The Sustainable Classroom
The Sustainable Classroom is a classroom technology model that utilizes a broad number of highly visual, interactive technologies with a single computer in order to support the nine instructional strategies that are identified in Robert Marzano’s book Classroom Instruction That Works (Marzano, Pickering and Pollock, 2001).
During the 2005-2006 school year, our classroom participated in the Sustainable Classroom Grant. Through this grant, we received a Hitachi StarBoard Interactive Display Panel and Hitachi StarBoard Bluetooth Freedom Tablet, AverVision 300i document camera, Hitachi projector, a Califone sound system, eInstruction wireless response system and a subscription to eBoard.com. How did all of this technology change our classroom? Students now use technology on a daily basis to make learning a more interactive experience. We use “clickers” to get immediate feedback on assignments and quizzes, use our digital whiteboard and document camera to make lessons more interactive and to have students share their work, and use graphics tablets and screen recording software to create whiteboard movies (mathcasts) of student work. These past two years have been very exciting, and I am looking forward to another rewarding year!
Hitachi America and Troxell Communications kindly donated two Starboard BT-2G Bluetooth tablets to help implement our Qwest Grant mathcast project. Hitachi has also donated a site license for Mult-e-Maths software to Woodland High School!
Videos and Mathcasts
View these technologies and teaching strategies in action:
Video: Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback in a H.S. AP Math Class
Mathcast: Function Composition Review using Student Response System
Presentations & Articles
View presentations by Patty O’Flynn and articles and press releases about her classroom and mathcast projects.
Tech Resources and Information
Hitachi Software Resource Center features an Educator’s Corner with lessons and software
AVerMedia releases their new AVerVision300AF and I want one.
Vanderbilt Center for Teaching: Student Response Systems gives great examples about the types of questions and activities you can use with your student response system.
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