Module 6: Interactive Boards
Terms
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Interactive whiteboard – (IWB), is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface where users control the computer using a pen, finger or other device. The board is typically mounted to a wall or floor stand.

Differentiated Instruction – involves providing students with different avenues to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas; and to developing teaching materials so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability.

Student Engagement – occurs when "students make a psychological investment in learning. They try hard to learn what school offers. They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of success (grades), but in understanding the material and incorporating or internalizing it in their lives. It is increasingly seen as an indicator of successful classroom instruction, and as a valued outcome of school reform.

Classroom Management – is a term used by teachers to describe the process of ensuring that classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior by students. The term also implies the prevention of disruptive behavior.

Interactive Learning – This type of learning occurs when a student puts together knowledge and skills by connecting with information and experiences provided by the teacher. The student is engaged both intellectually and emotionally in interactive learning. Feedback, reflection and dialogue are integral components of interactive learning.

Learning Styles – Those "educational conditions under which a student is most likely to learn." Thus, learning styles are not really concerned with "what" learners learn, but rather "how" they prefer to learn.