Aims and Objectives Module 5 - Classroom Management and using other technologies with your IWB

Aims and Objectives Morning Session Explore ways of using the interactive whiteboard more effectively in the classroom. Explore different methods of classroom management while using an interactive whiteboard. Afternoon Session Explore non interactive whiteboard specific technology to use with an interactive whiteboard in order to enhance the teaching of literacy in the classroom. Share resources created with other participants on this course.

Picture as stimulus Written activity Mind Mapping Sorting Text disclosure Drag and drop activities Annotating text Shared reading Story writing Demonstrating handwriting Online classroom books Make it personal and easy! See pgs 69 to 72 of NCTE course manual for more ideas. Classroom Management

SKYPE Free Facilitates communication between classes in the same school or classes in different schools Keeping in touch with pupils abroad Enhancing projects Collecting data within a school Interviewing within a school. © NCTE 2011

Pocket Video Cameras Create instructional video (procedural writing) Record drama and role plays Interview other children Create an ad for their favourite book Create a storyboard and enact the story themselves See page 77/78 of NCTE course manual for further ideas and useful links. © NCTE 2011

Visualisers Why use a visualiser? Display childrens’ work and other items on a large screen to the full class Ideas for use Display childrens’ work Show artefacts or other small items such as coins Demonstrate how to hold pencil Demonstrate science experiments Child demonstrates how to make shapes using tangrams Pocket Video Cameras © NCTE 2011

Hot Potatoes Free to use - Create interactive activities for the web JQuiz – question based quizzes JCross – crossword puzzles JCloze – gap fill exercises JMatch – matching or ordering exercises Jmix – jumbled sentence exercises © NCTE 2011

Sharing Resources One of the most important elements of the course Share resources for subject and class group Share links, useful websites etc Hints and tips of experiences in the classroom. © NCTE 2011

Checklist In this module, you have Considered practical ways of using your IWB in the classroom Created a SKYPE account and explored SKYPE as a literacy resource Created some resources using Hot Potatoes Considered use of visualisers and pocket cameras Shared your resources

Finally.... Reminder If you are interested in further NCTE professional development opportunities, logon to Finally, have you 1. Signed the rollbook? 2. Completed the online participant evaluation form? © NCTE 2011

Go raibh míle maith agaibh! Tutor Name © NCTE 2011