So they say that SMART board can do this…and that…and this…and oh…can do that too!
Well, yes…yes…yes. I agree.
But hye…to design an activity which integrates the fullest employment of the SMART board is definitely not an easy task for me…
It is not that I enjoy being a full time procrastinator, but it just worked for me all the time…so far. Back in MRSM Lenggong, our principal used to tell us that ‘Malays work better under pressure.’ Hence, taking that as one of the facts of life, I just continue procrastinating…without guilt…hoping that doing things at the very last minute will give me pressure, which helps me to do things better. However, I can assure you that this last minute thing certainly doesn’t work with designing SMART board activity. Because, besides skills, energy, and patient, developing an activity which integrates the use of interactive whiteboard consumes time…I mean lots of time. What more if it is the first time you use the Notebook Software where every single symbol and icon is alien and unfriendly. So lesson # 1, start early!
Blessed with 24 hours free Wifi connection in my room at KUAZ, I started to search for info on how to design a good and effective SMART board activity. As a result, here are some of the websites that I found useful:
http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/IWB/general_resources.htm
http://smartboards.typepad.com/
I couldn’t deny the fact that there are many useful websites out there which can be used as the resources and references in designing IWB activities. However, I believe that originality is important because, the process of developing original product provides us valuable experience and enables us to explore more and more. And since most of the English activities shown in the Net highlight on the writing and reading skills, I decided to do something different…a listening activity.
I found that developing an activity which integrates the use of interactive whiteboards is slightly different from designing activities using traditional tools as teaching aids. This is because, interactive whiteboard possesses some features that are unique which cannot be found in other teaching tools. These unique features should be exploited effectively in order for the lesson to achieve its optimum outcomes. But first, what are the unique features of an interactive whiteboard? From my humble opinion, I think that the features which distinguish an interactive whiteboard from any other tools are:
Interactive &
Caters for large audience
Unquestionably, computer can also be interactive but it is more suitable for small group of audience or students and obviously, a normal screen can be used for large audience but it is definitely not interactive.
So, based on these features, I tried to come up with an activity which is interactive, and at the same time, enables the participation from a large audience.
…to be continued.
Well, yes…yes…yes. I agree.
But hye…to design an activity which integrates the fullest employment of the SMART board is definitely not an easy task for me…
It is not that I enjoy being a full time procrastinator, but it just worked for me all the time…so far. Back in MRSM Lenggong, our principal used to tell us that ‘Malays work better under pressure.’ Hence, taking that as one of the facts of life, I just continue procrastinating…without guilt…hoping that doing things at the very last minute will give me pressure, which helps me to do things better. However, I can assure you that this last minute thing certainly doesn’t work with designing SMART board activity. Because, besides skills, energy, and patient, developing an activity which integrates the use of interactive whiteboard consumes time…I mean lots of time. What more if it is the first time you use the Notebook Software where every single symbol and icon is alien and unfriendly. So lesson # 1, start early!
Blessed with 24 hours free Wifi connection in my room at KUAZ, I started to search for info on how to design a good and effective SMART board activity. As a result, here are some of the websites that I found useful:
http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/IWB/general_resources.htm
http://smartboards.typepad.com/
I couldn’t deny the fact that there are many useful websites out there which can be used as the resources and references in designing IWB activities. However, I believe that originality is important because, the process of developing original product provides us valuable experience and enables us to explore more and more. And since most of the English activities shown in the Net highlight on the writing and reading skills, I decided to do something different…a listening activity.
I found that developing an activity which integrates the use of interactive whiteboards is slightly different from designing activities using traditional tools as teaching aids. This is because, interactive whiteboard possesses some features that are unique which cannot be found in other teaching tools. These unique features should be exploited effectively in order for the lesson to achieve its optimum outcomes. But first, what are the unique features of an interactive whiteboard? From my humble opinion, I think that the features which distinguish an interactive whiteboard from any other tools are:
Interactive &
Caters for large audience
Unquestionably, computer can also be interactive but it is more suitable for small group of audience or students and obviously, a normal screen can be used for large audience but it is definitely not interactive.
So, based on these features, I tried to come up with an activity which is interactive, and at the same time, enables the participation from a large audience.
…to be continued.
1 comments:
Rupa2nya Cikgu Muhafiz pun ada. Ah.... Ni bagus ni. Biar saya pergi ke blog dia. Muahahahaha.....
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