White is the new Black

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White is the new Black

• Literacy Numeracy using ICT Interactive
  Whiteboards

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Timetable

• This session
• Introduction to the Interactive Whiteboard
• Numeracy

• Next Session
• Literacy

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But first

• How much do you know?
• Using the Interactive Whiteboard with the strand
  of Data in Mathematics.
• Open up your Internet browser and go to
  www.anseo.net
• Next click on ICT training then
• What do you know about ICT?

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Achievement!

• Huge Educational Value Already!
• Whole class involvement
• Instant feedback
• Bright and Colourful Graphs
• Choice of Loads of styles
• Provides for oral math language
• And it only took 5 minutes.

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ICT-Whats the big deal?

• Calculators, Videos, Televisions, DVD players,
  OHPs, etc.
• Well be using Computers/Laptops, Data Projectors
  and Interactive Whiteboards.
• But why bother?

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Why bother?

• Computers provide several different learning
  styles at the same time.
• Visual
• Auditory
• Kinaesthetic
• For example a tables test?

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Traditional vs ICT

• Children could work at their own pace
• The computer program could be tweaked to
  differentiate childs needs.
• Computer gave instant feedback rather than having
  to wait

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Other Advantages

• Other advantages of ICT
• More motivating
• More fun
• Caters for differing needs at the click of a
  mouse
• Saves paper
• Can provide detailed assessment records
• Well see more as we go on

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Equipment

• A PC with a data projector or a large screen
  monitor
• A Wireless Keyboard / Mouse
• A rota system, several PCs or a computer room
• Interactive Whiteboard

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The Data Projector

• A data projector plugs into a PC and simply
  projects whatever is on the PCs screen.
• Excellent for Whole Class activities
• Can use any ICT resources successfully
• Prices coming down all the time!

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Buying a data projector

• Make sure at least 2000 lumens in brightness for
  the average window-heavy classroom.
• Cost ranges from 650 upwards
• Replacement bulbs can cost as much!

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Limitations

• Although the projector and PC have hundreds of
  uses, they can be limiting as the user still has
  to use the PC to control all the action.
• It would be great to be able to interact with the
  actual projected image

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Wireless Keyboard / Mouse

• Wireless Keyboard Mouse
• Portable around the classroom
• Children can interact from seats without need to
  come up to laptop/PC
• Prices approx 20 upwards

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But

• But
• Wouldnt it be great to write all over the
  projected image?
• Wouldnt it be great to highlight certain parts
  of the projected image?
• Wouldnt it be great to do stuff that you can do
  with chalk and more?

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The Revolution!

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vDMTAOMg5RBw

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The Interactive Whiteboard

• The Clárbháin Idirghníomhaithe (CBI) project
  provides tonnes of information about IWBs in
  Ireland.
• You can log on to the CBI web site
  http//www.cbiproject.net

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What else?

• An interactive whiteboard can allow the user to
• Draw or highlight directly onto the projected
  image
• Interact with web sites, (buttons, links, etc.)
• Drag and drop items around the screen.
• Everything you can do with a mouse but directly
  on the projected image.

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IWB vs paper vs PCs

• What are the advantages of the IWB over the
  projector?
• What about a worksheet?
• More motivating
• Interacting directly with big screen
• Etc.

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The bottom line

• So how much does it all cost?
• Promethan - 5,000
• SMART - 4,000
• E-beam - 700
• Many more www.cbiproject.net have full list

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Software

• Certain brands of IWBs have their own specific
  software which works on their specific IWBs.
• However, MOST Interactive Whiteboards can
  integrate with ANY piece of software.

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Numeracy

• So how can we use interactive whiteboards to help
  children learn numeracy?
• The Internet
• Spreadsheets

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Tables

• Drill and practice
• Hundreds of web sites that will allow children to
  practice their tables
• Try out
• http//www.anseo.net/anseo/maths.php
• Tables Abiator multiplication tables
• Play games according to interest
• Google search for more

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Other Websites

• Brain Pop Junior
• Great videos and activities
• One stop shop
• http//www.rainforestmaths.com

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Spreadsheets

• Excellent for all strands of maths curriculum
• Place Value (Number)
• Number patterns (Algebra)
• Hundred Square (Number/Algebra)
• Graphs (Data)
• Probability (Data)

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Number Patterns

• Excel or any spreadsheet will do
• Make your cells nice and big
• Start a pattern, 1, 3, 5
• Ask what comes next?
• Highlight the sequence.
• Drag the little black dot to check

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100 square

• No need for the compulsory paper 100-square on
  the wall anymore!
• Highlight numbers
• Reveal patterns
• Blank out numbers
• Very easy to make

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Data

• What is the your favourite colour?
• Design a graph
• Excel gives 100s of different graphs

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Probability

• Tossing a coin 20 times
• Well use a spinner function in Excel for this
• We can then graph it

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Place Value

• This requires a little bit of technical skill
• We want the child to see how units, tens and
  hundreds affect a number
• How many of each? See what the number looks like

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A special treat

• Even though you know how to make these, Ive made
  you some to download from my web site.
• http//www.anseo.net

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White is the new Black

• Session 2

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Small Recap

• What is an interactive whiteboard?
• How can they be used for numeracy?

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Tonight

• Literacy
• In the last year, ICT has revolutionised
  communication as we know it
• Blogs
• YouTube
• Bebo / MySpace
• Podcasting

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What well do

• The Internet and making your own content
• Presentation Software
• Making your own content
• Sharing with other schools

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The Internet

• Young Children www.starfall.com
• Talking books with literacy activities
• Drag n Drop activities
• All children www.childrenslibrary.org
• Older Children www.gutenberg.org
• Used in combination Clozemaker
• http//www.anseo.net/
• Lots of English links

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Presentation Software

• What is it?
• How can it be used?
• Slideshow of photos (oral discussion)
• Quizzes - Who/What am I?
• Make Your Own eBook

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Slideshow - hats
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Slideshow
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What Am I?

• Clue 1
• I am round

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What am I?

• Clue 2
• I am a fruit.

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What Am I?

• Clue 3
• I have lots of dimples

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What Am I?

• Clue 4
• My name is also a colour

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What Am I?

• I am an orange

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A Magic e eBook

• The next few slides are an example of an eBook,
  which could be used for
• Children presenting their own eBooks
• Children writing sentences on the slide
• Teacher presenting a prepared eBook
• IWB highlighting, etc.

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cake

• I like cake.
• This cake has 4 candles.
• My favourite cake is chocolate.

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face

• A face has 2 eyes, a nose and a mouth.
• This is a girls face.

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hole

• He cannot put the shape in the hole because it is
  a square.
• I can dig a big hole on the beach.

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Try it out

• Have a go at creating any of
• eBook
• Quiz
• Slideshow

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Create your own quizzes

• www.contentgenerator.net
• Brilliant website to make your own quizzes
• Well run through a quiz called Fling the Teacher
• Easy to see how IWB can be used

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Sharing

• Another way that ICT can open many doors is
  through sharing your work with others.
• The boundaries of the classroom are broken and we
  can share with the world

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How to Share

• Set up your own web site
• Set up a blog
• Set up podcasting
• Set up eTwinning
• Beyond this course but

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Finally...

• Youve created an excellent slideshow
• Why not join your school to
• www.anseo.net
• Send your slideshow
• See it online soon!