Friday, September 19, 2008
SMART Boards
The SMART Board is the world's leading interactive whiteboard and is a great educational technology tool to use in the classroom. The technology used in SMART Boards, allows for the board to be connected to the instructor's computer. This means that a teacher can control what is put on the whiteboard right from his or her own computer. Essentially, the SMART Board is a combination of a whiteboard, computer, television, and overhead projector. Having been in classrooms where SMART Boards are used, I have seen the great effects that they can have on classroom learning. The use of this educational technology tool allows for students to participate more in class and for teachers to access electronic material, present it, and add their own comments and features to enhance a lesson. I have seen SMART Boards frequently used in Math and Science classrooms and they have had significant benefits. On an average whiteboard, the teacher can write down a part of a lesson or sample problems, but is forced to erase them once the board has no more space left to write on. With SMART Boards, not only can the teacher continue a lesson by simply scrolling down on the page to find an infinite amount of usable space, but he or she can also save those pages for future reference and access various other visual images and tools from websites or other technological programs. A weakness of the SMART Board would be that since it is a piece of technology, it is not indestructible. Some teachers may not like to rely on a piece of technology in their classroom, because it is very possible that it could break or be damaged in some way, which could hinder classroom learning. However, the SMART Board is long lasting and has been shown to increase students' alertness and retention of classroom material. The SMART Board is a great technological tool that could be very useful and beneficial in any classroom.
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Wow! This is a great resource because it allows lots of interaction and also it is useful in the fact that nothing has to be erased. You made a good point about how the material can be saved and used in the future. Smart Boards are a great technological tool that can be used in the field of education. Good Work! *Ahren Lewis*
Smart Boards are definitely a great resource to have in the classroom! The infinite amount of space and the ability to save any work or notes is a huge step up from old-fashioned chalkboards or white boards.
I like how you also pointed out the disadvantages of a Smart Board, namely, that it is a piece of technology and can break at inopportune times. With new technology, sometimes we can become too excited about the benefits and forget that there can still be problems.
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