1.+Getting+Started

Why use an IWB?


 * ==Increased levels of interactivity and student involvement, often raising questions that were unexpected but with answers that offer greater insight and deeper understanding of a topic.==
 * ==**The use of short snippets of video or animation** that do a far better job of explaining how something works rather than just simple diagrams.==
 * ==**The inclusion of high resolution photo images** that gives the ability to zoom in to inspect the finer details of an image.==
 * ==**Tapping into the enormous libraries of interactive learning** objects and embedding these in lessons so that students are able to easily explore the what-if possibilities.==
 * ==Greater use of software that enables students to manipulate ideas, seeing what happens to the final outcome if a variable is changed here or there The ability to perform impractical or dangerous experiments via simulation that would never have been possible otherwise.==
 * ==The use o**f real time video communication software** to facilitate class-to-class collaboration, or even to bring in guest speakers over the web, so that students can ask questions and interact with others outside their classroom.==

**Related Technology Skills needed for effective use of IWBs**

 * ==working with digital images,==
 * ==effectively searching the web,==
 * ==manipulating audio and video,==
 * ==discovering new software applications and so on==


 * The ability to engage with virtual worlds and simulated environments to explore possibilities that cannot be explored any other way.


 * The ability to engage with virtual worlds and simulated environments to explore possibilities that cannot be explored any other way.


 * The use of classroom interactive voting systems to gauge student understanding of key concepts in real time.