Banish misconceptions with digital whiteboards

By David Paterson2023-02-16T07:56:00

A whiteboard used to workout the 3d structure of phosphorus pentafluoride

Source: Composite image, whiteboard © Shutterstock

A quick, low-stakes way to see what students are thinking, with everything from 3D molecule modelling to organic chemistry

Finding out what students are thinking as you’re teaching means you can adapt your teaching and avoid misconceptions early. Mini whiteboards are a quick, low-stakes way to doing this, but digital whiteboards offer an even better approach. In this article a chemistry teacher and digital lead shares how they use digital whiteboarding to get a insight into students learning and to adapt his teaching on the go.

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