Before going to my old primary school Bonnyrigg Heights Primary school I was really nervous as I had year 4 this year which was a big step from kindergarten last year. Another factor which had also contributed to my fear was the use of the IWB and Technology beacuse I had never really took the time to understand how to use or create a lesson absed on IWB on my own, or really incorporated different types of technologies into a lesson.
What I had done to overcome this issue was youtubed several tutorial videos and this helped me familairise myself with the basics of the smart notebook program. The smart notebook program being the resource to create an IWB file.
On the first day of practical I had asked my tertiary adviser to teach me and a peer about the basic tools of the smart notebook program. This was very useful because as the teacher had demonstrated how to use a certain tool she allowed my peer and I to replicate what she had done. I had also asked my co-operating teacher actually being my year 6 teacher in the past about the IWB, and he had introduced me to 'smart exchange' which is an effective tool which provides an extensive list of learning game that vary across the curriculum.
All in all, as I slowly familiarised my self with the smartnote book program I then became comfortable with it as a utilised it daily incorporated into my lessons. I also think that that the lesson we had in Professional Experience about the IWB with Maria going through some key aspects of the IWB.
I think that you did a great thing by getting someone else to help you and take the initiative rather than struggling through your prac. I hope you felt more confident throughout your time at your school.
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