I was asked a few days ago if I could I do without my Interactive Whiteboard in the classroom for the next 40 days! My no-hesitation reply was “No Way!” The more I thought about this the more I realised just how integrated this piece of technology has become in my classroom. Homework notebooks and […]
The installation of an Interactive White Board (IWB) in a classroom is a positive step towards assisting with the integration of ICT as a teaching and learning resource into the various curriculum strand and strand units that we teach daily. However the IWB and the coupled software are only presentation tools and the teacher needs
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Despite the “doom and gloom” and the lack of Government investment in ICT, schools throughout Ireland are taking matters into their own hands and raising funds to purchase interactive whiteboards (IWBs). Drumcondra Education Centre have been hosting the Interactive Whiteboards Project. For the past 4 years, 14 North Dublin primary and second level schools have
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The arrival of an Interactive White Board (IWB) presents a number of interesting challenges as well as the need to re-examine your teaching methodologies. It will take a substantial amount of time for a teacher to develop his/her own bank of educational resources. After the initial settling in period and getting over the fun of
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