Flexibility in terms of space and time
Creativity.

5. The benefits of using tablets for teachers
Classroom management and organisation
Changing the role of the teacher
Student evaluation
IT skills
Visual quality of teaching material

6. Three software components
MagicIWB (Interactive White Board)
MagicIMS (Interactive Management Solution)
MagicIMS Agent

7. MagicIWB offers an enhanced viewing experience
more accurate presentations
magnification, concealment and highlighting capabilities
drawing and on-screen note-taking
multiple programs simultaneously
access to internet content

8. MagicIMS (Interactive Management Solution)
it connects teachers’ and learners’ devices
participants can share files and other materials (screen,videos, url)
teachers can invite learners participate in the e-class
teachers can control learners’ devices
teachers can give exams
teachers can conduct votes

9. MagicIMS Agent it enables remote management
it is downloaded to the tablets
learners can select a class to attend
learners can submit a question to the presenter/teacher
learners can take an exam or vote and submit them to the teacher

10. A teacher using the digital classroom should:
Be convinced of the benefits of the D. C.
Take the time to become confident
Be organized
Have clarity of purpose
Blend recourses
Enhance learners interact with the D. C. appealing to all learning styles
Try not to allow the board and/or tablets to dominate

11. “Competent, engaged teachers are more necessary than ever in the Information Age, and balancing mobile educational advantages with healthy teaching interaction is the key to maximizing the worth of both” Mathew Lynch

12. Thank you!