Teaching kindergarten science using an interactive whiteboard : friend or foe to student learning?

Abstract

This project compared teaching two science units. A weather unit was without the treatment, while the Earth and Sky unit was taught with a treatment incorporating an interactive whiteboard to display and provide student/teacher interaction(s) with educational video clips, web sites, simulations, images, and students' writing and illustrations. Data collection methods included whole group pre-, post-, and six week follow up KWL chart, teacher journal, and a student survey.