I can remember being in high school and SmartBoard's being installed into our classroom's and library. At the time, I remember thinking that they were intriguing, but I never understood how much of an impact they would have on education in the future. Little did I know that SmartBoard's would soon be installed into classrooms everywhere at all grade levels. I had no idea all of the functions that the SmartBoard offered, or how it could change learning.
Upon playing around with Smart Notebook I can see now why they were incorporated into learning at all levels. They are extremely useful for the teachers, and extremely engaging for the students. Smart Notebook was easy to use, and fun to play with. The function that I really liked was the activity function. Being able to click on certain objects and allow them to function in a specific way (for example a sorting task) allows the teacher to step back and allows the students to take a more hands-on, independent approach to learning.
Smart Notebook is a great for management as well. You can use it to take attendance and give responsibility to the students by asking them to drag their name onto the "in" side. You can also ask the students to use it to order lunch for the day, or give the weather forecast. The possibilities are endless. The interactivity of the SmartBoard is what makes it so unique, and so fun to use as a teacher as well as for the students.
Back in my country, smart board technology is mainly used for elementary students, and during my elementary days as students, this technology was not used yet. So, basically, i have not experienced this technique as students at all, but so eager to use it as a teacher and find more about its features.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely agree with you on the fact that smartboards in classrooms creates a new interactive way of learning for students. Yes smartboard can be a huge in creating this new way of learning, but with much practice and an insuperable amount of patience. To be honest I've seen more glitches and malfunction in the technology than I've seen it properly work. I've barley witnessed any students using it as well. Yes I do think it is innovative and potentially extremely helpful in its purpose; but based on what I've seen so far it is ineffective. Or maybe I'm just too old-school and prefer the scratching sound of a chalkboard. Good post!
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