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Classroom Resources for use with eBeam: As part of our CBI Project, the teachers and I have created a number of files which will run with eBeam. My thanks to the teachers who have shared these resources: these are for classroom, non-commercial use; please respect their copyright. A resource can take two hours to produce: if you use more than one of these resources, I insist(!) that you create and share your own resource: please email these to whiteboards@cesi.ie
Note that you must have eBeam software installed on your computer in order to read these files: in some cases we have also saved an html version of the file which will open in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file)
eBeam uses two proprietary, vector-based formats. eBeam Software uses .WBD format, and eBeam Interact uses .ESB format. eBeam Interact can read and write .WBD for backward compatibility.
Friction: In a recent Leaving Cert. Applied Maths lesson on "Friction" the eBeam proved convenient. The file called "Friction1" Friction1.ESB (31 KB) corresponds to the prepared lesson that was opened for use at start of lesson and each slide summoned to the screen in turn and worked on (added to) in typical interactive manner. The file "Friction2" Friction2.ESB (69 KB) corresponds to how matters stood at the end of the lesson. A selection of slides from "Friction2" were printed as a handout to reinforce the lesson for students. As you can appreciate the real benefit comes in the next lesson when we wish to review this lesson and resolve difficulties with homework and are able to summon up this document saved in "Scrapbook".
100 Square (.wbd): a scrapbook on which you can annotate and higlight, for example, multiples ...click here - 4 KB (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As'). Scrapbooks can also be saved in a number of formats (Image, PowerPoint etc.) ...click here to see a Web version of the square
Bridges (.esb): a file which illustrates a number of famous bridges and their structures ...click here 926 KB
Clock Faces (.esb): a file which introduces the Faces of the Analogue Clock ...click here 27 KB
Cloze (.wbd): a scrapbook with some sample text, and the same text covered in places ...click here 23 KB (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As')
Colour In (.wbd): a scrapbook with a picture which you can paint, using the four colour pen or highlighter ...click here 118 KB (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As')
Fruit and Veg (.wbd) (in the Irish language!): a scrapbook with Text boxes which can be used to sort the Fruit from the Vegetables ...click here 3 KB (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As') or click here to see a Web version of this file
Hangman (.wbd): I have just pasted in an Alphabet, the letters of which you can cross off according as they are guessed, with space to draw the gallows ...click here 3 KB (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As')
Geography (.wbd): a scrapbook of Ireland's mountains, rivers and lakes ...for you to annotate ...click here (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As')
Algebra/Arithmetic (.wbd): a scrapbook which shows how the 'Play Control' can be used to deal with those "Can you do that again, Sir?" questions! ...click here 7 KB (you may also want to right-click and 'Save Target As')