Interactive Whiteboards

When I was in high school, SMART boards were a new & incredibly exciting thing! Any time we had the opportunity to go up and write something on the board, we were thrilled. Now, they're standard in classrooms, but how can I make sure I'm using mine in a meaningful way? 

"Interactive Whiteboards and Digital Displays Enhance Classroom Instruction & Learning" from neamb.com suggests that digital whiteboards and traditional ones are actually pretty interchangeable. However, they also have this list of ways you can use an interactive whiteboard or digital display to enhance the classroom experience: 

"Classroom applications for using interactive whiteboards and digital displays include:

  • Multimedia lessons and presentations including audio and video
  • Collaborative problem solving
  • Showcasing student projects and presentations
  • Virtual field trips
  • Recorded lessons that can be used by substitute teachers
  • Documentation of student achievement" (https://www.neamb.com/work-life/interactive-whiteboards-enhance-classroom-instruction-and-learning) 
So what does that mean for me as an ELA teacher? How am I going to make sure I'm using my interactive whiteboard in a way that enhances my classroom? Here are some thoughts: 
  •    Sharing videos
  •    Modeling new skills / strategies 
  •    Using a resource like ActivelyLearn as a class
  •    Editing as a class (grading for grammar!) 
  •    Bell work grammar practice 
  •    Anything in the realm of grammar is great because students can markup the board! 
  •    Student presentations that are in the form of a video, podcast, or other project. 
  •    Looking at specific instances in literature, or poems. 
  •    Brainstorming as a class 
  •    Keeping notes during class discussions 
  •    Having organized lessons that can be saved to a folder in Google Classroom, so students can access earlier lessons! 
The opportunities are truly endless. The prompt for this blog was to "Post to your blog about how you have used interactive whiteboards in your classroom," however, I have never had a classroom. Therefore, these are just ideas that I have, and ways I imagine myself using the board in the future. I look forward to student teaching so I can see how other teachers use theirs, and collaborate on how I can use mine successfully in the future! 

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