Interactive+Whiteboards

=Interactive Whiteboards=

Interactive Whiteboards are large displays, such as classroom whiteboards, that connect to a computer and projector to create a touchscreen monitor.

Articles: [|Why Use Interactive Whiteboards?]

This article, written by a professor, discusses the benefits of using interactive whiteboards in classrooms. She stresses the importance of student interaction and involvement, and using the interactive whiteboards promotes this type of learning. In addition, it is the perfect tool for differentiation, as learning styles are easily accommodated. Tactile learners and students with limited motor skills can easily use this tool, and enjoy doing so.

[|Teacher's Stories: Using Interactive Whiteboards]

This article is a great testimony to the way in which this specific technology can change teachers, students, and outcomes. Not only are the benefits mentioned, but teachers expound on their personal experiences. They felt that their teaching was more creative and they were more spontaneous when they used Interactive White Boards, and they were able to receive immediate feedback on student achievement. They also noted that they were better able to accommodate their student's questions and interests.

Interactive Whiteboard Lessons:



Grade Level: 12th Grade Content Area: English Language Arts Unit Title: //The Iliad// Length of Unit: 4 Weeks Time of Year: February

Read //The Iliad//, following the syllabus for page breakdowns. Meet with your group in and out of class of four other students. Plan your interactive whiteboard presentation using Google Lit Trips. Present your section of //The Iliad// using the interactive whiteboard. Include geographical landmarks and links to information about the ancient Greek world. Include at least five questions about your section using the interactive whiteboard. Call on students to answer the questions using the interactive whiteboard.

RL.11-12.10. By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
 * National Core Standards:**


 * ISTE Standards:**
 * **3.** || **Research and Information Fluency** ||
 * || Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: ||
 * a. || plan strategies to guide inquiry. || . ||  ||
 * b. || locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. ||
 * c. || evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. ||
 * d. || process data and report results. ||  ||

Interactive Whiteboard Lesson 2:



Grade Level: 11th Grade Content Area: English Language Arts Unit Title: Writing a Critical Essay Length of Unit: 1 1/2 weeks Time of Year: November

The teacher presents sample sections of weak critical essays on the whiteboard. Students offer feedback for improvement. Students cross out, rewrite and edit each section as the teacher discusses writing the critical essay. The writing process is outlined on the board after this exercise.


 * National Core Standards:**

W.11-12.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.


 * ISTE Standards:**


 * **3.** || **Research and Information Fluency** ||
 * || Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: ||
 * a. || plan strategies to guide inquiry. ||  ||   ||
 * b. || locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. ||
 * c. || evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. ||
 * d. || process data and report results. ||  ||