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New To Teaching

I am fairly new to teaching and want to share a few thoughts. I was a programmer for the dental insurance/medical travel insurance industry before making a move to teaching. In that industry, we recently started using social networking platforms to train our employees. These networks allowed us to share ideas, images… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 22, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

IWB research lit. review published

The paper 'Interactive Whiteboards in educational practice: the research literature reviewed' has been made available for download here This publication was planned as background information for the Utrecht University Summerschool course 'Using Interactive Whiteboards to supp… Continue

Added by Ton Koenraad on September 19, 2009 at 7:58am — No Comments

Join the Sixth National IWB Conference Ning at http://iwbnetaus2009.ning.com/

Join the Sixth National IWB Conference Ning at http://iwbnetaus2009.ning.com/ Continue

Added by IWBNet on September 5, 2009 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Join the Leading a Digital School Ning at http://leadingadigitalschool.ning.com/

Join the Leading a Digital School Ning at http://leadingadigitalschool.ning.com/ Continue

Added by IWBNet on September 5, 2009 at 12:46pm — 3 Comments

Difference between this ning and IWB revolution ning?

Just saw an Advertisement from Chris Betcher on Oz Teacher Net to tell folks to join the IWB revolution ning. I thought that this ning was the one for sharing about IWB teaching ideas, resources etc. Does anyone have a feeling for which is which and whether folks from here should be there as well? Am I the only one who seems to be drowning in social networks? Comments appreciated. Paul Continue

Added by Paul McMahon on March 9, 2009 at 2:33pm — 3 Comments

More convinced than ever

I'm becoming more convinced than ever that there is no one pedagogy for teaching with an IWB. I see so many teachers using them in so many ways, many of which are seemingly quite mundane, and yet these teachers are getting value out of them. I'm sure that it is a continuum of use, from mundane to innovative, but if they are getting value and kids are learning then I guess that makes them effective. I'm sure that in many cases they can be more effective, but every start point is valid. I do think… Continue

Added by Chris Betcher on July 23, 2008 at 2:05am — 1 Comment

Post NECC Activity

Now that I've returned from the NECC 2008 conference in SA, I'm very excited about adding Wikkis, Blogs and Podcasts to my class content. This will be the spot to talk about what I am trying, and tell how it is going. If you read this blog, please feel free to comment and share your ideas. Continue

Added by Alice Terner on July 5, 2008 at 4:15am — 3 Comments