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Well, just finished an ISI inspection! Quite similar in some ways to an OFSTED inspection, but remarkably informal in others. I loved having the use of the IWB, but more so the ability to plan what was going to actually appear on my board, rather than a hastily-drawn set of boxes or circles (I was teaching Venn and Carroll diagrams).

What I've noticed, and this might just be for my teaching style, is that I am tending to create templates on the Notebook software, rather than individualised slides, and then sing my ordinary board pen to fill these in. I don't quite know why - some of it is due to my handwriting style on the board, which was ropey to start with, but I think it may also be because I can with the Ebeam system. Does this mean I will set up all the slides as templates, and hae these to draw on in the future? Who knows. What I do like however is the ability to create an activity sheet straight from the slide itself as a printout, as well as being able to cut and paste into Word seamlessly.

Another advantage is to be able to print the slide on the board instantly. I have one child in my current class who finds it very difficult to retain anything written on the board, and he was overjoyed when I gave him a printout. At least, that's what his Mum said!

Now that the inspection's over, I'm hoping to get my life back... Will definitely try to write more.