Posted on : 31-08-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : Classroom Management
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When using interactive online resources, often you may want students to respond to a question you have displayed with your LCD projector or on your interactive whiteboard. However, only one student at a time can use the interactive whiteboard to respond to a question. In my classroom, it was a concern of mine that the other 24 students would not be engaged and actively thinking about an answer to a question if they were not selected to use the whiteboard.
Posted on : 25-08-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : The Alphabet
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The websites:
Classroom Applications:
1. Whole Class Instruction: Use the first two websites to share correct upper case and lower case letter formation with your students. Have students practice forming a letter on paper at their desks. Then have the animated pencil show how to form that letter so students can check their work.
Individual Practice: Teachers with interactive whiteboards can have their students write a letter in virtual ink and then click on the letter on the screen to see if the animated pencil’s letter matches their formation.
Posted on : 14-08-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : Telling Time
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The websites:
Classroom Applications:
Whole Class Activities: Help your students understand the concept of a clock by building one together using the first website. To keep all of your students involved, give each child an empty paper clock face and a set of numbers (1-12). Have the students place each number where they believe it belongs on the clock face before you answer together on screen. Once you have your clocks built, introduce the minute hand and the hour hand and discuss their meanings.
Posted on : 30-07-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : Classroom Management
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From typing web addresses incorrectly to searching through a sea of bookmarks, using online resources in the classroom on a daily basis can quickly become difficult to manage. Use these five classroom management tips to keep your interactive content organized and easily accessible.
1. Although not a financial option for every school, the easiest solution to find interactive content and keep it organized is to subscribe to 
an interactive content company like StarrMatica. StarrMatica provides you with access to over 570 original Flash interactive animations, manipulatives, activities, and games in addition to organizing and categorizing over 3200 interactive content web links. This service makes finding interactive content a breeze with an easy to navigate organizational structure and a state standards search feature. Best of all, StarrMatica only includes ad-free sites and checks to be sure the links are always active. Interactive content can also be accessed by students at home. All of the sites mentioned in the Interactive Content Corner can be found on StarrMatica.
Posted on : 27-07-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : 3-6 Math, Tables and Graphs
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The websites:
Classroom Applications:
Whole Class Activity: The slide show on the first website can assist with introducing pictographs to your class. The site particularly focuses on paying attention to the key so that you interpret the meaning of each picture correctly.
