[Yr7-10it] Interactive Whiteboards

[Andrew Grimshaw]

hi

we installed 5 IWBs this year and are putting in another 5 next year

we have also installed permanent data projectors in another 5 rooms

the data projectors are a great addition - just bringing up the elec 
textbbooks, or displaying something from the internet has reall jazzed up 
the classrooms. very rapid uptake of this technology by the staff

staff have been a little slower in the uptake of the interactive part of the 
IWBs, but i think that will come with confidence. we have been running a 
number of prof development activities to get more out of them, such as small 
groups of teachers during the day and team teaching (supported by a Leading 
Schools budget)

im not sure about different brands- i think they are all fairly similar. we 
got Teamboards and bought the Easiteach package to go with them.

andrew grimshaw
ICT Coordinator
Colac College


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From: "Sylvia Pastore-Bautista" <pastosy at mowbray.vic.edu.au>
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Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 7:19 PM
Subject: [Yr7-10it] Interactive Whiteboards


> Hi there
>
> we are investigating investing money in interactive whiteboards. I  know 
> this was on the list a while back, but wanted to know whether any  brand 
> is better and whether they were used much in schools thanks
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