Interactive White Boards

I've actually never heard of interactive white boards before, and after learning about them, I think they are pretty cool.  Interactive white boards should be used as a tool in classrooms everywhere, It keeps the students entertained and what to participate, because well you can touch it! There are pros and cons to having really cool things such as the white board in the classroom. The pros are it can bring multi media into the classroom, you can be interactive without sitting behind a desk, and physically act with the display. You can go outside the box with this, you can draw, write and have students interact while you are doing so. The cons in having a Interactive white board from what I have read and heard, is that its hard to write on, if the board is sensitive you could have glitches and it could just be frustrating to work with. The hardest thing about cool new gadgets in the classroom is learning out to use them. Even though you still have the white board working you have to still go back and forth to your desk top to change the item on the screen. Last but not least the price, White boards can be really expensive especially if a school doesn't have the money to spend on up to date technology.

QR BAR CODE LESSON PLAN

RH.6-8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.


1.) Students will use this website with the assigned names for important people in American History, and understand why they are important  

2.) Students will scan this to refresh there memory about important people in American History. They will also be given a Constitutional Crossword puzzle to work on.  

After the students have finished there assignment, they will each be assigned to a group in class and discuss what they thought was interesting about each individual and why they believe they are labeled as Important people in American History.