subject: Looking For Creative Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Plans? [print this page] If you are fortunate enough to have an interactive whiteboard in your classroom, then the chances are you are always on the lookout for new and interesting ways to put it to good use? Well if you are, then you are in luck, as there are many online resources and hubs which give you ready made projects, themes and creative ideas, which you can then use day-to-day during lessons.
For those of you that don't yet use an interactive whiteboard, here is a quick summary of how they can be used to benefit a class. They are essentially a white wall-mounted surface which is then projected onto via your PC. The only difference is that everything that is projected is fully interactive, so you or your pupils can actually use, move and interact with whatever is on the board. Best of all, lessons can simply be saved back onto your PC too, just like opening and editing any kind of document. Apart from their obvious practical benefit, interactive whiteboards increase pupil motivation and involvement, and are useful for demonstrating new concepts or topics clearly.
However, the scope of potential in using interactive whiteboards is huge, so many online companies have created downloadable teaching resources to fit any subject. These are very useful and time-saving as they allow teachers to simply search for their chosen topic and download the interactive lesson directly, and many let you edit the content too, to make it more relevant to your particular class.
If you are looking for creative ways to teach potentially complicated subjects, then this can be ideal, as you can just download a particular theme or lesson plan and start straight away. A subject like politics can easily be broken down into manageable chunks by using an interactive whiteboard lesson plan to first look at the way politics is employed around the globe, and then focussing in on your own neighbourhood. From here it is simple to use animations to describe how the election process works, or split the screen into two, with one side listing political titles like Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, and then the other side can uncover the individuals' names.
Also right now there are many lesson plans featuring the World Cup, as it is the most widely viewed sporting event on the planet and therefore ideal for teaching a number of subjects, from geography and politics, to maths and even drama. However, downloadable interactive whiteboard lesson plans can be used for anything, from teaching everyday algebra interactively, to learning about endangered species and rainforests around the world, and zooming in on individual countries.
Looking For Creative Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Plans?
