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Engaging Students Through Interactive Whiteboards

National-Louis University
Technology In Education

Course Description | Learning Objectives | Course Requirements | Workshop Topics

Recommended Readings & Web Sites

 

Instructor: Briana Allen
E-mail: briana.allen01 AT my DOT nl DOT edu

Course Description

Interactive whiteboards represent technology-teaching tools that provide opportunities for increased student engagement. This workshop will provide students with hands on experience on the use of Interactive Whiteboards and how to effectively integrate them into the learning environment.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how interactive white board technology resource can be used within  the curricular area taught by the teacher;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how interactive whiteboard technology resources can provide for individual differences among students of varying ability levels.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the differences between the various types of interactive white boards.
  • Conduct research and create an annotated listing of online pedagogical strategies examples as well as curriculum related resources
  • Demonstrate understanding of the interactive whiteboard and create a project that incorporates the use of the technology in curricular delivery.

 


Course Requirements

  • Create an Interactive Whiteboard project that supports a lesson realted to your curriculum
    • Include grade, subject area, and relevent learning and technology standards - See rubric for flipchart requirements
    • Flipcharts will be graded using the ActivInspire Flipchart Rubric
  • Create an annotated list of 10 IWB resources (web sites, videos, podcasts, etc.) with pedagogical strategies, curriculum resources, and general IWB resources (email to instructor)


Workshop Topics

 

IWB Overview

  • What are the underlying principles behind interactive white board technologies?
  • What are the various design differences between the various types of white boards?
  • What are the lesson planning tools available for use with interactive white boards?
  • How are teachers using interactive white boards in their classrooms?

Pedagogy & Interactive Whiteboards

Use vs Transformation

What makes a quality IWB lesson?

See Recommended Readings for articles on the subject

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, When Using IWB

Interactive Whiteboard Hardware

What are the various kinds of Interactive White Board Technologies

Commercial Interactive Whiteboards

 

Representative Software

 

Interactive Whiteboard Alternatives

 

IWB Websites and Resources

  • Google Earth
  • Stellarium
  • Celestia

IWB Resource Form

Professional Development and Support

  • What education support is available for teachers using interactive whiteboards?
  • What should an IWB rollout look like from a professional development standpoint?
  • What can administrators expect and when?
  • What type of evaluation instruments should be used and when?

 

Recommended Readings and Web Sites

Promethean Planet

SMART Exchange

Wiimote Whiteboard in Education: A Tutorial

Teaching for scientific literacy with an interactive whiteboard

Hierarchy of Pedagogical Stages for Interactive Whiteboard Use

Penteractive Wiimote IWB Resources

Practical Practice

iPad into IWB Videos

IWBs are No SIlver Bullet

Paul Swan, et al. "Interactive whiteboards: Interactive or just whiteboards?." Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 26.4 (2010): 494-510. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 May 2011.

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Rice, John. "Are You Smarter Than a Whiteboard?." TechEdge 28.3 (2009): 30-31. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Eisenmann, Dave. "AS I SEE "IT": Interactive Whiteboards as a Springboard for Integration." Learning & Leading with Technology 36.6 (2009): 17. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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O'Hanlon, Charlene. "Board CERTIFIED." T H E Journal 34.6 (2007): 30-34. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Curwood, Jen Scott. "EDUCATION 2.0." Instructor 118.6 (2009): 29-32. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Lewin, Cathy, Bridget Somekh, and Stephen Steadman. "Embedding interactive whiteboards in teaching and learning: The process of change in pedagogic practice." Education & Information Technologies 13.4 (2008): 291-303. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Kaufman, Derek S. "How Does the Use of Interactive Whiteboards Affect Teaching and Learning?." Distance Learning 6.2 (2009): 23-33. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article looks at the effects of using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) with teachers and students and its suitability as a learning tool. Benefits of using IWBs such as flexibility, image manipulation and ability to illustrate abstract ideas are given. It also reports on studies conducted with IWBs showing a positive impact on student learning as well as on teachers.

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Quashie, Valerie. "HOW INTERACTIVE IS THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD?." MT: Mathematics Teaching 214 (2009): 33-38. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article discusses teacher's evaluation of the use of the interactive whiteboard (IWB) in mathematics in Great Britain. Four teachers were observed using the IWB, and 2 allowed the students to come up to the IWB to participate, while the other two used the hands up technique. It concludes that there was more interaction in learning with the use of the IWB depending on the way it was used.

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"INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS & DEVICES." Media & Methods 42.2 (2006): 8-10. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article features some interactive whiteboards and devices for schools in the U.S. in 2006. The benefits of interactive whiteboards include annotating any computer screen information, highlighting key visual points and whole-class reviewing of important parts of lessons using the technology. The Mobilepresenter BT from Numonics is a lightweight portable presentation device that replaces a mouse and gives the user remote control of a connected computer system. The Promethean Collaborative Classroom System from Promethean is an integrated solution consisting of an interactive whiteboard, lesson development software, wireless remote control to the board, and handheld student assessment devices.

