Teachers’ Views of the Effects of the Interactive White Board (IWB) on Teaching

Abstract

This study addressed some issues relating to interactive whiteboards (IWB) to verify in what ways using IWB affects whole-class teaching. The study was on the base of teachers’ attitudes. The data were gathered from interviews and questionnaires. The study showed that the impact of IWB on teaching has been more than expected. According this study, IWB can enhance the pedagogical skills, increase the students’ attention and save teaching time. It also may help to reduce the role of the teachers in classrooms and to improve some student skills, such as team working and discussion. IWB also has increased the rate of using other ICT tools in the classroom. However, still there are some issues with using IWB which might hinder enhanced teaching, such as training the teachers for using all the abilities of IWB in teaching, reducing the expenses for buying of IWBs and providing more practical IWB software.