Kevin Brace | City of Wolverhampton College E-learning Manager | October 2013 | version 1.

Smartboardbasicsanduses
Aimsofactivelearning. Theoverarchingaimistoutiliseclassroomtechnologiestopromoteactivelearning.Active learningmethodsshouldensurethereisasignificantamountofstudentinteractiondesignedto engageinvariousactivitiessuchasthinkpairshare,peer(micro)teaching,smallgroup discussions,voting,cocreationofresources,etc..ASmartboardcanbeusedasamechanism topromotediscursiveandsociallearningactivities,wherethestudentsareengagedin coconstructionofknowledge.Webquests,treasurehunts,mindmaps,revealquestions,and evensimpleannotationofimagesorafreezeframedvideoclip,canallbeutilisedtomovefroma transmissionist(surfacelevel)toamoretransactional(deeperlevel)oflearnerengagement. Thistypeofactivitydesignwillundoubtedlytakebothlecturingstaffandstudentsoutoftheir rspectivecomfortzones,buttheextraplanningandnewfacilitationskillsrequiredwillpay dividendsinthelongterm.Improvedengagementintheimmediatelesson,resultingfromdeeper learningandimmediatefeedbackshouldresultinhigherachievementsandtheopportunitiesto applyanddemonstratenewknowledge(Eison,2010).ArecentUSsurvey(EngagetoExcel,2012) hasevenprovenactivelearningstrategiesimprovesbothperformanceandretentionfigures.

BenefitsofSmartboarduse: Easytouseanddevelopskillsbynovices. Widerangeoffeatures,tools,andclipart. Canusewithexistingpresentations/images/videoclips. Demonstratethepotentialofalternativemodesofdeliverytocaterfordifferinglearning styles. Their[large]size,whichfacilitatescollaborativegroupworking. Theirinteractivity,whichfacilitatesactivelearning,notjustpassivereceptionofinformation. Theiraccessibility,forlearnerswithvisualorphysicalimpairment. Theyallowlearnerstoabsorbvariedmodalitiesofinformation(i.e.VARK)moreeasily. Theyallowlearnerstoparticipateingroupdiscussionsbyfreeingthemfromnotetaking. Theyallowlearnerstoworkcollaborativelyaroundasharedtaskorworkarea. WhenfullyintegratedintoaVLEandlearningobjectrepositorythereispotentialfor widespreadsharingofresources. Whenusedforinteractivetestingoftestingofunderstandingfortheentireclass,theycan rapidlyprovidelearnerfeedback. LecturingstaffcanusethenotebooktostoreandshareSmartboardlessons. Canbehighlymotivatingandlearnercentredwhenintegratedinnovatively. Theyareidealforsmallgroup,collaborativework,whereseveralpeoplecanclusteraround theboardandinteractwithitastheydevelopideas,workwithanapplicationordeconstruct achosenimage.

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Interactive&engagingusesofSmartboards: ActivelysearchandcollectSmartNotebookfilesandlessons IncreasethemodificationstodownloadedSmartNotebooksfilesandlessonstoadapt themtothecurriculumandtheneedsofstudents. Startingtoincorporatewebbasedcontent(links,digitalimagesviatheCamera)intoSmart NotebookLessons Incorporateflash(animated)objectsfromtheGalleryandLessonActivityToolkitintoSmart Notebookfilesandlessons. Shiftfromwholeclassteachercentereddemonstrationstosmallgrouporindividual studentpresentationsusingtheSmartBoard. StudentsbegintousetheSmartNotebooksoftwareoncomputersnotattachedtothe SmartBoardasalearningtool. Studentsstarttocreateassignmentsusingthenotebooksoftwaretobepresentedonthe smartboard BegintouseSmartNotebookstoolssuchasdice,timersandspinnerstofacilitate cooperativelearning. Designlessonsandactivitiesthatpromotehigherorderthinkingskillandincorporatedigital images,graphicorganizers,etc. OccasionalcollaborationonlessonandSOWdesigns. UsingDifferentiatedapproachesandtheSmartboardtocreateavarietyofactivitieswithin thesamelessonthatmeetavarietyofdifferentlearningstylesandneeds AddressesMultipleIntelligencesorVARKthroughtheuseofcurrentWeb2.0toolstocater todifferentlearningstyles. InvolvestudentsinthecreationofSMARTBoardresources StudentsbegintoincorporateweblinksandattachmentstotheSmartNotebookfiles. StudentsusetheSmartNotebooksoftwaretocreatepresentationsthatdemonstrate applicationoftheirknowledge. Encouragestudentstocollaborativelyusethesoftwaretocreatepresentations,activities andassignments.

Furtheradvice: http://gettingsmarterwithsmartboards.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/tenwaystousesmartboard inyour.html http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/research/whitepapers/int_whiteboard_research_ whitepaper_update.pdf http://archive.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=ferl.aclearn.resource.id12137 http://archive.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=ferl.aclearn.page.id867 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjdNPMZJbLs http://archive.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=ferl.aclearn.resource.id33254

References: 1. EffectiveuseofInteractiveWhiteboards.Author&dateunknown. 2. EngagetoExcel,theUnitedStatesPresident'sCouncilofAdvisorsonScienceandTechnology. 2012. 3. JISCTechLearnbriefing:InteractiveWhiteboardsinEducation. 4. UsingActiveLearningInstructionalStrategiestoCreateExcitementandEnhanceLearning.Jim Eison,2010. ThisworkislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike2.0 UK:England&WalesLicense.