Primary teachers' understanding of the interactive whiteboard as a tool for children's collaborative learning and knowledge-building

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 269-287

  Warwick, Paul ^a   Kershner, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Interactive whiteboard; Knowledge building; Primary classroom; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649184446     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880802496935     Document Type: Article

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