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"Image Based Speaking Activity for IWB This is a quick image based speaking activity that any teacher with an IWB or just a data projector in their classroom can do." Nik Peachey's quick lesson plan could be done with your own photographic slide show--or have students in groups make slideshows for other groups to use in describing and discussing.

R. Stannard's ideads for using IWBs with language learners. He notes several areas where teachers can create games and activities to produce content for language learning.

Smartboard Notebook training -- very comprehensive -- by Russell Stannard.

Tips and tricks for using IWBs//Smartboards. Includes way to use documents, adjusting fonts, selecting a camera, using images, etc.

This blog entry makes the point that I have repeatedly about technology in general -- it's not what the tool does, it's what you, or rather your students, can do with it. My favorite section is a smack down on IWBs -- who is using them and why??

"What do you think? If you train teachers to use IWB… how do you make the difference in how the board is used for learning apparent for them? What activities are truly interactive and contribute to learning in a new way while others are merely"fun" to use your fingers with?" A thoughtful article on how to use a Smart Whiteboard effectively--and interactively

R. Stannard teacher training video on Padlet (formerly WallWisher), which is useful for collaboration and group work, as well as mobile work from home.

Organize all your links and online resources. Collect, archive, and share in one place. The entry level tool is free. One use would be a CV online -- an easy way to build a website with links to all your goodies. Similarly, students could create tabs for all their research on a topic. Can handle images and creative uses of page real estate. See R. Stannard's training video on this tool: http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/e-portfolios-iwbs/binder.html

An excellent way to use ThingLink in class/in a flipped class. This particular example is a picture of a whiteboard. Read all about it at ThingLink.