1. Q PROJECT March 2006 STAFF DEVELOPMENT ON USE OF ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD Eileen Gartside

2. Whats This? Installed in two classrooms but nobody knows how to use it!

3. THE PLAN Teach myself how to use it Use it with Certificate in Education/ PGCE students Hold two staff development sessions to pass on basic knowledge Staff to contribute own ideas of how to use it as a resource in own classes THE BEST WAY TO LEARN IS TO TEACH OTHERS!

4. First Attempt!

5. Getting Better

6. ........... and better A Biology A Level teacher identifies an important bone!

7. The Reveal tool

8. An Additional Learning Support Tutor uses the drag and drop facility

9. Using the Floating keyboard to search the Internet

10. Supporting Documents Basic Instructions booklet Basic Ideas More advanced ideas Documents placed on Moodle for access by all staff

11. Lessons learnt! Its not difficult, but requires practice and knowledge of what it can do Not a good idea to use it with students until competent A powerful visual learning tool with opportunities for student interaction and engagement Staff need much more practice and access to the resource