Reflections on my Smartboard test-drive. The hardware is really good, as long as you don’t have to move it.
Posts Tagged as ‘interactive’
June 3, 2009
Interface with the Future
Interactive Whiteboards have me thinking about the interfaces we use to connect to our computers. There are lots of new ways on the horizon, many of which will please kinesthetic learners.
May 13, 2009
Random Choices from my Interactive Whiteboard
I used an editable, flash-based slot machine on an interactive whiteboard to choose students for roleplay activities.
April 25, 2009
169 Interesting Ways to Use Technology
Tom Barrett, a teacher in Nottingham, England, has presentations on using interactive whiteboards, wordle, Google Earth, Google Docs, pocket video cameras, and Twitter. 169 tips in all!
April 7, 2009
Mashable Interactive Whiteboard Activites
Several popular classroom games, most of which are customizable — they can be adapted to different topics, levels, and lists of vocabulary. Plenty of great options for Interactive Whiteboard users!
March 31, 2009
Interactive Whiteboard FAQ (Wii)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Wiimote-based $50 Interactive Whiteboard.
March 27, 2009
Projects: Update
Projects I have been / am working on: ESL Sandbox, Twitter and PLEs, Interactive Whiteboards, Second Life.
March 19, 2009
Everyone’s All a-Twitter
Twitter is exploding in the way that the Web did at the start of the late-90s bubble. Thick tweets, retweeting, and building a community of experts can help to enhance communication.
February 27, 2009
Siftables: Perfect for the Sandbox
What if a computer application could be developed that would replace the wood blocks with word tiles that could be manipulated with a mouse? Siftables interact with each other. Imagine a word on each one…
February 11, 2009
How Simple Is Really Simple Syndication?
Think Podcasts and BBC News. Or, more recently, Twitter and Facebook. How can we, and why should we, use these technologies for language teaching?
