Issue 18 – Term 3, Aug 2009

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Here’s what you told us…
Results from the INTERFACE Readers’ Survey 2009

12 ways to get the best out of your board Things to think about when choosing an IWB
Interactive whiteboards come in all different shapes and sizes, and with an array of functions and price tags. What should you be looking for? INTERFACE investigates.Some really cool stuff to do with your board

Case studies
Matamata College: Parlez-vous avec la technologie?
Working with interactive whiteboards

Blog Profile: Fab4@Work

Ask the teacher @ Orewa College

Lesson Plans
40. Presenting student work on a Google Map
41. Create a picture dictionary

Two-minute guide: Pencake

Five reasons to start your own blog

Setting the video standard
MP4, Ogg Theora, FLV and WMV are the video formats to master.

Starting Up: Getting the most out of ICT

File Share – Web 2.0 Tools:
Fur.ly, Embedit.in, Open Data Definition, Wikispaces, Supalogo, Odosketch.

10 for Teachers – Presentation Tools

From the back of the class: Could Twitter spell twouble for teachers?
Twitter’s great isn’t it! It’s a fun, quick and easy way to communicate with friends. Twouble is, what happens when others are watching, too?