pictures

In case you missed posts on IWB-use by Nik Peachy (we pass on his blogposts at his Quick Shout pages here at the CALL-in-Practice site) have a look at this selection.

Starting with Image Based Speaking activities that can be used either on an IWB or computer screen to get students talking and stimulate their descriptive vocabulary.

And suggestions for Combining Online Interactive Whiteboards with Voice applications and this one on Scriblink which includes VOIP, text chat and provides users with link to their online board. Or on Dabbleboard, a fantastic whiteboard application which runs in your browser. It has all the usual whiteboard features plus some nice extras.

Nik mentions several advantages of IWB use and in this respect points to very practical positive aspects: [...]'They save the need to: Carry flashcards, blu tack, envelopes full of cut up paper, videos, photocopies, coursebooks, DVD and CD players, multiple coloured board pens, replacements for the board pens incase they dry up, a TV, a Tape recorder etc.'

And to conclude for now a post on using PicLens on IWBs