Teaching African American males their historical identity construction using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB)
Teaching African American males their historical identity construction using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) will exhibit historical construction of identity and stereotyping which the African American male has experienced over four hundred years leading up to their current condition. The use of (IWB) will illuminate the historical reason for their identity and open a dialogue which will create a connection to research, literature and literacy by acknowledging and realizing their status is not primarily a result of actions solely of their own, thereby reading and researching where, why, how and when negative transformation of identity and …show more content…
Students’ attitudes towards the use of the (IWB) were at a medium level and this can be interpreted as positive as they were introduced with this new technology for the first time. Like the other technological devices, the (IWB) is not a device that should be used in the whole of the lesson or in all lessons. Mobile interactive whiteboards are a viable alternative to the more expensive stationary interactive whiteboards. Not only are they more cost effective, they afford teachers and students with the ability to collaborate in ways not possible with stationary IWBs.
Engaging students in conducting authentic interviews using IWB video and publishing to a worldwide audience represents a paradigm shift to both the field of oral history and to the notions of the limitations of students ' contributions to society (Levin, 2011). Increasingly youth growing up in this media digital culture have wide ranging opportunities to choose how to represent themselves in relationship with others (Stornaiuolo, Hull & Nelson, 2009). Mediation and motion allow us to imagine new roles and new worlds to inhabit and create (Stornaiuolo et al.,
Teaching African American males their historical identity construction using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) will exhibit historical construction of identity and stereotyping which the African American male has experienced over four hundred years leading up to their current condition. The use of (IWB) will illuminate the historical reason for their identity and open a dialogue which will create a connection to research, literature and literacy by acknowledging and realizing their status is not primarily a result of actions solely of their own, thereby reading and researching where, why, how and when negative transformation of identity and …show more content…
Students’ attitudes towards the use of the (IWB) were at a medium level and this can be interpreted as positive as they were introduced with this new technology for the first time. Like the other technological devices, the (IWB) is not a device that should be used in the whole of the lesson or in all lessons. Mobile interactive whiteboards are a viable alternative to the more expensive stationary interactive whiteboards. Not only are they more cost effective, they afford teachers and students with the ability to collaborate in ways not possible with stationary IWBs.
Engaging students in conducting authentic interviews using IWB video and publishing to a worldwide audience represents a paradigm shift to both the field of oral history and to the notions of the limitations of students ' contributions to society (Levin, 2011). Increasingly youth growing up in this media digital culture have wide ranging opportunities to choose how to represent themselves in relationship with others (Stornaiuolo, Hull & Nelson, 2009). Mediation and motion allow us to imagine new roles and new worlds to inhabit and create (Stornaiuolo et al.,