This week, I finally received a laptop to use with my Active board. My students were so excited. We use it to watch videos that are aligned with the reading and mathematics skills that are being taught during the week. We also use it to play vocabulary word games. I noticed that my students are very much engaged when we include the Active board in our lessons. They are willing to sit quietly for a chance to hold the wand or the pen. On Friday, I held an IEP meeting utilizing the Active board. I could type into the IEP and the team could actually see me do it. We are going to use the Active board in all of our IEP meetings this year. Using the Active board saved me from having to print drafted copies of the IEP. I think all special education teachers should have an Active board.
Good for you Robbye! You are blessed to have an Active board and now a laptop. I just have a desktop connected to a Flatscreen TV. I'm happy for you and your students and it sounds like you gave the special education teachers a great idea about using the laptop with the Active board.
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ReplyDeleteWe got a Promethean Board last year and it is awesome! That is such a great idea to utilize it in IEP meetings. Our board is in the main resource room area where there is always kids, so I do not think we could use ours for IEP meetings. If we ever move it though, I will definitely keep this is mind!
Love you blog design and especially the bookshelf--I may have to get myself one!
Lindsey
You go girl, is all I have to say. Love the design of your site.
ReplyDeleteWe have Interwrite Boards at my school. Mine wasn't connecting at the beginning of the school year and I was panicking. Once you get used to having them, it is hard to imagine teaching without them.
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