[English] Interactive White Boards

stephen at melbpc.org.au stephen at melbpc.org.au
Fri Jun 13 22:32:07 EST 2008


Hi all,

Rod very kindly sends along this professional, comprehensive and current
Australian school IWB PD document. Thanks Rod, and all. Hope eye-op ok :) 

> From:   Rod Hysted <rod_h at netspace.net.au>
> To:    oz-teachers at rite.ed.qut.edu.au 
> Date:   Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:19:14 +1000 
> Subject: [Oz-teachers] HIT: IWB Options and IWBs and Information Skills 
 
Dear all,

I asked a similar question some weeks ago but have ben recovering from an 
eye operation. So here is a disorganised HIT of the sites sent to me. Hope
it helps. Rod  PS thanks to all those people who sent me the info, it is 
greatly appreciated.

Rod Hysted
Assistant Principal
Healesville Primary School
View St, Healesville 3777
PO Box 222, Healesville 3777
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(Copied and pasted teacher-emails from the oz-teachers email list:)


http://www.schools.ash.org.au/smccab/default.htm/IWB.htm
http://del.icio.us/sharonmcg/
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/pid/546



Subscribe to my bookmarks on Delicious http://del.icio.us/boomer11 I have 
37 sites tagged under IWB.
 
I also try to update my blog regularly with ideas for IWBs. Check out 
http://xpatasia.edublogs.org/ and choose Appropriate Hardware for 
Education from the categories on the Left Hand Side.
IWBs
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/pid/544



The entire Crickwebsite  http://www.crickweb.co.uk/
but in particular
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=Toolkit%
20index2a
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?s=maths&a=f
http://www.ictgames.com/index.html
http://www..sightwordswithsamson.com/sw/sight_words.asp
http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/flash/phonics/Intro.html
http://www.littlefingers.com/
http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/magneticletters/
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/interactivenumbergrids
html
http://www.ictgames.com/countingwithstick.html


I have put some links on my Library website. These are generic links to 
good primary sites
http://www.sac.sa.edu.au/Library/Library/Primary/interactive.html

Also Maths Interactive links
http://www.sac.sa.edu.au/Library/Library/Primary/maths/maths.htm

Good science site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

I have added Interactive sites as well as web links under different topics 
if you want to investigate - see Primary links from the home page
http://www.sac.sa.edu.au/Library/Library/library.htm


Some useful websites for IWB  

LESSONS
Summary site for interactive lessons 
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html#sites

FLASH lessons to download - Maths K-Yr 12
http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/home.html 

Great lessons already done for you- Primary all KLA's
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?s=maths&a=ks1 
<http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?s=maths&amp;a=ks1> 

Fantastic free flash lessons
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ 

More free downloads- Scottish site
http://www.fife-
education.org.uk/ict_in_education/SmartBoard/Downloads_NBfiles.htm

very useful
http://home.comcast.net/~dmharris5118/whiteboard%20site.htm

Australian based lessons
http://www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au/lesson.asp 

On-line Calculator 
http://www.metacalc.com <http://www.metacalc.com/> 

Useful Sites
Summary site
http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/whiteboard/lessonplans.html 

Outstanding summary site for IWB (some out of date)
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/suel/white/white.html 

useful wiki space
http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/iwb 

Excellent new on-line collaborative tools free to schools
http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm 

Try out an IWB blog site
http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/labels/IWB.html 

SMART TEC home page with links for education
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-GB/Ed+Resource/ 

INTERWRITE RESOURCES 
Interwrite educational resources
http://www..interwritelearning.com/resources/index.html 

Interwrite lessons
http://www.gtcocalcomp..com/erc/lessons.htm

US lessons
http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/iw-
lessons/InterwriteActivities.htm 

some useful information
http://dotrust.org/what-we-do/teachup/communities-of-practice/interactive-
white-boards/resources/interwrite-technology-1 

TUTORIALS 
Tutorial and good links
http://www.wcboe.org/programs/oit/workshops/NSS/day4.htm 

SMART TEC home page for training
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/ 
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/tutorials.asp# 
<http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/tutorials.asp> 

SMART board training videos (can be downloaded)
http://www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au/story.asp?sc=0&id=784 
<http://www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au/story.asp?sc=0&amp;id=784> 

English site with tutorials of  SMARTBOARDS and INTERWRITEBOARDS
http://www.nwnet.org.uk/pages/software_guidance/interactive_whiteboards.htm
l 

Excellent site from England- includes video lesson and tips
http://www.teachers.tv/ict/whiteboardtips 

Interactive sites 
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html#sites 
<http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html#sites>  


FREE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD TEACHING RESOURCES
 
8/5/8
 
Over the last decade there has been a veritable explosion of the amount of 
free teaching material that has been developed for use with interactive 
whiteboards.
 
