Use of an interactive board in educational process

USE OF AN INTERACTIVE BOARD IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Interactive board – the touch screen attached to the computer from which image transfers a projector to a board. It is enough to touch a board surface to begin work on the computer.

This equipment which is capable to greatly help in the organization of process of training, when carrying out studies and pedagogical meetings. This device is externally very similar to a usual board, but differences can be found at the first acquaintance to her. Work with this educational equipment and its wide range of possibilities increases interest in a subject at pupils, gives the chance of creation of an interesting lesson with computer support, increases presentation and dynamics of processes of giving and digestion of material, allows to establish instant feedback — the result is visible at once, acquired material or not.

The interactive board has a wide range of possibilities. Use of this equipment increases efficiency of educational process. It is promoted by the evident resources offered by the companies developers of boards and the informative training programs for various objects allowing to model experiences and experiments give opportunities of testing with an instant conclusion to a board of results, etc.

Work with interactive boards significantly helps study. For the teacher the interactive board is a good help for the purpose of increase in interest in the taught subject, simplification of digestion of material and also the help to pupils with physical defects.

Interactive boards can be used by the teacher during the group and frontal work. They allow to diversify studying of a subject: the teacher has an opportunity to give material lektsionno, at the same time using video and an audio material, the text training programs, exercise machines, Internet resources, etc. To do marks or something can be written over all documents, illustrations, tables, charts or web pages. All information displayed on an interactive board can be kept, unpacked, transferred by e-mail.

Training with use of opportunities of an interactive board differs from habitual methods of teaching, but at the same time bases of successful carrying out any lesson are always uniform. The interactive board can be used both throughout all lesson, and on his part. The structure of a lesson with use of a board can be various. Also differently the teacher can classify material, using various opportunities of a board: to work with the text, with media objects, to move objects, to make changes – all these manipulations will draw attention of pupils.

Activity at a lesson with interactive devices allows to make any occupation dynamic thanks to what it is possible to interest pupils at the initial stage of a lesson and to maintain this interest throughout all occupation.

Already available experience has shown that work with interactive boards improves material perception by pupils.

Pupils consider that it is much more interesting to work with an interactive board, than with a usual board or printing distributing material. They recognize that interactive approach helps to take active part in a lesson.

It is also possible to carry to advantages of use of interactive boards that the teacher can have necessary materials in one file, connecting them by hyperlinks. Reproduction of audio and video of materials can be controlled by means of a board, losing small fragments if in it there is a need. Remarks and additions to the file can be kept and used at the following lessons or for repetition at the same lesson.

Use at a lesson of an interactive board allows to make fast change of didactic material, to intensify training process.

Researches have shown that interactive boards, using various dynamic resources and improving motivation, do occupations fascinating both for teachers, and for pupils.

Advantages of work with interactive boards to teachers:

• Allows teachers to explain new material from the center of a class, to work in large audience;

• Encourages improvisation and flexibility, allowing to draw and make entries over any applications;

• Allows to keep and print out images on a board, including any records made during the occupation without spending at the same time a lot of time and forces and simplifying check of the acquired material;

• Allows teachers to share materials with each other and again to use them;

• Inspires teachers on search of new approaches to training, stimulates professional growth.

• Advantages to pupils:

• Does occupations interesting and develops motivation;

• Gives more opportunities for participation in collective work, development of personal and social skills;

• Pupils easier perceive and acquire difficult questions as a result of clearer, effective and dynamic supply of material;

• Allows to use various styles of training, teachers can address various resources, adapting to certain requirements;

• Pupils begin to work more creatively and become self-assured;

It is important to understand that use only of an interactive board won't solve all educational problems. And teachers aren't obliged to work with her constantly, at each lesson at all. But use does her homework fascinating and dynamic.