Ready or not....
The world is different
Kids are different...
Learning is different...
And teaching must be different, too.
(ISTE, 2000 as cited in Transforming Learning with ICT, 2007, p. 34)
The world is different
Kids are different...
Learning is different...
And teaching must be different, too.
(ISTE, 2000 as cited in Transforming Learning with ICT, 2007, p. 34)
The world is rapidly advancing technologically which calls for the need for education to follow suit. Students need to be able to link their education to real-life experiences to prepare them for the life after school. Smart boards can play an effective role in incorporating multi-literacies, catering for diversity, improving professional practice and engaging students.
Literacy
The incorporation of smart boards in literacy classrooms proves to be beneficial in developing literacy skills and learning productivity. Smart boards supporting literacy education can foster the following skills in student learning regarding ICT;
-ICT as a form of communication
-Smart boards to develop reading and writing skills
-Developing ICT literacy
-Understanding of ICT and multi-literacies
"ICT are not just tools that teachers can use as alternate methods of teaching those things that have been taught in the past, because the use of ICT changes the way
we understand the world around us" (Finger, Russell, Jamieson-Proctor & Russell, 2007).
The clip Creative Ways of Exploring Adjectives will provide an insight of how a smart board can be used in a literacy lesson.
Literacy
The incorporation of smart boards in literacy classrooms proves to be beneficial in developing literacy skills and learning productivity. Smart boards supporting literacy education can foster the following skills in student learning regarding ICT;
-ICT as a form of communication
-Smart boards to develop reading and writing skills
-Developing ICT literacy
-Understanding of ICT and multi-literacies
"ICT are not just tools that teachers can use as alternate methods of teaching those things that have been taught in the past, because the use of ICT changes the way
we understand the world around us" (Finger, Russell, Jamieson-Proctor & Russell, 2007).
The clip Creative Ways of Exploring Adjectives will provide an insight of how a smart board can be used in a literacy lesson.
The clip below demonstrates the versatility of smart boards and how they can be incorporated into the everyday classroom. Smart boards can be used for everyday routines with calendar, weather and maths activities.