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e - no® enables ESL teacher to speak a language her students understand
5/1/2011 By:
ESL teacher Angela Brotherton lacked the
interactive teaching tools needed to deliver
lessons to her English language students
and meet district academic standards. That
was—until state funds and a grant allowed
her school to purchase e - no interactive
whiteboards from PolyVision.
Pittsburg Primary, a Northeast Texas
school with over 400 pre-K through 1st
grade students, has several bilingual classrooms
and four ESL classrooms. Angela’s
ESL class has 15 Spanish-speaking students.
Although Angela’s students are
intelligent and academically motivated,
they performed poorly on learning assessments
because of their limited understanding
of the English language.
Angela’s principal, Vicki Rockett, discovered
PolyVision e - no interactive whiteboards
at a local conference. “We attended
with full intentions to purchase a competitor’s
board,” says Vicki, “but passed by the
PolyVision booth and watched a demonstration.
We were blown away by e - no’s
unique features.”
Vicki also liked that with e - no, the interactive
whiteboard comes with a lifetime
Forever Warranty™. She and her peers
worked together to
obtain a state and
Rural Schools grant
and purchased e - no
interactive whiteboards
for all of their
22 kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms.
Angela’s classroom is equipped with
an e - no interactive whiteboard and e - no mini
slate. “Just as I was wondering if I had
chosen the right career, e - no transformed
my classroom into a completely different
learning environment,” she says. “As soon
as e - no was installed, I noticed a change
in my students’ behavior. During lessons,
every child was excited and engaged at a
higher level than ever before.”
With e - no, Angela brings lessons to life
for the entire class. For example, when
teaching a new vocabulary word, Angela
defines the word using
pictures and videos
that stimulate discussion.
Students play an
online game that features
the word. After
the game, Angela checks for understanding
by passing around the e - no mini slate
and asks students to circle the picture that
relates to the word. In less than ten minutes,
students master a new vocabulary
word. Angela can also more easily manage
small groups of mixed ability students
by using a system that pairs students
with similar skill sets, then rotating every
15 minutes.She explains, “With e - no, my
classroom has become exactly what I
have been trying to build for the past five
years—a seamless, efficient and fun learning
environment.”
Free Resources PolyVision puts the learning ball in
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Our unique solutions are easier to use, work with any software, are more
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5 things to look
for in an IWB
1. Choose a board that’s simple to
use and universal, allowing dry
erase markers and interactivity.
2. Ensure your board is open to any
software.
3. Facilitate multi-user collaboration
without additional fees.
4. Maximize budgets with a warranty
that lasts as long as the school
building.
5. Ensure sustainability with limited
power requirements and responsible
manufacturing.