My school bought five Mimios a bit more than two years ago.
We decided that our 4 ICT lead teachers can have one each in their classroom and rotate one among other teachers.
As I am one of the ICT lead teachers, I was fortunate to have one in my class. It's been more than 2 years I've had it in my room and I'm using it nearly every day.. However, I don't think I am using it 'appropriately'. I use the screen all the time to do warm-up activities, show video clips and pictures. But, I am not using the mimio pen (which is also called as a stylus) enough.
I think one of the reasons for this is...
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it's not instant!
Well... When I want to use the screen, all I have to do is to turn the TV on and connect it with my laptop. But when I want to use it interactively,, I need to turn the TV on, wait for at least 20 minutes for it to warm up, connect the mimio and then calibrate it.
I think I should be more prepared... and keep 'encouraging' myself to use it more often.
Oh! Look what I've found!
How to use your interactive whiteboard effectively
Love this post, it made me laugh. I'm being given a mimeo (I teach year 1/2 as well) so thanks for posting that website at the bottom, looks great! I've been worried that I won't use it enough at this level....
ReplyDeleteHi Jacqui
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear that you found the website useful.
I agree that it's always so hard to find ways to use a mimio interactively with littlies.
I think having a specific/strategic plan is crucial at any level to use interactive whiteboards effectively as it takes long to set it up and teachers have to check e-resources before the lesson (because it may have pop-ups or inappropriate pics).