Today’s session gave me the opportunity to explore the power of Interactive Whiteboards and Smart Notebook software. Being able to test out the software myself, and with the support of my peers around me to discover different functions, this led me to understand how the software can be used in many contexts.

Immediately after opening the software I decided that it would be interesting to create a “interactive document” as though I was planning a lesson. My initial idea was a history/geography lesson, finally choosing ‘The Victorians’ as a suitable topic.

I began by choosing a background that related to the topic, and used this background throughout the “interactive document”.

Image 1: Title Page

I subsequently created a title page, followed by the learning objectives.

Although I was unable to finish the document, I would have liked to be a bit more creative and use the SMART Notebook software to its full potential. I would continue on to create a slide of “what do The Victorian’s eat?”, with many pictures that have to be sorted into the categories ‘rich’ and ‘poor’, and “how many courses do they have in a meal?” with an array of numbers, with only one correct.

I aim to download this software onto my laptop, and continue to develop and improve my skills for future use as a teacher!

Fiona