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Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom

by Rebecca
(Darwin, Northern Territory Australia)

Hi, my name is Rebecca and I teach transition/year one in Darwin, NT. Our school is very technology focused and all classes have use of full class sets of laptops. All rooms also have an IWB, which I don't think I can live without!

- I use the whiteboard for displaying my morning activity (PATTER) groups, guided reading and spelling groups.

- I also use it for an introduction handwriting lesson, where I get the kids to practice the letter we are learning on the whiteboard. The fun thing about this is that the kids love changing the writing to rainbow, or stars etc. Really gets them engaged.

- I use the whiteboard for phonics, starfall.com. I also have this website as a favourite on the laptops, and the kids love it. We also brainstorm words starting with the letter we are learning.

- For writing we are exploring narrative, and I like to find funny, interesting pictures for the kids as a stimulus. I display them on the whiteboard so it is nice and big, and the kids can reference it as they write. The kids get excited whenever they see a new picture.

- As a treat the kids like to play mathsblaster. It is a maths game for the interactive, and the kids really enjoy it.

There are so many uses for the whiteboard, and these are just some that I use every day. There are stacks of websites on the net for interactive whiteboard games for kids. My favourites are:

starfall.com (phonics/learning to read etc)

copacabana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/Get_Smart_Pages/Get_Smart.htm (interactive maths games)

primarygames.com

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/


I love these websites as once I have found a good site and introduce it to the kids, I add it to the favourites on the laptops that they use and navigate them independently.

Hope these sites come in handy, and remember there are many more out there!

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Interactive Whiteboards in the classroom

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Nov 13, 2009
 Interactive White Board use in the classroom
by: Kaye

Hi Rebecca, thanks for your ideas. I have had my IWB for a term. I utilise it every day for similar things to you.

My class like my welcome page in the morning. The students on arrival to class touch their picture and it disappears so I know they are present. If it is their Birthday, it interacts and wishes them a Happy Birthday.

I have made many pages to assist with my daily teaching.

I am also a early childhood teacher in Darwin. Several teachers at our school get together and have a "share and learn session' I have found this a great way to learn and interact with my peers.
regards Kaye
Jun 14, 2009
 Weather Idea
by: Kathy

Love the weather idea. Have looked at Bureau of Meteorology. Where exactly do you go? Can you name some other great sites (with addresses) for daily weather with 5 and 6 year olds?
Jun 08, 2009
 Bookmarking
by: Nicole

Hi,

Thanks for all the fantastic ideas. I'm a grade 1/2 teacher in Australia and we are just starting to get into Interactive whiteboards, which I love and am using more and more the longer I have it.

I love your idea of bookmarking the websites you have used with the kids on their computers. I cant believe I have never thought of that!

Will be doing that when I get to school tomorrow!
Jun 06, 2009
 Great stuff Rebecca
by: Jasmine H.

Thanks for the info. Rebecca,

The schools in the West are gradually being invaded by smartboards and laptops. I find doing the weather first thing in the morning great with smartboard technology, I get onto BOM or any other good weather site and the kids - even the tiny tots - soon pick up cold fronts, Highs and Lows as well as troughs etc. It's a great way to introduce maths too, by looking at the numbers on the isobars and how they increase and decrease incrementally.

Once they are writing keeping a weather journal every day is also a great way to supply data for graphing etc.

Regards Jasmine WA

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