
Interactive Whiteboards in the English Classroom
Interactive English describes a number of approaches, with examples, to help teachers develop the potential for more interactive, enjoyable and creative lessons using an interactive whiteboard.
The 23 lessons are divided into:
- Visual Literacy: working with images
- Looking closely at texts
- Word studies
- More advanced techniques
The book includes a CD with material related to the ideas in the book. These include files for Word, PowerPoint, Promethean flipchart and Smart Notebook.
Interactive English is a new Australian edition, with additional and reorganised material, of Sharing Not Staring, published by NATE in 2008
Contents:
Introduction
Visual literacy: working with images
- Spotlight on images
- Controlled reveal
- Investigating colour
- Investigating symbols
Looking closely at texts
- Hiding and revealing text
- Mystery texts
- Using tables
- Text mapping
- Collapsing and re-sorting texts
- Exploring text types
- Using sequencing to investigate texts
Word studies
- Making choices with drop-down menus
- Word bits
- Matching words
- Ordering our thoughts
- Every picture tells a narrative
- Creating scaffolds
- Using flowcharts
- Transforming texts
- Editing: tracked changes
More advanced techniques
- Counterpoint with PowerPoint
- Show and go
- Movie capture animation
Year Level | Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 |
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Date of Publication | 2008 (First published as 'Sharing not Staring') |
ISBN | 9781921586491 |
Subject | English |