Posts made in October 22nd, 2009

The Great IWB Debate

Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Interactive Whiteboards | 0 comments

Just a quick plug for something Chris Betcher is trying to do.  He runs a podcast called The Virtual Staffroom, and on that podcast he is trying to get a debate about the use of whiteboards called The Great IWB Debate.

You can read more about the debate over on the IWB Revolution Ning – and also offer your thoughts and experiences of the use of IWBs in the classroom.

if you’d be interested in signing up for the debate – you can do that via Chris’s wiki here.

Wokingham Training Day

Posted on Oct 22, 2009 in Interactive Whiteboards | 0 comments

Had an excellent days training yesterday at the ICT Training Centre for Wokingham LA. The aim of the day was to look at “emerging technology in the classroom” and although the main thrust was going to be blogs, podcasts and wikis, we actually covered a wide range of sites and resources.

Two of the sites that proved a real hit were wallwisher and etherpad. Both could be used as back-channels to any lesson or staff development session and could be linked/embedded into the school’s Uniservity VLE.

We set up an etherpad to collate notes on the day to share with all the staff attending. You can view it here.

A lot of the course materials are held in the public area of the Wokingham LA website. You can access them here. Also check the Guides area of this blog.

All weblinks are up on my delicious at : www.delicious.com/dannynic/web2.0

The feedback I received from the day was very positive, and I hope we can do another day in the future.