Topic outline

  • Ideas for using SMART Notebooks in teaching and learning


  • Unit Introduction

    • Many of our classrooms now have an Interactive Whiteboard and our laptops have collaborative learning software installed on them. Are you using your Interactive Whiteboard effectively? Is it living up to your expectations? In this unit we will have a look at how to get more out of this technology.

      By the end of this unit you should be able to:


      Click on the link below to begin your lesson: 

    • Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Ideas
      Opened: Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 5:37 AM
      Closed: Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 11:59 PM
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  • Assessment Information


    • We would like you to interact with your peers and the unit facilitator and discuss your ideas for an Interactive Whiteboard lesson. Make sure the discussion covers how technology, in this instance the Interactive Whiteboard, is actually enhancing the lesson. Try not to suggest a lesson idea that could also be done on paper! Make sure your suggestion exploits the power of the board. Also read previous posts to see if there are any other useful ideas you might adopt.

    • Instructions

      1. Use the forum below and interact with both your peers and the unit facilitator. Identify which part of the syllabus lends itself to using the Interactive Whiteboard and how its use will enhance learning.

    • Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Ideas Forum
      Due: Monday, 19 October 2020, 11:59 PM
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      1. Fill in the lesson plan template below. Based on the lesson ideas that came from the videos and the discussion with your peers and the facilitator create a lesson plan that uses the Interactive Whiteboard effectively.


      1. Use the assignment tool below to upload your lesson plan.

    • Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Plan Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 5:40 AM
      Due: Monday, 19 October 2020, 11:59 PM
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  • Attribution and References

    • References

      • Nkosi, B. (2015). 'Chalkboards are now a thing of the past' - Lesufi. Mail & Guardian. (c). Available online at https://mg.co.za/article/2015-07-21-chalkboards-will-be-a-thing-of-the-past-lesufi-1
      • SMART Classrooms. (2015). Introduction to SMART Notebook Part I: Software Basics. SMART. Std YouTube Lic. Available online.
      • SMART Classrooms. (2015). Introduction to SMART Notebook Part II: Enhanced Skills. SMART. Std. YouTube Lic. Available online.

  • License

    • CC BY SA

      This unit on Orientation to Your Interactive Whiteboard, part of the Teachers' ICT Integration Course by Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License with the exception of the following resources:

      SMART Classrooms. (2015). Introduction to SMART Notebook Part I: Software Basics. SMART.
      SMART Classrooms. (2015). Introduction to SMART Notebook Part II: Enhanced Skills.
      All content not licensed under a Creative Commons license is all rights reserved, and you must request permission from the copyright owner to use this material.