English

Interactive whiteboards can play a major part in teaching English, helping to make lessons more creative for both teachers and students.

Activstudio provides many ways to enhance your English lessons. At the basic level, you can use a range of colours, pens and highlighters to write on your Activboard; typing text and manipulating it; and using the handwriting recognition tool. More advanced options enable you to include videos and sound recordings in your flipcharts to bring your lessons alive. Your pupils could hear books or poems being read, perhaps by their authors... see part of a play or show... the possibilities are endless.

This course is recommended for teachers of English aiming for Curriculum Developer Level 2 accreditation.

Typical topics

• Text management.
• Customising toolboxes.
• Ways to use the Eraser tool - e.g. to create hide and reveal activities.
• Using text creatively in flipcharts - e.g. using features such as tickertapes and the Fill tool,
• the Deconstruct Text feature.
• Importing text from Word™ files and other locations.
• Annotating text.
• Using pictures and sound.
• Making links to other files and websites.
• Using movies.
• The Resource Library.

Location

• School-based (typically half-day, full-day or in-class support).