InteractiveWhiteBoard

toc =Why Use IWBs?= (and why not)
 * [|an inspirational "just do it" article (very short) interviewing a teacher who uses one]
 * [|fun, short article about a teacher's application for an IWB (interactive whiteboard) in her classroom; there are also links to some research related to IWB usage]
 * [|a Gary Stager editorial on interactive whiteboards in the classroom (with great points that only Gary can make)]
 * [|why IWB? Survey results]

=How to Use IWBs well= = = =General Resources=
 * If you, the teacher, are demonstrating on the IWB, you're using it as a Type I technology; if your students are interacting with the board AND with each other collaboratively, you're closer to Type II technology usage.
 * Some interactive websites are better suited for group interaction, some are better suited for individual interaction. Think carefully of how you're using the IWB which will attract the attention of your whole class whether you want it to or not.
 * Whenever possible, have your students interacting with the IWB, not the teacher.
 * The best use of the IWB is to support student-centered inquiry-based learning.
 * [|software you need on your laptop to run the SmartBoard]
 * [|tutorials for using SmartBoard Notebook]
 * [|no time to read about this stuff? subscribe (free) to this podcast series of lessons (all content areas and grade levels) using the SmartBoard]
 * [|a 2-page printout of how to hook up a SmartBoard to a Mac]
 * [|the SmartBoard folks databases of lesson plans using their Notebook software]
 * [|pick a content area and a grade level, look at your state's content standards, and lessons from the database are linked (if there are any) that use the IWB and address that standard]
 * [|a list of online interactive tools appropriate for secondary students to use on IWBs that you can filter by subject area]
 * PowerPoint review games: Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
 * [|33 interesting ways to use IWBs]

=Community Health=
 * [|human anatomy online -- pick a system (muscular, skeletal, . . . ) and interact with it]

=English/Language Arts=
 * [|from the folks at read•write•think, here's an interactive literary elements map and lessons that use the tool]
 * [|a collection of literacy tools (not all are IWB-appropriate but it's a rich resource of cool literacy stuff and some of it is IWB-appropriate)]

=Math=
 * [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]
 * Numbers and Operations, Grades 3-5, Abacus
 * Algebra, Grades 9-12, Algebra Tiles
 * [|Vegetarian Gardener WebQuest that uses Algebra Tiles for the performance task]
 * [|Banana Hunt -- a silly game to reinforce estimating size of angles]
 * [|a collection of numeracy tools (not all are IWB-appropriate but it's a rich resource of cool numeracy stuff and some of it is IWB-appropriate)]

=Science=
 * [|make a weather map using SmartBoard tools (this is a video tutorial)]
 * [|10 quick ideas for using the IWB in Biology]

=Social Studies=
 * Our bombs are smarter than our average high school student. They can find Kuwait. A. Whitney Brown
 * [|learn how to find Kuwait and other Middle Eastern countries on a map with this interactive game]
 * [|or play other map games to learn maps, capitals, and landmarks of the geographic region of your choice]
 * [|Revisit the attack on Pearl Harbor by beginning with an interactive map of the Japanese empire and its Asian neighbors at the time of January 1941. Then analyze clues gathered by American Naval Intelligence that might have warned U.S. forces that the attack was coming. Do you think these clues provided enough evidence for a real danger?]

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