As mentioned earlier most computer software has been designed for use by 
one or two people, on a small PC screen.
 
With the emergence of the large screen IWBs the new offerings have been 
not only designed for use on a large screen and with a class group, but 
also to encourage all the members of the class to interact with the 
materials
 
The body of teaching material is growing by the day.  Some is great, and 
as has always been the way some is lacking.
 
Some of the ‘free’ resources are accompanied by ads, and in particular 
Google Ads but as far as you are concerned as a teacher they are there to 
use without cost. 
 
In a publication like this it is impossible to keep abreast of all those 
changes, nor indeed to note which of the sites are removed.
 
What we have done is to point you in the direction of some of the better 
general situations and to provide at http://www….a site where will 
regularly update the general offerings.
 
The General Quest
 
In searching for potential free teaching materials aside from using the 
ubiquitous Google and your friendly school teacher librarian we would 
strongly suggest that if you are not already doing so you get into the 
habit of using the Flash indicator in conjunction with the chosen subject.
 
That is to say if you were after material on the operation of the heart 
you’d simply enter into Google – heart operations flash
 
Omnibus Collections
 
Be on the lookout for those sites where ultra keen teachers or indeed 
companies have compiled omnibus collections that provide ready access to a 
host of sites on a specific subject or area of schooling.
 
These collections can save you hours of work.
 
Below are just a few
 
-       Coxhoe Primary School – in Durham England - 
http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/

 

-       Interactive Whiteboard Resources at - http://www.iwb.org.uk/

 
 -       Tony Poultney’s vast Primary Toolbox Collection at 
http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.poulter/ Check out for example his music 
sites at - http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.poulter/links/musiclinks.htm

 
-       Primary Resources – UK – at - 
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/index.htm

 
-       Woodlands Junior School – in Kent, England - http://www.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/teacher/index.html

 
-       Athena at - http://www..athena.bham.org.uk/old/TeacherResources.htm

 
Education Authority Sites
 
There are a growing number of education authorities around the world that 
are very willing to share their efforts and those of their teachers with 
colleagues worldwide.
 
Latch on to the better ones.
 
Those in the UK have led the way.  You’ll find material on both the local 
education authority sites as well as some of the national learning grid 
sites, with in turn links on each to other resources..
 
While it doesn’t provide on its main site actual teaching materials you 
should bookmark, for anything to do with teaching and interactive 
whiteboards the UK’s major authority, Becta.  It is a must to visit 
http://schools.becta.org.uk and to examine of practical advice it provides.
 
As you look further you’ll note Becta’s influence in the provision of 
specific teaching materials.  In addition to being behind the UK’s 
Curriculum Online at http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/Default.htm and 
the operation of Teacher Net at - http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/usefulsites/
 
As IWBs take hold education authorities globally are developing similar 
collections.  Some are restricted to particular groups of teachers – such 
as Australia’s Learning Federation -
http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/default.asp
while others will be open to all interested.
 
Below are but a few of the UK authorities providing excellent resources.  
You’ll find virtually all the English grids for learning and local 
education authorities have free teaching materials.
 
What you’ll find is that once you enter one you’ll find hyper links to 
many other sources.
 
 
-       Birmingham Grid for Learning - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm

 
-       Essex Grid for Learning - http://www.e-gfl.org/

 
-       Northumberland Grid for Learning – Go for example to its home page 
at –

 
-       http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/- but then have a look at some 
of the specifics such as that All About Animals - 
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/ict/AAA/AAA.html or alternatively visit 
its Virtual Orchestra at - 
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music/orchestra/default.htm

 
-       The Oxford Local Education Authority at - http://www.ict.oxon-
lea.gov.uk/whiteboards.html

 
IWB Providers
 
The major interactive whiteboard manufacturers also provide extensive 
teacher support and the facility to view materials developed by teachers 
around the world.  Some of it is excellent, some less so.  Some is also 
developed using the proprietary software and thus until the completion of 
the work in the UK allowing for the transfer of files between the main IWB 
teaching software can only be used with that board.
 
Go to:
 
Smart Technologies at - http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/
 
Smart also has a fee paying service called marketplace.  Check out some of 
the blog and mailing list comments, and indeed reflect on what you can do 
with Google images before rushing in.
 
Promethean - http://www.prometheanplanet.com/
 
Mimio - http://www.mimio.com/solutions/education/community/index.php) 
 
Polyvision – the makers of the Websterboard 
http://polyvision.wikispaces.com/
 
Public Authorities/Museums
 
There is a growing body of quality material being produced by all manner 
of government agencies, public authorities and museums – across the 
developed world.
 
The volume of material is already vast, and growing in size and quality. 
 
Below are but a few examples.
 
