Our school has ONLY ONE!!<br><br>We fitted it in a small 'Conference room' (holds about 12).<br><br>It has been used a VERY little - I did go to one thing where it was used - but only in data projector mode - NOT IWB.
<br><br>I ran a 90 minute course for Maths/Science staff one PD day last term using it as an IWB.<br><br>DON'T allow 'them' to fit it in a staffroom!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Fit it in a CLASSroom where everyone can use it with ... (wait for it) ... STUDENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<br><br>Staff can still learn to use it 'out of hours' 'in the privacy of their own home' - however there is nothing to be ashamed about having to learn a new technology - we are teachers and aren't we about learning?
<br><br>I taught in England (not really recommended unless you are a masochist) and spent the last year in a modern PPP school with an IWB in EVERY maths classroom. Most teachers in UK are in ONE room all week! I taught Maths there and ONLY used the IWB (interactively MOST of the time). I had an ordinary whiteboard that I put up metric conversions on for months (until some dope rubbed them off) and the week's Homework schedule (they were BIG on HW!!!).
<br><br>It was great - I learnt a lot and the kids did become more engaged and you could show/do things I only dream about now. I teach ICT at Yr11/12 and Maths here.<br><br>I found lots of Maths resources which I'm happy to share with ANYONE - drop me an email:
<a href="mailto:oz.sutton@gmail.com">oz.sutton@gmail.com</a><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Regards<br><br>COLIN