IWB

= = =Tips for using an Interactive Whiteboard: [| Using an Interactive Whiteboard.doc] **Interactive Whiteboard sites to explore:** [| IWB sites to explore.doc] **Below are some great sites that can be incorpporated in work programs with the use of ICT. Literacy activities with Interactive Whiteboards:** [| Literacy_Interactive Activities.doc] **Numeracy activities with Interactive Whiteboards:** [| Numeracy_Interactive Activities.doc] Resources to use with IWB and on personal computers = Interactive web sites http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm#adj http://www.aaamath.com/ http://www.copacabana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/Get_Smart_Pages/Get_Smart.htm[|Adding Fractions - Flash - Student Explanation] [|FreeScreenCast.com] [|eLearning resources] [|Animoto Education Program] [|Villainy, Inc] http://www.topmarks.co.uk/INTERACTIVE.ASPX http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html http://www.classtools.net/ = = =Gadgets= http://www.harmonyhollow.net/ Choose **Totally Free Teacher Tools,** also **The Hat** & **Cool Timer** =Maths=
 * [|The Google Earth Lessons website] **
 * Rainforest Maths** http://www.rainforestmaths.com/
 * Cassowary Fractions []**

DigiLearn Objects
These are just a couple of the hundreds of learning objects you can find at https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlr/Pages/default.aspx Remember to use the student access codes for your class http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlrcontent/4c383637/index.html http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlrcontent/4c313339/index.html **Area of triangles** http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlrcontent/4c313435/index.html **Cassowary sanctuary (fractions)** http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlrcontent/4c3836/index.html If you have Promethean whiteboard, try these links. [|Promethean Planet] is a site that provides f[|ree downloadable flipcharts]. There is also a section where practicing teachers [|share what they have created.]
 * Wishball: whole numbers**
 * Area counting with Coco**

If you have a [|SmartBoard], try these links To download the software you will need to use [|go to this link.] There is an expectation that you will only use this software on the SmartBoard. For SmartBoard teacher resources try here. http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=243,index&zs=n Provides a normal and dedicated versions of number of whiteboard resources and activities for foundation, primary and secondary classes. [|Purchasing an Interactive Whiteboard]

http://iwbnet.ning.com/ An IWB community - read their comments and check out the resources.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/word_mover/words.01.html A good activity where words can be moved around.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx?grade=4&srchstr=gradient&SE=1 Interactive maths activities

http://www.classtools.net/ These are wonderful online tools - include some thinking tools. I really like the POSTIT activity.

http://www.prometheanworld.com/us/server/show/nav.4960 resources for the Promethean brand of board.

http://www.schools.ash.org.au/smccab/default.htm/IWB.htm Various resources form Australia

http://www.skrbl.com/ An online IWB. very interesting.

http://smarttech.com/ SmartBoard resources

http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html#resources Various resources - some links may be dead.

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ed/iaw/ Research on IWBs from UK, worth following.

http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/home.html More maths interactives - some for senior students.

http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm Make poetry with those cool little magnets - this ones for kids...