Interactive White board article
This article was a study done testing the effect of interactive white boards on student engagement. This study involved ten middle school teachers and 197 students. The teachers gave a lesson using the interactive white board in 10 classrooms, after this lesson the students were given a quiz/survey and so were the teachers. The students and the teachers both preferred the lessons using the interactive white board over the lessons without it. The article goes on to explain why, they mention three modalities of learning that the whiteboard encompasses making it easier for more students to be engaged in the lesson. They mentioned visual learning, with the interactive white board you can use text, pictures, videos, the possibilities are endless. The second modality is oral. With the interactive white board you can play music, and click on words and have them pronounced. The third modality is tactile. With the interactive white board students can physically interact with the material they are learning, this helps the tactile learners. All of these things contribute to the students level of engagement throughout the lesson. When students are motivated and engaged in learning, they will learn a lot more effectively.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Active board
Active board article
This article is a review of the active board. One thing that was completely different than the smart board is that it does not have a touch screen, you can only use tools. This is helpful because when you are pointing to the board, or if a child touches it it won't go to the next page or mess something up. However, it can also be a con because it is not as interactive if you have to use tools. If several kids come up to the board and are doing an activity they will have to switch off tools instead of just use their fingers. Interactive white boards, despite their small differences between brands, are making a huge difference in the learning of students today. The Active board is an efficient and fun tool to use in the classroom.
This article is a review of the active board. One thing that was completely different than the smart board is that it does not have a touch screen, you can only use tools. This is helpful because when you are pointing to the board, or if a child touches it it won't go to the next page or mess something up. However, it can also be a con because it is not as interactive if you have to use tools. If several kids come up to the board and are doing an activity they will have to switch off tools instead of just use their fingers. Interactive white boards, despite their small differences between brands, are making a huge difference in the learning of students today. The Active board is an efficient and fun tool to use in the classroom.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What I learned about smart board
Today I learned how to find a smart exchange lesson and download it to use. I learned how to edit the presentation and add tools such as the timer! I also learned how to add a link.
Assignment 2
Adaption
I will be using the drag and drop feature on my presentation, as well as the pull out tabs with hints on them. I have a link to a youtube video on my presentation. I will use the pen and the eraser.
NETS for student
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
The students need to use their creativity to figure out which ways the different animals have adapted, in a group they will brainstorm what physical traits enable the animals to survive in their environment. They will have to apply their prior knowledge of adaption to the animals seen on the board.
NETS for teachers
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
In this presentation the teacher engages the students with interactive activities and real life examples of animals and adaption. The teacher leads the class in group discussion in applying what adaption means to animals in real life.
A SMART board will help in my future classroom because it will help me use a variety of resources and strategies to get the students engaged in what I am teaching. It will allow more opportunity for the students to get involved. Hopefully I will be able to use this in such a way that it becomes a very efficient resource while teaching!
I will be using the drag and drop feature on my presentation, as well as the pull out tabs with hints on them. I have a link to a youtube video on my presentation. I will use the pen and the eraser.
NETS for student
1. Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
The students need to use their creativity to figure out which ways the different animals have adapted, in a group they will brainstorm what physical traits enable the animals to survive in their environment. They will have to apply their prior knowledge of adaption to the animals seen on the board.
NETS for teachers
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
In this presentation the teacher engages the students with interactive activities and real life examples of animals and adaption. The teacher leads the class in group discussion in applying what adaption means to animals in real life.
A SMART board will help in my future classroom because it will help me use a variety of resources and strategies to get the students engaged in what I am teaching. It will allow more opportunity for the students to get involved. Hopefully I will be able to use this in such a way that it becomes a very efficient resource while teaching!
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