Interactive teaching technique

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What is Interactive teaching?

Interactive teaching is something we all know about. Teachers use interactive teaching methods of asking questions, holding discussions and checking homework all the time. Interactive teaching methods are students-centered, and can create a dynamic learning atmosphere for students.

Benefits of interactive teaching:
Using interactive teaching will help students to learn more effectively. As students of this generation are used to consistent stimulus, more involvements are needed to help them stay focused in class.


Interactive teaching aids:

Interactive teaching aids help teachers explain concepts by providing visual images or audio clips that respond to the user. Computer technology is commonly used in modern teaching environment, so interactive teaching aids are highly adaptable. Using computers as teaching aids exposes students to technology that is academically relevant and useful. Teaching aids are meant to support the teacher but should not be the sole method of instruction for any unit. Here are some popular tools teachers recommend:

1. Interactive White Boards

Give students a chance to interact with presentations with an interactive whiteboard. Interactive whiteboards combine the simplicity of a whiteboard with the flexibility of a computer, allowing teachers and students to present and manipulate interactive media in a presentation format. By merely touching a screen, users can draw, manipulate visual images, and present information. Interactive whiteboards project the computer display on a large screen and respond when the screen is touched, which allows students and teachers to interact more fully with the information being presented.
Recommended products:

eBeam Interactive Whiteboard

2. Classroom Management Software

Use classroom management to present interactive slide shows to your class. Classroom management software allows the teacher to present interactive media in a professional format. Writing directions and notes on the chalkboard can take away from learning time and cannot be restored once erased. Teachers save time by using classroom management software since they allow the teacher to prepare the courseware beforehand and provide the ability to switch quickly between multiple media sources. Include movie clips, photos, audio clips and Internet links in classroom management software.

Recommended products:

Mythware Classroom Management Software （http://www.mythware.com/）