The Smartboard Debate
I was checking through my fellow educational students blog postings when I came across Loren’s blog posting on her first prac experience. This particular posting was interesting to read. Firstly because I am yet to teach in a school that uses smart boards and so haven’t seen how they work, and secondly, I have heard mixed responses to this technology. Some teachers I have spoken to who have them in their classroom are of the opinion that they are just an educational ‘fad’ and do not really improve learning at all. Others (who do not have smartboards) have said they are too expensive for little benefit and so other resources should be purchased instead. I was pleased to hear Loren’s enthusiasm in regards to this technology and in particular the professional training and support being given to the teachers so that they can effectively use them in the classroom. I still haven’t even seen a smartboard and so am now even more intrigued as to how they can be used to integrate technology with all KLA’s.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Hi Tory,
Thank you for you kind comments on my posting. I have never seen a Smartboard before working within this school. I have learnt through using the Smartboard in almost every lesson, that if the support for the teachers isn’t present then the resource doesn’t function properly. There needs to be quite a large team designed to maintain and monitor to make sure that the software and resources are up to date to maximise the use of these within any classroom.
I have also found this topic very interesting.
Loren.