The use of Interactive White Board in Geography

As technology keeps on evolving and continues to increase, it keeps on making life a bit more easier in terms of recreation, luxury and work purposes. The introduction of the Interactive White Board (IWB) in education is one of such technological inventions that make the life of a teacher a bit more easier. That is from my perspective. Goodbye to green and normal white board and say "hello"to the interactive white board.

The IWB in education is a very helpful tool in terms of engaging with content of a specific subject. It allows us as teachers to interact with content in many ways through actions such as creating slide shows which could be shown on a IWB. It allows us to drag items or content on the IWB. Apply or delete certain layers of content. Add sounds or music to the content which is being presented. The IWB also allows us to draw lines, enlarge content and crop content.

In my curriculum subject which is Geography, the IWB is a great asset to have in class. The IWB can be used to display maps of the world on which the teacher can draw lines and give direction. If I had a IWB in my class the I would the IWB for the following as examples:

• Display a map of a city on the IWB and provide examples of exercises on how to calculate certain questions.
• IWB is a great tool for GIS. IWB will allow me to demonstrate the steps of how my learners can create a map on GIS.
• The IWB I can use to display certain physical geography processes and events that takes place such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and tsunami's etc. 

There are many examples of how I can use the IWB for presenting Geography in my class. However, the IWB is a good asset to have, but it should not be there to replace the teacher and avoid interaction between learners and teachers. Learners in class should have the opportunity to work and interact during lessons and not stare for 50min at a IWB. But to me the IWB is good way of making the life of a teacher much more easier.