Interactive Whiteboard
This was one of my pupils in my first placement school sharing her ideas with the rest of the class during a science lesson. As a class we were discussing what to write in our science explanations (more specifically the conclusion in this picture).
I would often ask pupils to come up to the IWB and write their ideas down. I believe this helps build confidence in the pupils and creates a collaborative learning environment. It also helps strengthen their own I.C.T. and computing skills. Pupils also seemed more willing to contribute if they were writing down their ideas on the IWB.
During activities, if pupils had shared ideas on the IWB I would allow them to switch between the slides whenever they liked if they needed reminding of what was said. This method is much better than just verbally discussing ideas as pupils may forget what has been said and it may inhibit the quality of their learning and work. This method of collaborative learning effectively engages learners of all styles; auditory, visual and kinesthetic.
I would often ask pupils to come up to the IWB and write their ideas down. I believe this helps build confidence in the pupils and creates a collaborative learning environment. It also helps strengthen their own I.C.T. and computing skills. Pupils also seemed more willing to contribute if they were writing down their ideas on the IWB.
During activities, if pupils had shared ideas on the IWB I would allow them to switch between the slides whenever they liked if they needed reminding of what was said. This method is much better than just verbally discussing ideas as pupils may forget what has been said and it may inhibit the quality of their learning and work. This method of collaborative learning effectively engages learners of all styles; auditory, visual and kinesthetic.
This is an example of a year 1 teacher using the IWB to engage all the pupils. Pupils wrote a phoneme on their whiteboards and a picture would be displayed on the IWB. If the pupils' phoneme was in the picture, in this case shoe (sh & oe) the pupils' had to raise their whiteboards. The teacher would then click on the next page and there would be another picture.
Using the IWB to display pictures to the whole class allows the teacher to keep the lesson pacey and all pupils engaged. The teacher can then focus on assessing which pupils understand the content of the lesson without having to worry about drawing another picture.
I did the same with many of my lessons; find a suitable picture for the context of the lesson, which could then be annotated or used for inspiration e.g. a picture of a mountain and getting the children to think of three adjectives to describe the scene.
Using the IWB to display pictures to the whole class allows the teacher to keep the lesson pacey and all pupils engaged. The teacher can then focus on assessing which pupils understand the content of the lesson without having to worry about drawing another picture.
I did the same with many of my lessons; find a suitable picture for the context of the lesson, which could then be annotated or used for inspiration e.g. a picture of a mountain and getting the children to think of three adjectives to describe the scene.
In this History lesson I managed to combine the use of the IWB with an iPad. The pupils were designing comic strips based around the life of Anne Frank (see comic life for more details).
I held mini plenaries during both iPad lessons to model good examples to the rest of the class. Being able to connect the pupils' iPads to the IWB was perfect as I was able to point out specific things in the comics that achieved the success criteria. Pupils were able to see what their peers had achieved very clearly and improve their comics to help them reach the success criteria.
Once the pupils had finished their comic books I held a presentation session (not pictured) were pupils came up, uploaded their work onto the IWB. They read their comic through and spoke about the choices they had made. The class then peer assessed one another, stating if they achieved the success criteria and what each pupil could do to achieve it. I believe this helped develop the classes speaking and listening skills and well as confidence when presenting their comic. I takes a lot of courage to present your work and have it displayed so big to the rest of the class. And this wouldn't be able to happen if there was no IWB in the classroom.
I held mini plenaries during both iPad lessons to model good examples to the rest of the class. Being able to connect the pupils' iPads to the IWB was perfect as I was able to point out specific things in the comics that achieved the success criteria. Pupils were able to see what their peers had achieved very clearly and improve their comics to help them reach the success criteria.
Once the pupils had finished their comic books I held a presentation session (not pictured) were pupils came up, uploaded their work onto the IWB. They read their comic through and spoke about the choices they had made. The class then peer assessed one another, stating if they achieved the success criteria and what each pupil could do to achieve it. I believe this helped develop the classes speaking and listening skills and well as confidence when presenting their comic. I takes a lot of courage to present your work and have it displayed so big to the rest of the class. And this wouldn't be able to happen if there was no IWB in the classroom.
This picture was taken during my observation of a year 1 phonics lesson. It shows how the teacher was using the IWB to clearly display information for the children. In this case pupils had to choose and write down one of the tricky words and repeat it back to the teacher.
The advantage of doing this, and not just writing the words on a normal whiteboard, is that the teacher can zoom quickly in and out and focus on particular words to show to the pupils. The words are also big and clear, so all the pupils can focus and engage at all times. Another advantage is that it can be saved and used again, saving time for the teacher.
The advantage of doing this, and not just writing the words on a normal whiteboard, is that the teacher can zoom quickly in and out and focus on particular words to show to the pupils. The words are also big and clear, so all the pupils can focus and engage at all times. Another advantage is that it can be saved and used again, saving time for the teacher.
This video shows an example of one of the flip charts I prepared for one of my maths lessons for the IWB. I made similar flip charts for the majority of my lessons. It shows my development in learning how to use the IWB effectively to aid learning in the classroom. It allows me to; share the learning objectives and success criteria; insert pictures and diagrams that can be annotated; provide pupils with the opportunity to share ideas and refer back to them and give pupils clear instructions which they can refer back to for guidance during the lesson.