using ilt in the classroom and for course management

Using ILT in the classroom and for course management

Mike HarrisonESOL/SfL training day 3 Jan 2011

DISCLAIMER – This is not...

• a whistle-stop tour around all the functions of the Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs).• anything tremendously revolutionary• going to be completely new for

everyone

Aims for the session

• Demonstrate– Basics of using IWBs in class– Some useful tools available– Some ways to exploit Notebook software in and

outside the classroom– Tied to good pedagogical practice

Hardware

Calibrate

Calibrate

Tools

Notebook

Show Floating Tools

Tools

Floating Tool Bar

Other SMART Tools

Tools

Screen Shade Spotlight

Tools

MagnifierFloating

Magnifying Glass

Notebook in class

1) Write and review2) Insert media

3) Saving and exporting

Notebook in class BONUS

‘Inklayer’Writing on top of Word / Powerpoint documents

Notebook out of class

1) Storing exported files2) Moodle3) Blog

Notebook out of class

1)Export files as pdf / ppt / image files (e.g. jpeg)

2)Upload to Moodle3)Upload to a blog site

Export and blog

Notes on Moodle vs. Blogs

1) Moodle is restricted access. Blogs are public on the web

2) Moodle requires log in. To read, blogs do not.

3) Moodle format is static. Blog format is relatively easily

customised

Blogging???

...is not that difficult to learn.If you can use a word-processing program like Word, you can blog.