IWB-BECTA

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IWB AND SCHOOL SUBJECTS











[|www.becta.org.uk] British Educational Communications and Technology Agency

**From BECTA: a review of research literature which looked at Interactive Whiteboards in schools ** //General benefits // //Benefits for teachers // //Benefits for students // //Factors for effective use // The above information is taken from ‘What the research says about interactive whiteboard’, from BECTA: document wtrs_whiteboards.pdf accessed on February 7th, 2004
 * versatility, with applications for all ages across the curriculum (Smith A 1999)
 * increases teaching time by allowing teachers to present web-based and other resources more efficiently
 * (Walker 2003)
 * more opportunities for interaction and discussion in the classroom, especially compared to other ICT
 * (Gerard et al 1999)
 * increases enjoyment of lessons for both students and teachers through more varied and dynamic use of resources, with associated gains in motivation
 * (Levy 2002).
 * enables teachers to integrate ICT into their lessons while teaching from the front of the class
 * (Smith H 2001)
 * encourages spontaneity and flexibility, allowing teachers to draw on and annotate a wide range of web-based resources
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Kennewell 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">enables teachers to save and print what is on the board, including any notes made during the lesson, reducing duplication of effort and facilitating revision
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Walker 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">allows teachers to share and re-use materials, reducing workloads
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Glover & Miller 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">widely reported to be easy to use, particularly compared with using a computer in whole-class teaching
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Smith H 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">inspires teachers to change their pedagogy and use more ICT, encouraging professional development
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Smith A 1999).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">increases enjoyment and motivation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">greater opportunities for participation and collaboration, developing students’ personal and social skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Levy 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">reduces the need for note-taking through the capacity to save and print what appears on the board
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">.students are able to cope with more complex concepts as a result of clearer, more efficient and more dynamic presentation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Smith H 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">different learning styles can be accommodated as teachers can call on a variety of resources to suit particular needs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Bell 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">enables students to be more creative in presentations to their classmates, increasing self-confidence (Levy 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">students do not have to use a keyboard to engage with the technology, increasing access for younger children and students with disabilities
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Goodison 2002).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">sufficient access to whiteboards so teachers are able to gain confidence and embed their use in their teaching
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Levy 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">use of whiteboards by students as well as teachers (Kennewell 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">provision of training appropriate to the individual needs of teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Levy 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">investment of time by teachers to become confident users and build up
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">a range of resources to use in their teaching (Glover & Miller 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">sharing of ideas and resources among teachers (Levy 2002)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">positioning the whiteboards in the classroom to avoid sunlight and obstructions between the projector and the board
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Smith H 2001)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">a high level of reliability and technical support to minimise problems when they occur
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">(Levy 2002).

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