I have a feeling that this is very much a tool to grow, that the best ideas a still being made. I also think that I can not possibly understand it properly without using it myself. I would jump at the opportunity to see one in action and to give it a try.
I think it would also be important to have students involved in using the whiteboard too. I have heard of some cases where teachers have forbid the student to touch anything. I think this is really sad, such a waste of a valuable collaborative resource. I have also heard that it is not very good at writing Kanji (Japanese). I also believe that even if this is true there might be ways to work around issues such as this. All technology improves over time and these are just the first models. Just look at power points and it is easy to see that this equipment will become better with time. So I am excited about this new trend in our schools and hope it is the first of many!
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Hi Sylvia,
ReplyDeleteI also believe that the Interactive WhiteBoards are the way of the future when it come to being able to teach children more of a variety with allowing more interaction and children participation. Where as from when we all went to school it was just pen to paper, textbook to textbook and a teachers just writting on the blackboard. Now all students can become very engaged and involved in there own learning as the Interactive WhiteBoard allows everyone to have a go while allowing the whole class to see what is happening. Many people I have spoken to with children at school have said that they just love watching and listening to how much there child has learn and been involved in during one day at school. There child seems to be more interested in learning and then being able to come home and then explain to there family what they did today. I believe these boards will allow all children to learn better as there are some many different ways to now teach through these boards. Therefore allowing to teachers to focus on all children's learning styles while allowing them to become more interactive while in the classroom.