whiteboards

=Interactive Whiteboards=

General Information Other Interactive Whiteboard Companies Interactive Web Sites - Demonstration: Interactive Web Sites

Also see eno Boards by PolyVision and SMARTboard, which are two brand of interactive (electronic) whiteboard that we support in the College of Education. The eno boards by Polyvision are installed in each of the enhanced classrooms in the college; the SMART brand boards are portable. All the companies provide software with their whiteboards that include pre-made backgrounds (such as graph paper) and other interactive activities and tools (such as random number generators) that can be used with their board.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html

Why Use an Interactive Whiteboard? A Baker’s Dozen Reasons! by Dr. Mary Ann Bell http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN02/mabell.html

OTHER INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD COMPANIES
Promethean http://www.prometheanworld.com/us/

Educational Software http://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.17

ActivInspire http://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.16874

Promethean Planet http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/ "Created by teachers, for teachers, Promethean Planet is a unique teaching, sharing and support community—your place to connect, create, and change the classroom!"

Mimeo http://us.mimio.com/en-US.aspx

Mimio Connect - Interactive Teaching Community http://www.mimioconnect.com/

Mimio Studio Software http://us.mimio.com/en-US/Products/MimioStudio-Software.aspx

Mimeo Training http://us.mimio.com/en-US/Training/Overview.aspx

Numonics http://www.interactivewhiteboards.com/

Electronic Whiteboards Warehouse http://www.electronicwhiteboardswarehouse.com/ Information about many brands

INTERACTIVE WEB SITES
Interactive Whiteboard Links http://www.ettcnsc.org/Instructional_resources/other/interactive_whiteboard_links.htm “Here are some links that can be powerful whole-group instructional tools when used on an interactive whiteboard. These are grouped by subject area and subdivided by grade band.”

Interactive White Board Resources http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/whiteboard/lessonplans.html This school district apparently uses SMART, but many of the items would work for other brands, too.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx

Interactive Websites http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/content/interactivesites.html These are not specifically for use with interactive whiteboards, but would work well with the technology.

AmbleWeb http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/index.htm The Ambleside C.E. Primary School site has a site full of interactive activities. Two of the main areas are called Numeracy Hour and Literacy Hour. ClickON is an area with interactive activities in various content areas. They also have Quizzes, Jigsaws, and the CyberKids Club, which has games that they have made.

CyberChase Games http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/allgames.html


 * - DEMONSTRATION**: **INTERACTIVE WEB SITES**

Starfall (-> Word Hunt and -> ABCs) http://www.starfall.com Burger Island http://games.yahoo.com/free-games/burger-island National Center for Education Statistics (-> Kids’ Zone -> Grab Bag -> Mascot Matching) http://nces.ed.gov Frog Guts (->demo; skip to [8] Final Frog Test) http://www.froguts.com