Room for improvment

Smart board vs. White board

I have recently completed a teaching observation for my PGCE. I have been teaching weekly now for the past few months and one skill I cant seem to grasp is writing neatly on a whiteboard with a dry wipe pen. For some reason the writing is either too small, too big or not straight. This was an area for improvement and the observer suggested moving to using the smart board within my lessons. Therefore I have decided to research into the different ways of using as smart board.

 

 

Different ways of using Smart boards

 

• Can be used as a note making tool. Students can come out and write on the board. The teacher can write on the board. Anything could be displayed on the board and there is the ability to write notes on it.
• Brainstorming in the classroom has become a valuable revision tool. Not only can you write on the board, but you can add images, videos and sounds. This method accommodates all learning styles.
• Classroom games. Smart board allows different games to be played such as quizzes, word searches and pairs. The variety of games can help enhance learning.
• Videos, photos, graphs, maps, pictures, sounds, games, etc. There are so many different forms of media which can be displayed on the board which makes it dynamic.

 

From looking into the different activities and applications smart boards can do, my opinion has changed. Before this I would have chosen to use a PowerPoint, then use a white board to write any important information. But following research, I now will be incorporating the smart board within my lessons to help enhance student learning.