| There are many benefits to using interactive | | | | re-presentation opportunities. By using the whiteboards, |
| whiteboards as teaching resources and they provide | | | | information can now be presented to large groups of |
| teachers with an effective and simple way to teach | | | | students in ways that are engaging and exciting, which |
| anything to a large group at once. Computer programs, | | | | leads to better outcomes for pupils and school Key |
| software applications, maths, science, English, | | | | Performance Indicator, KIP, targets. |
| geography, and more can be more efficiently and | | | | A variety of different materials can be used |
| effectively taught with the help of a whiteboard. | | | | seamlessly together when using the new technology |
| It makes it easy for specific functions to be | | | | available with interactive whiteboards. Teachers can |
| demonstrated in front of the whole class so teachers | | | | bring together many materials and resources such as |
| do not spend as much time having to show everything | | | | audio clips, interactive teaching programs, websites, |
| to each individual child. This allows teachers to provide | | | | email exchanges, video clips, digital flip-charts, digital |
| better lessons and have more time to provide extra | | | | cameras, interactive text, the list is by no means |
| help to students who may need some extra guidance | | | | exhaustive. Data and information can be presented in |
| and support. | | | | various formats and then saved for use again or for |
| In the past, if one student had a great piece of work, in | | | | students who need to go over the material once again. |
| order for everyone else to see it, they'd have to all get | | | | When interactive whiteboards are used effectively as |
| around one computer. With these new whiteboards, it's | | | | teaching resources, they are able to take many |
| easy to display the work on the screen so everyone | | | | different teaching techniques and bring them together. |
| can easily see it. This helps to reinforce things that | | | | This helps to support a variety of different learning |
| students are learning, since students are able to take | | | | styles, making it easier for students who learn in |
| what they learn, put it into practice, and then | | | | different ways to learn effectively. Kinaesthetic, |
| demonstrate it to their peers. | | | | auditory, and visual learning styles can all be supported |
| As teaching resources, interactive whiteboards open | | | | with whiteboards, and the technology helps to increase |
| up many new opportunities within the classroom. They | | | | the opportunities for learning in classes today. |
| open up communication, presentation, and even | | | | |