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"Interactive whiteboards must create new classroom interactions to transform learning; Futurelab releases new Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom Report'." M2PressWIRE (2007): Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Doe, Charles. "Interactive Whiteboards." MultiMedia & Internet@Schools 17.1 (2010): 30-34. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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"MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR CLASSROOM WHITEBOARD." Instructor 118.6 (2009): 33. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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"mimio Interactive." Children's Technology Review 18.2 (2010): 23. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Murcia, Karen. "Multi-modal representations in primary science: What's offered by interactive whiteboard technology." Teaching Science - the Journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association 56.1 (2010): 23-29. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

This paper reports on exploratory research that examined how students learn Science with an interactive whiteboard. In this study, the IWB was found to support a range of multi-modal representation types including verbal, graphic, tabular, mathematical, pictorial and kinaesthetic. The affordances offered by the technology are discussed in this paper and examples from primary science classrooms are used to illustrate how students learn Science and demonstrate understanding through the multiple representations afforded by interactive whiteboard technology.

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Linh, Claudia. "Next-Gen Interactive Whiteboards." T H E Journal 36.2 (2009): 24-26. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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"Product Spotlight: INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS." District Administration 44.13 (2008): 66. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article introduces product reviews for whiteboards used in classrooms. Interactive whiteboards offer a touch-sensitive display and connect with a digital projector and computer. The article also explores options such as mounting equipment and accessories used to support instruction and engage students.

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Draper, Norman. "Robbinsdale gets second whiteboard grant: Teachers who are using it say the interactive whiteboard technology gets students more engaged in learning." Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) 24 Feb. 2010: Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Schwartz, Mette, and Joan Thormann. "Science on the Big Screen." Learning & Leading with Technology 37.5 (2010): 32-33. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article discusses the important role of the interactive whiteboard in teaching science. The author explains that the tool enables teachers to show abstract concepts in several ways and illustrate the behavior of particles in solids, gases and liquids. He also notes that the tool allows the interaction to occur on the big screen in front of the class, which enables students to participate. Moreover, he points out that the interactive whiteboard is significant to address different learning styles of students.

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Schweder, Windy, Cheryl A. Wissick, and Amy B. Mounce. "Teaching Content with Interactive White boards." Journal of Special Education Technology 23.1 (2008): 54-58. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article focuses on teaching content with interactive whiteboards. The author discusses and describes how interactive whiteboards are use to teach subject-area content and computer skills to all students. It also presents real-world examples of ways these materials are being paired with the Internet and interactive games for students. The article also discusses the benefits of providing increased Internet accessibility, one of which is that it enables teachers to use interactive whiteboards for modeling the proper way to conduct research on the Web.

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Marzano, Robert J. "Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards." Educational Leadership 67.3 (2009): 80-82. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article discusses research on the effect teachers' use of the interactive whiteboard has on student achievement. The study involved teachers who used interactive whiteboards to teach lessons to students which they then taught to a different group of students without the interactive whiteboard. According to the article, the research found that using interactive whiteboards resulted in a 16% gain in student achievement. The three features of interactive whiteboards that help to increase student achievement, which includes the learner-response device, the use of graphics to represent information, and its reinforcer application that allows teachers to present information in an unusual context, are discussed.

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"The Interactive Classroom." Instructor 119.3 (2009): 22-23. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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Del Rey, Jason. "The Whiteboard Jungle." Inc 31.1 (2009): 24. MAS Ultra - School Edition. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

This article discusses the market for digital whiteboards in the U.S. in 2008. Smart Technologies sold more than 130,000 of its Smart Boards in 2008 and controls about half of the market. Promethean USA is the biggest competitor of Smart. Meanwhile, eInstruction also launched a range of interactive whiteboards.

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Mildenhall, Paula, et al. "VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES ON THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD." Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom 13.1 (2008): 9-14. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article examines the use of virtual manipulatives and the interactive whiteboard (IWB). Virtual manipulatives is referred to as a virtual representation of a physical manipulative wherein various dynamic processes aided in the development of mathematical conceptual understanding. IWB have the potential to make manipulatives more accessible to large groups of children and to use the shared learning experience within the classroom to enhance the learning of the students.

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Schaffhauser, Dian. "Which Came First--The Technology or the Pedagogy?." T.H.E. Journal 36.8 (2009): 27-32. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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"WHITEBOARD 101." Instructor 119.1 (2009): 12. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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McClaskey, Kathleen, and Randy Welch. "Whiteboards Engage Autistic Students." Learning & Leading with Technology 36.5 (2009): 30-31. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

The article focuses on the significance of whiteboards as an effective educational tool for autistic students. It notes that the Autism, Communication and Technology (ACT) Project acquired interactive whiteboards for students with autism or neurological disorders. It aims to increase group instruction to prove their capacity of social learning. The interactive whiteboard tends to train the attention of these students. Teachers created an environment where autistic students become engaged and active in their learning through the ACT Toolkit.

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"YES! KINDERGARTNERS CAN USE WHITEBOARDS." Instructor 118.5 (2009): 11. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 May 2010.

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