Week+6

= Week 6: February 15-21 = = Evaluation and wrap-up. = = Reaching out to other IWB support groups to continue your journey. =

> Do they help you think about lesson planning with IWBs?
 * Read the IWB Rubrics (links below) and comment on their usefulness on the participants' page
 * Share your plans on the future of your IWB journey
 * Fill in the EVO Evaluation Survey

IWB Rubrics
[|Lesson Rubric 1] [|Rubric for the use of IWBs] (pdf)

IWB Support Groups
[|The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution] ning [|Smartteach] - Where We Share Smart Teaching Techniques (ning) [|SmartBoard Revolution Ning](check the groups there!)

You may visit these blogs that focus on IWBs
[|Gavel's SMART Board Blog] [|Teachers Love SMART Boards] [|Smart Ideas for SMART Board Integration] [|Teqsmart]

**Books about IWBs**
**//The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution Teaching with IWBs//** Chris Betcher and Mal Lee ([|Publisher]) ACER Press 2009

//**Quote from the final chapter...** "The international research about IWBs consistently reiterates that the most important variable in improving student learning is the quality of the teaching that takes place within the school. Although this book has tried to focus on some of the technical, pedagogical and logistical issues of implementing IWBs successfully, the point remains that none of this matters if it these are not being applied on top of quality teaching practice. It bears saying once more that an excellent teacher with limited resources will nearly always be able to provide a better learning experience than a lousy teacher who has all the latest technology. Technology, in and of itself, is not the answer to more effective learning. Good quality teaching by passionate, committed educators is the answer to more effective learning. Always has been, always will be.//"

Book Reviews of the The IWB Revolution

//**Interact**////**ive Whiteboards. A practical guide for primary teachers**// Peter Kent Macmillan Education Australia 2008 ([|Publisher])

Daniel Martin Helbing Languages 2009 ([|Publisher])
 * //Activities for Interactive Whiteboards//**