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This article defines and illustrates effective use of an IWB in a classroom setting. A response system is also a key component to effective use. First hand experience is used to determine effective use.

This article is a research synthesis. This woman looked into articles and compared their opinions and results on student motivation using an IWB. Specifically, she found that student motivation will increase if teachers provide students with many opportunities to interact with the IWB, use engaging effects within the IWB, and allow children to use multiple senses within the lesson.

Dr. Marzano's research laboratory. He is often considered the IWB "guru" in completing research about the use and impact of IWB and how students respond.

This PDF gives an introduction to IWBs. If you are new to using an IWB, this is a nice guide that provides information about what they are, how to use them, and most importantly, the benefits of using one in the classroom. Specifically, this PDF provides a concise list of these benefits as evidenced through research. This reading also provides information on other technologies that can be integrated with the IWB, such as webcams and tablets.

This article explains how IWB can benefit the needs of all types of learners. It focuses on using IWB and other technology to make accommodations of special needs students. It touches base on the fact that teachers feel overwhelmed with the increasing work load of general and special education students. In reference to this, IWB are able to create a sense of flexibility that allows teachers to make quick and effective adaptations with the click of a button.

This article discusses the advantages and downfalls of using IWB in special education. One suggestion is to give special education students 'jobs' that allow them to complete IWB tasks according to their strengths. The article also suggests that "content based" professional development on IWB should be provided to special education teachers. The manipulation of objects, ability to change font size, and large pens provide special needs children with the opportunity to actively engage in whole class lessons.

Promotes teacher training on interactive whiteboards so they can be used effectively versus teachers that don't utilize interactive features of the whiteboard.

Published Online: January 8, 2010 Published in Print: February 3, 2010, as Beyond Teacher Chalk Talk Students hop out of their seats during Lonnise Gilley's lessons as they compete to solve a geometry problem or compare the sides of color-coded shapes on the board in front of the class. This is a great article stressing the importance of how the teacher uses an IWB that determines how effective it is.

This is a unique presentation software adding depth as a dimension and providing a nonlinear conceptual tool for organizing thought and presenting information. Its flexibility affords multiple uses for IWB use in a classroom setting.

This website provides a list of resources that can be used with Interactive White Boards (IWB). The resources are broken up into the following categories, Primary, Mid/Upper Elementary, Middle School/High School, and Resources Great for Any Age. Each category has several resources and FREE links that will allow you to incorporate literacy into your classroom while using the technology of IWB.

Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. This organization has incredible up-to-the-minute resources. This is a 2009 IWB article about using this technology in the classroom by Dr. Marzano.

Interactive Lesson Development Software ActivInspire is the educational software that powers the ActivClassroom on Promethean brand IWB's. ActivInspire 1.5 is the software that may be useable on any IWB. It provides limited access to wealth of Promethean teacher resources.

Merriam-Webster's Word Central is a great tool for students to see a larger version of a dictionary. Teachers can also utilize the games available. The understanding of the arrangement of information in a dictionary is a fundamental skill that will benefit all learners. Utilizing this tool on an IWB collectively gives students an experience with a dictionary.

This site provides a great number of fun learning activities for use on the IWB. What is great about this site is that it covers all grade levels and a variety of topics/subject areas, including language arts, math/science, social studies, and games.

This PDF document was put together by SMART Technologies, which is important to note, as there might be some conflict of interest in reporting factual research versus making money on their interactive white boards. In any case, after reading through it, it seems to me that a lot of the information is plausible. Specific topics of interest include how the IWB increases student engagement and motivation, as well as how it can be sued to adapt to various learning styles and specials needs.

This discusses the pros and cons of IWB on student collaboration with the studies conducted. These studies test if Interactive White Boards can be altered from their teacher-led purpose to encourage collaboration among students.

This article discusses a study done to see how Interactive White Boards affect student engagement within the classroom. The results of this study showed that students enjoy using the whiteboard and the use of an IWB as an instructional tool did affect student engagement positively, mainly because of visual potential. Although this information seems like having an IWB in every classroom is a 'no brainer', schools have to take many factors into mind such as funds, safety, teacher interest, and available technology training.

Read the same article earlier today. Interesting!

A useful site for teaching basic punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation marks and full stops. Includes a download option and multiple interactive activities. Punctuation is a focus area. This tool also has a multiple choice quiz. Though it uses British spellings, the fundamentals of grammar are presented in a fun format! This is especially important due to the nature of grammar concepts.

Welcome to Seussville! This site while a bit young for middle school, completely absorbs them! It contains fun literacy activities for all ages. Very engaging animations, graphics and sound. Turn your speakers on! Get the students up out of their seats to read and move.

Here is another site with IWB activities. This is aimed at elementary level.

This website provides audio reading, games, and puzzles that correlate to the books listed. My school district uses these books to enforce weekly vocabulary. I enjoy using hangman, crossword puzzles, interactive flashcards, word searches, and multiple choice questions within my own classroom. Students, teachers, and families can access this website in order to study and interact with vocabulary.