Interactive Whiteboards seem to be a popular topic of discussion amongst teachers, so in this episode we talk with Bryn Jones from Fremantle, WA, and Paul McMahon from Hong Kong about a range of ideas and issues around the use of IWBs. We also touch on the value of an IWB enabled classroom as well as a number of new IWB technologies for the future.

Links for this episode:

• Onfinity
• Ideal Resources
• E-Beam
• Learning Solution Hong Kong
• ICTPD
• Atomic Learning
• Easiteach
• Quizdom
• Taiwanese Quiz Device (Internet Explorer only)
  
• SMART Technology
• Promethean
• One Laptop Per Child Project
• Dongtan - China’s sustainable city project

As always, your feedback and comments are welcome. Enjoy!

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In this episiode we explore the use of Skype as a communication tool by hosting a group Skypecast with members of the Australian OzTeachers group. Skypecasts enable a large group of people to get together in a virtual chat space and talk in real time.

After spending some time sorting out the quirks of the system, we managed to have a few interesting conversations about online collaboration, international sharing, and how Skype might be used in an educational context.

My apologies in advance for some of the audio quality in this episode - large group Skypecasts can get a bit noisy (as this one did at times) but there’s still plenty of good stuff in here.

Links from this episode:

1. Skype
2. Skypecasting
3. OzTeachers
4. Anne’s blog about our Skype call
5. Chris’ blog about our Skype call

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode! You know who you are.

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