The document discusses how to use the online whiteboard tool Writeboard to engage teenage students in writing. It describes Writeboard's features for individual and collaborative writing, peer review, and sharing student work. The document provides tips for teachers such as regularly checking Writeboard, setting clear instructions, and photocopying screenshots. It also advertises workshops from the British Council on using technology like wikis and interactive whiteboards in the classroom.
EMMA Who we are and what our interests are. Emma ICT coordinator, interested in teacher training of ICT in the classroom, exploitation of new software/hardware. I am always looking for new ways to encourage teachers to build confidence in ICT without freaking them out with the more tecchie side of things. I am currently using Writeboard with students as young as 10 and having really good results. Caroline is Senior Teacher Secondary and is interested in Writeboard as a way of encouraging teenagers in particular to participate and enjoy writing more. She is involve din teacher training of secondary teachers and is currently using Writebaord successfully with Singaporean teenagers and international students in their late teens/ early 20s. She has been using it for the past 2 years.
