October 2007 Volume 10 Number 4 - Educational Technology ...

• Use graphics and photographs as picture clues.
• Share ownership of the empty space on the whiteboard with the student.
• Draw a box on the whiteboard screen to define the working space for more structured activities.
• Use a different colour for feedback and comments to the student (pink is good).
• Write feedback and comments at the bottom or side of the screen or wherever a space can be found that does not
overlap the student’s written work.
5. Use the third and subsequent screens as a working space for activities based on the lesson plan
• Use the whiteboard as a learning space and ‘playground’.
• Add screens as required.
Figure7. An example of element 5
Figure 8. An example of element 6
6. Give greater prominence to freehand drawing and keyboard writing on the whiteboard
• Encourage the student to draw pictures on the whiteboard as a way of developing confidence.
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