56 Interesting Ways to use the Interactive Whiteboard in the Clas

Creative Ways to Use Your Interactive Whiteboard | NEA Member Benefits Shake up your classroom with fresh ideas for engaging your students. Try these tips for interactive group games and note-taking. After years of interactive whiteboards being touted as the next best thing for engaging students, the unfortunate reality is that while they have become common in many schools, they are often used as glorified projector screens. Interaction may take place with the board, but more often than not it’s being directed by the teacher and students merely consume the interaction in a passive way. It doesn’t have to be this way! I use interactive whiteboards (IWB) in my classrooms regularly and conduct best-practice training sessions for my district’s staff. Group note taking Use the board as you would your plain old regular whiteboard, but with one difference. Online interactives It’s tough to find time to learn all the bells and whistles of your IWB’s software, so tap into the thousands of online flash-based activities and interactives that are already available.