Tag: SMARTboard
Planning and teaching Maths
Do you teach maths in a primary school? If so I need your help? The decision to drop a single student mathematics text book from all grades was made several years ago at my school. As a result we use a variety of resources when planning and delivering maths lessons. In stage three this year, […]
IWBnet presentation
This post has been designed to supplement my presentation for The 5th National Leading a Digital School Conference. To be held on Thursday September 1 2011. Preparing Students for their future not your past through the integration of web 2.0 tools with an emphasis on blogging and edmodo. During my presentation we will be logging […]
Teaching the teachers
I spent yesterday with a group of committed, eager to learn primary teachers. They were from a growing school on the outskirts of Sydney which has a reasonable number of classroom computers, some brand new SMARTboards and no dedicated ICT teacher. I was there at the invitation of their head teacher and with permission from […]
Classroom Management Tips
I am a fairly experienced and confident teacher. I know what I am trying to achieve in my classroom and how to reach my personal together with my student’s goals. I have not always been a teacher but I have been one long enough to know what works for me in my classroom. Yet since I […]
Why I love my SMARTboard
Once again debate is raging through Twitter as to the merits or otherwise of IWBs. So rather than try to condense my thoughts into 140 characters, or add the the already excellent comments at @whatedsdaid’s blog. I thought I would try to reflect and put down on paper (metaphorically speaking) my personal feelings about my […]
The IWB – Love it or hate it?
In Sydney the IWB is becoming an integral part of more and more classrooms. Yet there still seems to be debate about their merits and the roll they play in the classroom. I have had my SMARTboard now for eighteen months and I would have to admit that it is only within the last six, […]
When technology lets you down
I wonder if the uptake of technology into a teacher’s daily routine might have anything to do with whether you are a glass half full or a glass half empty kind of person? Let me explain further. Last week I planned to introduce my class to glogster. I had done the preparation. I had signed up […]
Global Connections – Team Work
Last week I reflected on how teachers need to work together and collaborate to break down the barriers of the classroom walls and how empowering it was to connect with other teachers and collaborate through Twitter. Learning to work with others is such a difficult task, that perhaps it really is no surprise that some […]
Mentoring a Student Teacher
I have a student teacher in my classroom. So I thought I would reflect this week on why I take students, what I think I offer them and on what I think they can bring to the classroom. Firstly, why do I take a student? I think that essentially it is because I am trying to give […]
Learning through play
After spending several frustrating hours trying to find online help videos which clearly explain simple SMARTboard tips, I decided this week it would just be easier all round if I made my own. I am sure there are many fabulous videos already made but sifting through the many that are not clearly explained or simply […]