Interactive Whiteboards

Interactive whiteboards make learning very interesting for students. It involves students in ways that teachers never could have before, or at least without a lot of prep work. Students are able to check their work without the teacher saying "yes" or "no". It creates different ways to present things, and can open a concept or they can conclude a concept. It can be used as a teacher's tool or as a student center.

I found it really easy to learn how to use the smart board. I watched Professor Place use it all through math and science methods and I could have taught myself the basics, but learning it in class showed me a lot of the detailed things that I never would have been able to figure out. I really like the online forum for lessons, because teachers do not have much time and they can edit lessons that are already made.

Pros of having one in the classroom

• students have another way of learning
• teacher can use it in lessons
• student centers
• can watch movies on it

Cons of having one in the classroom

• expensive
• having to teach teachers how to use it
• distraction to the students

Ways to incorporate it into past lessons

• concept map in science methods
• graphing data in my communications lesson
• inserting movies into the smart board software instead of using youtube or a link
• games and activities