Technology @ BU SOE

Last week, we spent a little over two hours playing with and learning all about the interactive whiteboards. I really enjoyed learning with you as we loaded and experienced a few of the fun files you found. I’m really excited because we are all becoming more familiar with the usability of the boards, and we are beginning to delve deeper into the power these boards can have as teaching and  learning tools.

We discussed some different ways of using the functionality of the interactive white boards in multiple environments like Power Point, Acrobat (.pdf), and internet applications (using the board as a mouse). We also learned how find tools imbedded  inside ActivInspire and Notebook, and import them for quick use on the IWB.  We are off and running and with a new semester approaching, we have a great foundation for using the IWB in our classes.

Our homework was to begin working on the creation of a new IWB activity that can be used in one of your classes. I am so excited about this step because our understanding of activity building in these environments will grow exponentially. I am available to help you with this step and would love to work with you to create a new, unique, tool for your classroom.

As you know, there is always more to learn. A goal of BUSOE Tech is to support your unique needs. Please let me know how I can support you. We would like to propose two additional sessions for IWB staff development. One session would be to introduce you to additional resources for your interactive white board, and a final session to share our creations with the learning community.

I’m excited to continue this journey of learning with you.
Jason Trumble

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Good Day,

This is a friendly reminder of our upcoming interactive white board training. We will begin at 4:00pm in D215 on July 31, 2012. We are very excited to offer a second interactive session full of learning and fun with white boards.

Please remember:
Homework: We asked you to bring (via bearspace) an interactive whiteboard (.iwb) file or 2 that can be loaded and practiced.
Sign up for, review, and add to the IWB Wikis and Blog at http://blogs.baylor.edu/soetech/

If you have any questions, concerns or need assistance with the homework, feel free to contact me. Please invite your colleagues to attend. Also, please reply to this email with regrets if you are not going to be able to attend.

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you again!

Sincerely,

Jason Trumble MAT
Baylor University School of Education
Ph.d Student
Graduate Assistant
Media Center, Curriculum & Instruction
Jason_Trumble@Baylor.edu

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Welcome to our School of Education blog.

No one is better than you at finding technology resources specific to your expertise and interests. We are going to use this site as a platform for sharing those resources with others. You’ll be hearing more about this as it is developed. Thank you for helping us pioneer this method of collaboration.

Your SOE Technology Staff

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