Eight Interactive Whiteboard Tips

Interactive whiteboards are effective learning tools for instruction. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your interactive whiteboard:

• Place a carpeted step in front of the whiteboard so smaller children can comfortably reach high up on the board. The top step should be wide enough to stand on.

• Use an IWB pen to drag items on the screen without selecting them first (as with the mouse).
• Install Google Earth and use the pointer to zoom in on a particular place on the globe relevant to the lesson you are teaching.
• Reduce your in-lesson preparation time by preparing and saving activity files.
• Velcro the remote control, eraser and pens to the whiteboard.
• Have your children use a soft mallet on the whiteboard instead of their fingers.
• Recalibrate your whiteboard before each lesson.
• Save your lessons so they can be presented to children who were absent or as a review.

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