"An interactive whiteboard is the electronic version of a
regular whiteboard, a white, glossy surface that uses erasable markers and can
play the same role as a chalkboard (Roblyer & Doering,
2013)." Interactive whiteboard is a software/hardware program
with the use of a projector and a electronic screen is a good example of how
"additional materials serve teachers and students in a variety of ways,
making possible many kinds of freedom in the classroom (Roblyer & Doering,
2013)" which displays the essential conditions for technology
integration. The interactive whiteboard I have chosen is the Body
Regions and parts flipchart. In this flipchart that I have chosen,
students with technology use based on problem solving can
learn about the human anatomy through the use of "electronic table with a
touch-screen surface that several students can give input to at the same time
(Roblyer & Doering)." This flip chart can also be used if available
with IPads or tablets (Roblyer & Doering, 2013). The most
popular developer of interactive whiteboards is Prometheus, and with
their Promethean ActivBoard, and Smart Technologies' SMART
Board, and the Prometheus website offers software/support tools to
aid the teacher in today's classroom (Roblyer & Doering, 2013).
Whiteboards and
flipcharts is a good example of how technology can be used in education today,
and whiteboard is a tiny part of what is possible many kinds of freedom in the
classroom, but remember "we shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape
us (Roblyer & Doering, 2013." Technology has become more capable and
complex, and society in response changed, and with those changes came different
views of education and appropriate teaching strategies that affects us today (Roblyer
& Doering, 2013).
References
Hattabaugh, E. (2007, April 9). Body Regions and
Parts. Retrieved March 19, 2015, from
http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/Resources/Item/29313/body-regions-and-parts#.VQtEQxDF9tJ
Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H.
(2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th
ed.). Boston: Pearson.
"Whiteboards have become very popular in schools" (Roblyer and Doering, 2013, p147) and they are being utilized in every subject area. Different software is being integrated with the whiteboards to offer even more uses and applications. You seem to have a good feel for this technology and this will benefit your classrooms.
ReplyDeleteWith several students able to use this flipchart at the same time do you think there could your students could run into problems? A too many cooks in the kitchen type scenario. If that could be a problem what are some ways that you think you could counter that?
ReplyDeleteLike Roblyer and Doering (2013) mention, there are a lot of freedoms for students created when flipcharts. To counter the problem posed above, I'd say a useful thing to do would be to use them as study tools and references rather than as part of a lesson.
ReplyDeleteReferences:
Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson