Educational Software Blog

Interactive whiteboards are effective learning tools for whole class instruction. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your interactive whiteboard:

• Place a carpeted step in front of the whiteboard so smaller children can comfortably reach high up on the board. The top step should be wide enough to stand on.

• Use an IWB pen to drag items on the screen without selecting them first (as with the mouse).

• Install Google Earth and use the pointer to zoom in on a particular place on the globe relevant to the lesson you are teaching.

• Reduce your in-lesson preparation time by preparing and saving activity files before class.

• Velcro the remote control, eraser and pens to the whiteboard.

• Have your students use a soft mallet on the whiteboard instead of their fingers.

• Recalibrate your whiteboard before each lesson.

• Save your lessons so they can be presented to students who were absent or as a review.