I have the use of a SMART board in my classroom, and I find this a very valuable teaching tool. There are many sites that I use when teaching. I am implementing the Gr7 Math Assessment with my students, and I have found a great site online called the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. This is a cool site, with lots of interesting math concepts, and interactive sites. EducationWorld.com is another useful site for educators. Over the years, I have collected many sites which I use for my courses. The SMART board allows me to show the kids the activity, and they can actually write on the site. We usually print off what we have covered in a particular class, and they can use this as reference or notes. Technology is great!
October 19, 2007
October 21, 2007 at 12:24 am
That’s great!…I don’t have a smartboard so it’s hard to relate with you. If I get a smartboard in the future, I will make sure to use all the tools people are talking about. You can actually record a full lesson and then have the substitute play the video. So basically you are teaching online.
October 21, 2007 at 2:10 am
Our school is looking at purchasing a Smartboard, however, when I brought it up at our last meeting, many people discouraged me from pursuing it right now. Any thoughts? They mentioned a few gliches with it they thought made in not worth the purchase at this point. Can you help with my arguement?
October 21, 2007 at 2:17 pm
My Smart board is portable,so it gets bumped around a lot, you have to re-orient it everytime you use it. Sometimes when you write on it, the depth perception is off, and your print ends up being on a different part of the screen. The best thing would be to have it mounted on the wall, we have a few like that in some of the classrooms. I still enjoy using it, the problem is finding enough hours in the day to incorporate it into learning.
October 21, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Smart Boards are very popular in our division. Teachers do prefer to have them mounted on the wall because they can be sure that the board will be there when they need it. Chalk board…to White board…to Smart Board. The price is coming down and the idea is catching on. You can install and use the software for free on any computer and they have free training materials and a section for Educators on their website. We have a Sympodium at Division Office for our presentations. It’s amazing but sometimes I wonder if the technology divide is getting wider.