tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post8172778950110256135..comments2013-04-26T10:33:59.124-05:00Comments on Tech Savvy Preservice Teachers: Interactive WhiteboardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-69670933379309276012009-09-15T10:54:45.945-05:002009-09-15T10:54:45.945-05:00I agree that changing up the method of teaching ke...I agree that changing up the method of teaching keeps students focused. Using a SMART board one day and a chalkboard another day may be a good way to keep variety in the classroom. The only problem I still have with SMART boards is the trouble shooting. When I observed in Bloomington Jr. High's reading class, the teacher tried using the SMART board for a vocabulary lesson, but the program kept freezing up and jumping around on the page. This lead to a more unfocused classroom. Uh-Oh.Jess Madiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488902896030328927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-22127521217624543412009-09-15T10:54:20.864-05:002009-09-15T10:54:20.864-05:00I agree with what you said about the money issue. ...I agree with what you said about the money issue. Not every school will be able to use the technology, but every school who is able to use it, should use it. The whiteboards, if used effectively, should always add to the lesson. It is our job as educators to make sure that we are using the technology in the best way possible.Kleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326458992612734239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-72693761486426082962009-09-15T10:53:15.717-05:002009-09-15T10:53:15.717-05:00I agree with you, Katelyn. I think the Smart boar...I agree with you, Katelyn. I think the Smart board can really help students stay focused on the day's lesson. Using different tools can get a student excited about the topics and really visualize new concepts he or she had never heard of before. When a student is allowed to use the board for him- or herself, he or she is engaged in the lesson and can get hands on experience with the material.jmonacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249846738976947005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-80248352936348520252009-09-15T10:52:56.788-05:002009-09-15T10:52:56.788-05:00I definitely agree. I have so many ideas that invo...I definitely agree. I have so many ideas that involve the use of the SmartBoard, but I'm afraid that they will never have the chance to be used since the technology is new and expensive. My old junior high and high school still had chalkboards, not even whiteboards except in only a few select classrooms, so the idea of using a SmartBoard is one that seems slightly far away.Katie Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464259884095335842noreply@blogger.com