Interactive Whiteboards

Session Time: Thursday at 2:00-2:50

Angela Bradshaw and Donna Murray

An interactive whiteboard is placed on a wall, usually in a meeting room or conference room. It has a touch sensitive surface that controls a computer. So, an individual's finger can become a mouse that controls the computer's desktop, when the interactive board is touched.

SmartBoard http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/SMART+Boards/Front+Projection/Default.htm

SmartBoard Educator Site http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/

ActivBoard http://www.prometheanworld.com/us/server/show/nav.2462 

Promethean Planet http://www.prometheanplanet.com/us/ (see Teacher Feature)

Video Examples of use in the classroom

Elementary http://www.prometheanplanet.com/us/server/show/nav.008008008 

Secondary http://www.prometheanplanet.com/us/server/show/nav.2151

Interactive Whiteboard Resources and Interactive Activites online

Elementary (see session Elementary Interactive Websites)

Interactive Internet Resources http://www.center.k12.mo.us/Edtech/resources/SBsites.htm 

SmartBoard Resources http://www.internet4classrooms.com/smart_board.htm 

Engaging Learners the SmartBoard Way http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/ 

Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html