Interactive whiteboards are not just another classroom technology. As the first digital technology designed specifically for teaching and learning, they have the potential to radically alter the way we learn and facilitate the integration and ready use all other digital technologies — hardware and software.

Just as the blackboard was the symbol and transformative technology of the 18th century classroom, the interactive whiteboard will be the centrepiece of the 21st century digital classroom.

Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards provides a wealth of information on:

• Getting your school started with IWBs
• Selecting the right IWB technology
• Principles and strategies for effective IWB teaching
• Lesson design and software tools
• Professional development, training and support.

The book contains eight case studies of leading educators talking about how they use IWBs. Above all the book makes the point that IWBs are great tools to help great teachers do what they do best.

Betcher (information technology, Presbyterian Ladies College, Australia) and Lee, a former principal and current educational consultant specializing in the development of digital technology in schools, detail the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom and how they can facilitate the use of other technologies such as Google Earth, Skype, Gapminder World, and GeoGebra. They discuss setting up a classroom, working with teachers to implement the whiteboards, teaching strategies, designing lessons, and professional development, as well as providing eight case studies of those who use whiteboards in classrooms in the US, Australia, and England. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)