One of the most powerful tools teachers can have in their classrooms is an interactive whiteboard like a SmartBoard. It is a unique device that enables us to reach students who learn through multiple learning styles. It allows teachers to reach the learner who just can't sit still. It helps teachers reach the tactile learner who learns by touch. It thoroughly engages visual and auditory learners. It accomplishes the first rule of teaching - "First get their attention and then keep them engaged."
But now that you have a SmartBoard in your classroom, what do you do next? This blog contains information to help you develop your SmartBoard skills and fully utilize this amazing teaching tool.
Make sure to comment on your experiences with a SmartBoard in your classroom. Contribute lessons that you've created that have reached your students. Collaborate, contribute, encourage. Together we'll learn.
Be sure to check out the research section on the right that has links to Howard Garner's 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences as well as the more recent research on Differentiated Instruction, Learning Styles and Understanding by Design.
See the lastest research on the Effectiveness of Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom, also in the research section on the right.
Enjoy your SmartBoard and engage your students!
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