Mistakes Don't Show!
Using Individual Whiteboards in the Classroom (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Stage 3: Literacy for Growth
Ages:
6-12
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary: Classroom Tips
Transcript
I like to give my students options to show what they know. Pencil and paper sometimes can get a little boring. So by using mini white boards or mini sentence strips, we can change things up and also I find it helps students take more risk with answering a problem. We use them a lot for math and we use them a lot for science, and it's great for group work. We use them a lot when we're doing games and multiple choice type games. Students just seem to be more open to trying new answers and to trying new games, and it's also a lot easier to erase a mistake and correct yourself using a white board and eraser than it is pencil and paper. They're also bigger and it's just sort of another something new, that gives them the opportunity to show what they know.
Activity Objective
The goal of Mistakes Don't Show!: Using Individual Whiteboards in the Classroom (Virtual Tour) is to help students take risks during learning activities and group instruction by using whiteboards that allow students to easily correct mistakes in their work.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Use whiteboards to quickly check for student understanding.
- Whiteboards are a motivational tool for learning and allow all students to participate.
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