http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/ reflecting on teaching, learning and technology in k-12 education Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:08:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Teaching Generation Z » IWB, Mirroring Pedagogy Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:09:09 +0000 http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/#comment-110 [...] Over the past month, I’ve done three presentations on ACTIVboards to three slightly different audiences. The first was to a local school wanting to get a first hand look at what an IWB actually was, the second was a favour to the ACTIVboard sales rep showcasing their product (which we have) to a school trying to pick their preferred brand and thirdly, a repeat of our International Middle Schooling Conference presentation to our local cluster group of middle school teachers. What was really interesting was that each presentation evoked different responses and different questions - and it really makes me stop and think about the fact that as teachers we all have unique world views. I received a timely email from Quentin D’Souza shortly after who posed an excellent question about questions in relation to what questions I would ask now in regards to the effective use of IWB’s. There have also been a couple of excellent posts querying this focus on IWB technology - one from Warrick Wynne and a lengthy effort from Derek Wenmoth. I shared Derek’s with my staff via the weekly bulletin and had a few teachers commenting how his insights hit home. [...] [...] Over the past month, I’ve done three presentations on ACTIVboards to three slightly different audiences. The first was to a local school wanting to get a first hand look at what an IWB actually was, the second was a favour to the ACTIVboard sales rep showcasing their product (which we have) to a school trying to pick their preferred brand and thirdly, a repeat of our International Middle Schooling Conference presentation to our local cluster group of middle school teachers. What was really interesting was that each presentation evoked different responses and different questions – and it really makes me stop and think about the fact that as teachers we all have unique world views. I received a timely email from Quentin D’Souza shortly after who posed an excellent question about questions in relation to what questions I would ask now in regards to the effective use of IWB’s. There have also been a couple of excellent posts querying this focus on IWB technology – one from Warrick Wynne and a lengthy effort from Derek Wenmoth. I shared Derek’s with my staff via the weekly bulletin and had a few teachers commenting how his insights hit home. [...]

]]> http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-96 teaching and learning » Blog Archive » Interactive Whiteboards Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:31:31 +0000 http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/#comment-96 [...] I’ve always been a little underwhelmed by the interactive whiteboard push, mainly because to me it mirrors so much the old paradigm; teacher with blackboad, demonstrating …stuff. I talked about it a bit in Wozcast13 and liked some of Gary Stager’s comments on them too. [...] [...] I’ve always been a little underwhelmed by the interactive whiteboard push, mainly because to me it mirrors so much the old paradigm; teacher with blackboad, demonstrating …stuff. I talked about it a bit in Wozcast13 and liked some of Gary Stager’s comments on them too. [...]

]]> http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Brett Moller Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:54:44 +0000 http://warrick.edublogs.org/2006/10/10/gary-stager-on-interactive-white-boards/#comment-43 Well I am still finding it hard to get a good answer on all this. How do we make sure that this "smart furniture" is not amplifying old teaching techniques. After hearing Gary and many others speak I am more and more convinced that the interactive whiteboard craze is not really changing teaching and learning in a positive way at all. I think they look good in a classroom and in the case of most private schools they certainly impress an ilinformed parent body who are looking for the right school to send their child to. Well I am still finding it hard to get a good answer on all this. How do we make sure that this “smart furniture” is not amplifying old teaching techniques. After hearing Gary and many others speak I am more and more convinced that the interactive whiteboard craze is not really changing teaching and learning in a positive way at all. I think they look good in a classroom and in the case of most private schools they certainly impress an ilinformed parent body who are looking for the right school to send their child to.

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