 
British Library – and its famous books collection at -

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html
 
British Parliament – at - http://www.explore.parliament.uk/parliament.aspx?
id=16
 
Kruger National Park in South Africa - 
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/webcams/
 

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – at 
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp

 

Try Science Online museum – a joint venture with the New York Hall of 
Science, the Association of Science-Technology Centers and IBM 
Corporation - at http://www.tryscience.org/

 

US Library of Congress – at http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/index.php

 

University of Houston – Digital History Museum – at 
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

 

Foundations – Clearing Houses
 
In the US in particular you’ll find a significant number of philanthropic 
foundations providing interactive teaching materials and acting as 
clearing houses in key areas of learning.
 
Have a look at:
 
Media Corporations
 
Increasingly nations are taking advantage of the interactive media 
production capacity of its publicly funded media corporations to produce 
quality teaching materials.
 
The following in particular are well worth visiting
 
Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) – at 
http://www.abc.net.au/science/games/ has for example a variety of quality 
science games.
 
British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) at http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ or 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools
 
The BBC provides every student around the world studying for a UK 
qualification free access to interactive multimedia teaching materials in 
all areas of the curriculum.  For more go to:
 
British Pathe Archive – http://www.britishpathe.com - that provides access 
to much of the old Pathe newsreels
 
BT (British Telecom) – has a site for schools entitled Better World at - 
http://www.btbetterworld.com/
 
PBS – the US Public Broadcasting Service – at - http://www.pbs.org/teachers
 
TES – The Time Educational Supplement site at - http://www.tes.co.uk/
 
Mailing Lists, and Blogs
 
Talk to your colleagues about the better education mailing lists, and 
blogs.
 
Mailing Lists
 
Although the mailing list technology has been around since the early 90’s 
the better ones still continue to provide invaluable practical information 
on the better teaching resources.  While you will find most are attuned to 
the local curriculum most will yield invaluable information – either by 
you submitting requests or your ‘mining’ of the list.
 
The UK has a couple of excellent teacher lists that are open to anyone.
 
There is
 
-       topteachers – topteachers at lists.becta.org..uk

 
-       NWNet (suspect it might have ended?)

 
For teacher librarians check out the following
 
-       LM_Net – a US based list at – http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/

 

-       OZTL_Net – an Australian focussed list – at 
OZTL_NET at listserv.csu.edu.au

 
 
Blogs
 

At the time of writing the following blogs are well worth checking (Chris –
 am sure you’ll have others – including your own?)
 
-       http://www.centerforleadership.org/blog/

-       http://interactivewhiteboards.blogspot.com/

-       http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/

-        

-       http://www.technorati.com/videos/tag/Whiteboard (?)





http://del.icio.us/practicalclassroomstuff
http://del.icio.us/learnit
http://www.digi-hub.net/
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/iwb/index.htm
http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/whiteboard/lessonplans.html




http://smarttech.com/




http://smartboards.typepad.com/smartboard/websites/






Main page
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/


US and Canada lesson page
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-
US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/




http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm




http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm






Propaganda and websites
 http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/benefits.htm




Primary school pages
http://www.sfa.cg.catholic.edu.au/smartboard/




http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/etipslesso
n1.html




http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html


http://www.quia.com/shared/eng/






Websites for Secondary schools


http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-
US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+Activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+Notebook/Austra
lia+and+New+Zealand/Secondary/?sort=
SMART Notebooks for schools


http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/CaseStudies/casestudygeneric.htm
Video clips of secondary teachers using whiteboards


http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/
Teacher resource exchange, for ICT resources across subject areas


http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/#2
Very useful tips on what you can do with your SMART Boards


http://schools.matter.org..uk/11-16.html
Interactive Physical Sciences resources for secondary schools


http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/index.php
ICT advice for Secondary teachers, articles case studies, and links to 
other websites.


http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&m=430&p=245,index
Interactive resources for secondary, English, Maths, Science and other 
subject areas


http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/teaching/resources/resources-x.cfm?
Type=I&SubjectCodes=SC
Concept mapping with ‘inspiration’, templates for across subject areas


http://www.cleo.net.uk/subjects.php
Lots of interactive resources across all subject areas, look under Magic 
wall tab for more!






Live On-line Training
http://www.electroboard.com.au/trainingcentre/trainingevents.asp
• Two Minute Tutorials
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/tutorials.asp
• Quick References
http://www.electroboard.com.au/trainingcentre/quick_references.asp
• Hands on Practice
http://www.electroboard.com.au/trainingcentre/hands_on_practices.asp
• Training Videos
http://www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au/story.asp?sc=0&id=784

 
 



Rod Hysted
Assistant Principal
Healesville Primary School


View St, Healesville 3777


PO Box 222, Healesville 3777


Phone: 613 5962 4053
Fax: 613 5962 6201
 


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