Interactive Whiteboards Research Article

Before I read this article on Interactive whiteboard research I did not know much about IWB. I had never used this technology or have observed any teacher using this technology, so I have not had any experience what so ever.

After I read this article I found a few facts that were interesting about the IWB article. I thought that it was interesting that student achievement increased in the classroom when using the board with a successful teacher, and that if the teacher was not as successful in using the board that student achievement lowered. I feel that certain lessons are more useful than others when using an IWB.  Different types of learning tools will be helpful to making students feel more engaged in the classroom.

For example teaching through modeling how to shift would be more helpful than using the board, while learning about composers and history would be more useful to use the board. I believe that I will use IWB for teaching musicology and music theory, so that students can take notes, and learn from using helpful tools that the IWB provides.