Interactive Whiteboard Demo

9/25/2012

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Just a brief post here.
I've been having a tinker with the interactive whiteboards at the University, and thought I'd post a quick video and picture. These things are brilliant, and a huge improvement on older, conventional whiteboards, and seem to be ubiquitous, popping up in almost every classroom I've been into in recent years. In the video I'm only showing a few basic tricks, but even these you can see would be fantastic for making lessons more interesting and bringing them to life.
It was also my first "Mr. Boakye", so it's a bit of a landmark moment for me, I'm so proud! Enjoy the video!
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BeeBots Roll Out!

9/25/2012

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It's been a while since I've had my hands on one of these beautiful, yet simple toys. My first experience with a BeeBot was during my volunteering in a reception class, in May 2012, working on basic map reading skills, as the children used the BeeBot to navigate a map (much like the one in the picture) to reach treasure.
Since then I have seen, and been shown, numerous other uses for these fun little programmable robots, ranging from using the BeeBots to solve equations, race through mazes, draw shapes, tell stories and more. I have also since heard of the BeeBot iPhone/iPad App, and am waiting for a similar App for Android OS. Being a "techie" myself, the digital counterpart to the BeeBot seems like a more versatile evolution of the idea. With the prevalence of iPads and other tablet computers in classrooms these days, as schools push towards integrating ICT further into other aspects of the curriculum, I feel it is essential to make use of every option available, and the app allows more children too be involved in the activity at any one time.
I'll be continuing to explore and expand upon uses of the BeeBot, but, in the mean time, I hope you all enjoy the little clip below, and I have provided the following link for anyone interested in some of uses of this toy:
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