Eno Evolution

Interactive white boards are changing the way teachers teach and students learn. Here in Ross we have decided on the Eno board for our interactive white boards. Eno boards are now installed in all 4 buildings across the district in varying numbers. The students and teachers are really getting into the swing of a new way to learn.

I was fortunate enough to work with Cindy Ward, fourth grade teacher at Elda and two of her students Zac Duggins and Daniel Wright to present to the Ross Board of Education at the last meeting. After my introduction about the training and implementation of the boards Cindy and her students took the floor for a demonstration of the Eno in action. Zac and Daniel took turns being students and teachers for a typical math lesson. The 'teacher' would control the computer and eno board while proposing math questions to the 'student'. The 'student' completed the equation on a personal sized dry erase board and held the work up for the teacher to see. The attention then turned to the function machine from the Easiteach software (runs on the eno board). The function machine is a great little widget that allows you to create your own equations. The numbers you insert crunch through the machine to produce the correct answer. In a typical lesson the students took turns putting the numbers into the function machine to check the work of the class.

Next, the lesson moved to place value. The 'teacher' (student acting as the teacher) used the place value cards from the easiteach software to create a number. The place value cards are movable numbers that look like puzzle pieces. You can move them, stack them on other cards or snap them together to make larger numbers. In a typical lesson the students take turns coming up to the board to use the eno pen to write the number below the place value cards, add commas then say the number correctly out loud.

These are just a few examples of how Cindy uses the Eno board and software with her students. She uses it every day to teach and feels that the board and software have helped her to become more of a facilitator and empower her students to become the teachers. Cindy, Daniel and Zac did a fantastic job giving the audience an understanding of how the Eno boards are helping students to develop a deeper understanding of content and the new tools available to learn.