Troubleshooting+Interactive+Whiteboards

Types of issues addressed: -Sound -Orienting a Board -Red Signal -Finding SmartBoard Toolbar
 * SESSION TITLE**


 * SETTING THE STAGE** //(To be reviewed before the session begins.)//

//In this session, participants will be able to troubleshoot interactive whiteboard problems.//
 * Session Overview**

//What are some of the issues your teacher is having with their whiteboard? How can we fix these problems?//
 * Focusing Questions**

The following materials are used in this session: -Laptops -Projector -Interactive Whiteboard
 * Materials**


 * Resources**
 * [[file:troubleshootwhiteboard.ppt]]**

INSTRUCTION //(Typically lasts about 20% of session.)//

Give participants an introduction and purpose/reason why you are teaching this session: //“After completing this session you will be able to help your teachers troubleshoot whiteboard issues.”//
 * Framing the Session**

Demonstrate for participants how to: Learn how to isolate the problem. Determine which steps to follow. Show the steps to take when trying to fix the following issues: -Sound -Orienting a Board -Red Signal -Finding SmartBoard Toolbar
 * Teaching**

Have the students come up and practice fixing the issues listed above.
 * Guided Practice**


 * WORK TIME** //(Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.)//

Have students role play scenarios.
 * Getting Started**

Participants will... __Step 1 Break into groups of 2. One teacher and one squad member.__ __Step 2 The “teacher” will state an issue the whiteboard is having.__ __Step 3 The “squad member” will troubleshoot the issue__ __Step 4 Reverse the roles.__
 * Participant Activity**

Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Make sure that the students are on task.
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share.


 * SHARE** //(Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)//

Share what scenarios they acted out and how they handled the situation.
 * Share**

Author: Michelle Santana, Haashim Job Email: msantana2@schools.nyc.gov / hjob@schools.nyc.gov School/Employer: IS 192 / IS 211 Title: Tech Coach / Math teacher, iSquad Facilitator
 * ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**


 * TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION**


 * Each session contains the following components and can be conducted in 45–60 minutes:**

This is a concise summary of the session, and how it fits into the training series as a whole.
 * Session Overview**

These are the specific questions that guide the session. The purpose of the session is to address these questions.
 * Focusing Questions**

This is a list of all materials that the facilitator must make sure are present at the training site, including technology resources.
 * Materials**

All handouts can be found linked from the Resources section of the participant agenda. Participants will be able to access these materials online during the session, but the facilitator should review them ahead of time, and any instructional support charts should be posted in the room before the session begins.
 * Resources**

The facilitator explains to the participants what will be covered in this session, how it fits into the training series as a whole, and how it may be incorporated into their reflective practice.
 * Framing the Session**

This is a short period of facilitator-led instruction designed to prepare the participants for their work time. The facilitator might demonstrate a specific use of technology in an authentic curricular context, selected participants might be invited to share relevant experiences, or the group as a whole might contribute to a shared brainstorming list. The facilitator should be careful to avoid giving a lengthy lecture or straying too far from the focusing questions.
 * Teaching**

Sometimes it is helpful for the facilitator to walk the participants through a process step by step. This gives the participants the hands-on experience of work time before losing the scaffolding of facilitator-led instruction.
 * Guided Practice**

The facilitator gives instructions to the participants for their work time, and lets them know what they will be expected to share at the end of the session.
 * Getting Started**

Participants are given time to practice the specific process they have seen demonstrated. They may be working independently, with a partner, or in small groups.
 * Participant Activity**

As participants work, the facilitator moves around the room holding short conferences to help guide the work and make it more productive. The facilitator should be at eye level with participants during each conference. These conversations need not be especially private; the facilitator may invite someone sitting nearby to listen in. If common needs among the group emerge, they can either be addressed immediately or during the sharing time.
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Participants gather at the end of the session to demonstrate what they have done, discuss experiences they have had, and reflect on what they have learned. This is an opportunity to return to the focusing questions that began the session, and discuss what has been accomplished in the interval.
 * Share**

This section acknowledges those who contributed to the creation of this session.
 * Acknowledgements**