Is TBI Effective?
Is TBI Effective?
The use of the interactive whiteboard in schools raises various question in the field of education and in
society as well. For example, one may question the quality of teachers’ use of information and
communication technologies in the classroom; as to the possibility offered by the use of BIT to the child
to be cognitively active in understanding the subjects seen in class; as for the possible improvement of
the child’s skill with ICT when teaching with a BIT. All these questions are necessary in the school
environment in order to be made aware of the various issues with regard to TBI, but also in order to
make adequate use of this new technology.
First of all, the use of the BIT in the classroom is appropriate when teachers do not rely exclusively on
this new tool. Indeed, plan B must be provided, because like any technology, the TBI can have technical
problems. In addition, one should not neglect the other more traditional means of learning such as
manipulation, activities in dyad, in subgroup or individual. Teachers can also work with other ICTs such
as interactive tables
Pierre Lachance and Nathalie Figo, REFCIT resource people, propose the 3-O approach (TablO-BurO-
CervO) to talk about the integration of ICT in learning. This concept interrelates three places known to
the class and exploited by teachers: the blackboard (of the front of the class), the desk (student’s work
environment) and the brain (where learning takes place).
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Very useful educational games can be put in contact with the IWB from an iPhone or an iPad. Here are
some interesting suggestions for working with this tool thanks to the applications of these devices:
Toqua Store, Toca Doctoral, Colors and shapes, Virtual Human Body, etc. If the teacher wants to explain
notions of French, several TBI activities provide linguistic, lexical and phonetic support. We can also
work the other disciplines of the Quebec school training program with iPad applications. For example,
mathematical concepts, the social universe, the sciences, etc. In the TBI training and resource sharing
site for FLE we find games for the class of different levels.
Study1
12 mentions that whiteboards have positive effects on students' academic motivation and consequently,
on their academic results. In fact, this study highlights the major impacts of the painting's success for
boys. In addition, whiteboards allow students to better understand technologies. The two studies
consulted 12,13, which note a correlation between the positive effects on school results and the IWB,
mention that teachers must have a good experience with this tool in order to have positive results in the
short and medium term.
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Note
BITS would have positive effects on the learning and motivation of students, especially boys.
Cognitive mediation
Teaching with technologies allows cognitive mediation with students. The teacher becomes a resource
person for the students in all of the activities. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization positions itself in this same type of vision for education in the 21st century. The
organization mentions with regard to the teaching profession that "this one will be called more and
more to establish a new relation with the learner, to pass from the role of soloist to that of accompanist,
becoming from now on either the one who dispenses knowledge as the one who helps his students to
find, organize and manage knowledge.
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