Topic outline
UNIT ONE:INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD
INTRODUCTION ANIMATED VIDEO
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Key unit Competency: Describe and demonstrate the use of common hardware
Learning Objectives:
a. Knowledge & understanding
1. Understand the basic components of an interactive whiteboard hardware.
2. Understand interactive whiteboard software.
3. Understand how to integrate the interactive whiteboard into curriculum activities.
b. Skills
1. Navigate the interactive whiteboard interface.
2. Write, erase, save text, enter objects and manipulate them on screen.
3. Use 3D objects, interactive objects, video clips, and audio files.
4. Use built-in games function to enhance a lesson.
5. Create lessons that incorporate interactive whiteboard technology with curriculum requirements.
c. Attitudes and values
1. Appreciate that interactive whiteboards can be truly interactive and can support both teaching and
learning.
2. Appreciate that interactive whiteboard can ease teaching and make learning more fun.
TOPIC1: INTRODUCTION AND BACK GROUND OF INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD
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Watch the videos and read notes from the following links below and be ready to answer related questions in Quiz:
- Youtube video1: Introduction to Interactive Whiteboard
Youtube video2: Introduction to Interactive Whiteboard
Youtube video3: Mimio Interactive Whiteboard
Introduction to the interactive whiteboard from Wikipedia
Interactive whiteboard description
YouTube video: SmartBoard vs. Promethean Interactive whiteboard - Fellow teachers use this assignment iconto answer the questions asked to this unit's quiz:
TOPIC 2: PROS AND CONS OF USING INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS
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It is time now to know more about the pros and cons of Interactive whiteboard(IWB).
The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision. They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm.
Use the links below to know more about Pros and Cons of IWB:
TOPIC 3: INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD INTERFACE
Suggested time- For more informations about IWB Interface you can visit this link
TOPIC 4: USE OF INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS
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An interactive smart board, also known as an electronic whiteboard, is a classroom tool that allows images from a computer screen to be displayed
onto a classroom using a digital projector. The teacher or a student can “interact” with the images directly on the screen using a tool or even a finger.
- Starting from the beginning of this unit we learned more about Interactive board. Now, you are going to exploit this unit linked resources and link them to previous resources about this unit and give us your views in discussion forum :Training notes and videos about the Interactive White Board
Video : Interactive Whiteboard Teacher Training 9min 32Sec
Youtube Video: Interactive whiteboard user tutorials (English) 3min18sec
Youtube video : Kindergarten Interactive White Board Use ( English) 5min
For more information watch these videos:
Youtube video:Teaching English with Interactive Whiteboard Chart 10min
1.Are you now able to use Interactive White Board (IWB) in your class?
a) If yes. How and why ? Briefly give some clear explanations.b) If no. What are you still facing difficult to improve2. Generally , what are the challenges that can be addressed hindering the use of IWB in our classes to embrace this new technology.
TOPIC 5: STRATEGIES OF LINKING INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD FUNCTIONALITY TO CURRICULUM NEEDS
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Background – Use of Interactive White Boards (IWBs)The use of IWBs integrates the functions of a regular board with additional means that enable interactive and constructivist learning and teaching (Betcher& Lee, 2009; Way, Lifley, Ruster,Johnco, Mauric, & Ochs, 2009).Develop an interactive whiteboard based lesson plan , deliver your lesson in class and record an evident video to be submitted in LMS using the above Assignment icon.
N.B: Submit both developed lesson plan and recorded video
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The attached video resources can help you for more information about the steps to use Interactive whiteboard
Tutorial1: How to use an Interactive Whiteboard
Tutorial2: Setting up the mimio - How to use an Interactive Whiteboard
Tutorial3: How to use an Interactive Whiteboard
Tutorial4: The toolbox
Tutorial5 : Working with Images
Tutorial6: Annotating Images
Tutorial7: Masking and zooming
Tutorial8: Internet and Images