[Yr7-10it] Interactive Whiteboards

[Litsa Tzelepis]

hello sylvia,
i agree with stuart.
we have had the "smart board" installed in all our y12 homerooms and have 
them at numerous locations throughout our school.
we dedicated half a day on PD to teach our staff how to use them and give 
them starting up ideas in each faculty.
i'm not familiar with the pricing though - but suppor from this company is 
exceptional.
litsa :)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart" <comtech at stu-dt.com.au>
To: "'Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'" 
<yr7-10it at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 4:40 PM
Subject: RE: [Yr7-10it] Interactive Whiteboards


> Hi Sylvia
>
> Our school, Dubbo College, has just implemented a huge installation of the
> "Smart Board" brand of interactive boards, and I, as well as many in the
> school are finding that if programs teachers make are implemented 
> properly,
> such as interaction for the students, engagement is a lot better from
> students in class.
>
> Mind, it's not the end of whiteboards and overheads or handouts and such,
> it's another way of teaching that is more in the realms of the students 
> era
> of learning, after all, they are growing up in the digital age, and most 
> of
> us are stuck in the analogue age :)
>
> I also use Moodle, along with the SmartBoard and have found the students a
> lot more settled and working harder and more eagerly in the classroom,
> something I thought I'd never see.
>
> Brands are brands, they all do much the same, but look around, and see 
> what
> deals all companies can offer and go with your best intuitions. Good luck 
> in
> your choice!
>
> Regards
> Stuart Walsh
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sylvia Pastore-Bautista [mailto:pastosy at mowbray.vic.edu.au]
> Sent: Sunday, 18 November 2007 8:20 PM
> To: yr11it at edulists.com.au; yr7-10it at edulists.com.au
> 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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