The technology that I would like to look at this week is the SmartBoards. My CT has one however they use it as a projector and that's pretty much it. I have played around around on it a few times and found so many cool ideas but I know there is more to do with it.
The formal name is called SMART board interactive whiteboard. It's idea that combines a touch screen, computer, a whiteboard and projector for an interactive learning experience. The SMART board will work like a computer (by touch) then act like a white board in the since that you can write on it and then erase what you wrote.
Advantages for the technology are endless. One thing is saving paper and resources. Instead of making "overheads" a teacher can create a document then use the SMARTboard to edit or go over the document with the class. Another advantage is that it allows the teacher to save what the class is working on for later reference. The teachers are able to record a lesson for the students to review later (even from a different computer). Students are able to learn through sound, visual (reading, pictures, graphs) and touch. This allows students to become more engaged and take responsibility for their learning. I believe this will help teachers stay organized. They no longer have to think about where they left off the day before, they now can save it. Then compare year to year each day what they had done for certain lessons. Also, doing everything by computer will allow teachers to be able to do quick edits and then save for later uses.
There are programs that have been develop to enhance students learning through the smartoard. For instance, there is a place where students can share documents which they can view from the board, edit and change. Concept map generate where they have installed a hand writing recognition.
One flaw that I have been reading about is writing on the screen there is a delay. This causes hand writing to become messy and hard to read. As well as the eraser is hard to erase only a small amount of the text causing it hard to do a quick fix on the board. As well as the teacher needs to be able to create and develop lessons, worksheets and ideas on the computer. If you do not know how to do this then this will be more work then saving you time. As well as, if your class does not know how to work computers or do not have computers in there home, it could limit the amount that you can do with the smart board.
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