Students were taught with old fashioned and boring methods – the Blackboard.

The Australian Curriculum acknowledges the important role that digital technologies plays in the teaching and learning of students.

The Interactive Whiteboard is a way in which teachers can connect to students’ digital culture.

An Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) is a touch-sensitive board that is connected to a computer and a data-projector.

The Interactive Whiteboard transforms the teacher’s computer into a powerful tool for teaching, collaborating and presenting learning.

An IWB engages learning by using a wide range of web- based digital teaching resources in one location.

Raises students engagement in learning Supports many different learning styles Engages interaction and conversation in classroom Aids the presentation of knowledge Allows visual display of diagrams, webs and pictures

Gerard & Widener (1999) state that, “the Interactive Whiteboard supports interaction and conversation in the classroom; it helps with the presentation of new cultural and linguistic elements.

Solvie (2004) comments that, “The Interactive Whiteboard allows visual display in the forms of diagrams, webs and pictures, as well as use of colours and shapes to highlight text and prompt engagement’..

Whole class teaching Structured teacher-focused group interaction Computer-based learning Hands on learning with multimedia resources

Innovative support for language development Promotes oral skills, enhances classroom conversation Opinions and ideas are easily exchanged

The use of the Interactive Whiteboard holds great promise for engaging students in the learning process, as it is one way of capitalizing on student’s preference for learning with digital technology.