This week’s digital learning in the ILC was literally hands-on: I had students demonstrate how they found the best sources for their Annotated Bibliographies using the SMART board. I still feel a bit like I’m in the matrix when I stand in front of the thing and make the sweeping arm gestures necessary to move the virtual keyboard to the corner or scroll up and down a web page. As with most new technology, practice – and trial and error – helps you feel more comfortable and less like a fool when you use it.
One of my goals in teaching with the SMART board is to give students the opportunity to try it out. Since I’m constantly making minor errors and accidents, they should feel more comfortable being put on the spot. There is no expectation of perfection in trying out new technology in my classroom!
I am beginning my Twitter-as-a-research tool assignment next week and plan to incorporate the SMART board into that sequence as well. I also think it might be useful in demonstrating revising short passages of text.
Anyone else use a SMART board in teaching writing and/or research? Any best practices?
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