subject: Bring Lessons To Life With Interactive Whiteboards [print this page] One of the hardest challenges for any teacher is to make a lesson interesting for pupils. This has gotten harder over the years as pupils have become accustomed to films and TV shows on all manner of subjects but help is at hand with educational technology. After all, if lesson plans can seem a bit drab and dreary due to the influx of television in the life of a pupil, why not fight back by using interactive whiteboards to get an educational message across in the medium that pupils understand and love.
No matter what the topic to be studied is, there is no doubt that interactive whiteboards can provide a way to learn in a more fun and interactive manner. History is an obvious topic which can be greatly enlivened by the capabilities of interactive whiteboards. Video footage is an obvious benefit but animation can also be a great assistance showing the march of ancient armies moving into battle or perhaps the shifting boundaries and borders of countries over time. The written word still has the power to sizzle and excite but when it comes to moving images, the mind can be engaged in such a faster manner. Some children will respond better to what they read while other respond better to what they see on a screen, knowing this, it is best to provide a mix of learning processes to ensure that all pupils can learn and improve their skills.
Even something like mathematics for young pupils can be hugely improved by taking advantage of the interaction. It is common for teachers to give their pupils word puzzles based upon having a number of apples and then giving apples away to other people. Not only does this help to plant the idea of being generous and sharing your apples, it leaves the pupil with less apples than they started with, providing a basic mathematics problem for them to consider. By running through this equation on the screen, children can have fun moving apples around between different people but it also provides them with a basis of a mathematics lesson where they can hone and develop their skills. It doesn"t matter what age the pupils are, there will be ways to get the best out of interactive whiteboards to inspire them to greater things. If you want to inspire children or just help them along a little, interactive whiteboards are amongst the best technological products you can ever find.
