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PICTURE and FRAMES are becoming the buzzwords for designing contents to be used with Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs).
Tanya Treavett, Primary Strategy ICT Whiteboard Consultant, explains…
Interactive Whiteboards are fast becoming an established component in the classroom.
In response to this, there is a wide range of content becoming available both
commercially and on the Internet.
The Interactive Whiteboard has enormous potential for enhancing teaching and
learning but this greatly depends on how the technology is integrated into the
classroom. Ofsted have consistently pointed out that the Interactive Whiteboards
can only improve pupils' achievements if it is supported by effective teaching.
If teachers are using ineffective content, the teaching cannot be effective.
This article discusses the relevant points raised by Becta in their article,
'Designing content for electronic whiteboards: Using Picture Frames', in which
advice is given to content designers about the best way to create resources
to be used on the Interactive Whiteboard. This article can be found at
http://www.becta.org.uk/industry/advice/advice.cfm?section=2&id=3888
According to Becta, good interactive whiteboard content should 'allow all users
to paint a dynamic and interactive PICTURE on the canvas of an interactive
whiteboard'. A model to use when assessing content, is the PICTURE model.
This asks if the content is:
Purposeful
Interactive
Collaborative
Transforming
Useful
Relevant
Engaging
They state that 'good interactive whiteboard content displays results immediately
in highly visual terms and which is most effectively understood by groups of
individuals.'
For those of you who want to create effective interactive content, it is worth
following the FRAMES model as laid out in the Becta article.
According to this model, interactive whiteboard content should be:
Flexible - content should allow the user to interact and modify the resource
Responsive - content needs to be well-structured, easy to follow and
must have useful content in it.
Accessible - it must be clear who the content is intended for; individual
children or teachers or to be used in a whole class situation
Meaningful - the content needs to meet the needs of the users and must
allow the users to use the features of the interactive whiteboard to bring together
personalised leaning strategies.
Extendable - users should be able to modify the content to meet the needs
of the learners
Stimulating - content should stimulate, captivate and educate learners
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ICT in Oxfordshire - www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk/whiteboards.html This site provides an extensive collection of interactive resources for Year 1 through to Year 6. The resources mainly relate to literacy and mathematics. |
The National Whiteboard Network - www.nwnet.org.uk/ This site is part of the Primary Strategy and offers a wide range of interactive whiteboard content. This content is supported by explanatory documents. The content mainly relates to the teaching of literacy and mathematics but does contain resources for the Geography, History and Science. |
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Learning and Teaching using ICT materials - samples.embc.org.uk/primary/ Provides a range of examples showing how ICT can be used to enhance the teaching and learning of all the National Curriculum subjects. The materials cover all the year groups, from Foundation Stage to Year 6. |
| The National Curriculum in Action - www.ncaction.org.uk/ This site provides case studies and examples of children's work to show how ICT can be used to enhance the learning and teaching that is happening in the classroom. Go to the subject that you need information about and click on 'ICT in (subject)'. |
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