FROM PROJECTION TO INTERACTION:
THE WHITEBOARD GOES DIGITAL

Peter Whitefield
Taylors Lakes Secondary College

Despina Whitefield
Victoria University

Tony Whitefield
Swinburne University
Australia

This paper describes how teaching with an interactive whiteboard (IWB) changed from its initial implementation to one of curriculum development. The setting for this study was a Victorian Government Secondary School (Australia) which had only recently begun to use IWBs. The IWBs were provided to year 7 and 8 English and English literacy support program students. The main research point is how IWBs will be used: as a tool for engagement or catalyst for a more digitised curriculum. Findings suggest enhanced student interest and participation when an IWB was used, regardless of the teaching context. Teachers are using this technology as a replacement for a traditional whiteboard, creating a more digitised learning environment.

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