[Year 12 IPM] OT Electronic White Boards

[Mark Scott]

Which if fine for the talented innovative teachers but what about the
other 95% of us that don't have time to be innovative and fall back into
old habits as a survival technique.

 

Mark

 

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On Behalf Of Lawson, Margaret
Sent: Monday, 21 November 2005 3:02
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Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] OT Electronic White Boards

 

The same argument can be used for MS Word -  why word process when there

is pen and paper? 

 

There are boring "non-thinking" ways that you can use the application

(or whiteboard), and then there are innovative ways in which you can

encourage kids to develop higher order critical thinking skills. 

 

This of course all comes down to the teacher, PD, support etc. Same old

argument.

 

*2cents*

 

Margaret

 

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On Behalf Of Michael Walker

Sent: Monday, 21 November 2005 3:49 PM

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Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] OT Electronic White Boards

 

>>> Mark Scott<msc at staff.luther.vic.edu.au> 11/21/05 02:40pm >>>

>Once again, a teaching tool with little real impact on student

learning.

 

>But they do look good.

 

I used one on one of my teaching rounds in conjunction with a projector.

It was great in that I could quickly bring up the virtual pegboard found

at matti.usu.edu.au, quickly show the students how to use it using my

finger as the mouse and then set them going to produce their own

tessellations. I suppose in one sense it was just electronic chalk and

talk, but it meant I could quickly illustrate how to use the tool so

they could then learn the work in a more hands on fashion. It was

probably the most productive class I had with them...

 

Of course, balanced against this is the cost. And the fact that the

equipment didn't appear to get highly used.

 

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