This past summer I worked at a daycare that held a summer program. It was free for anyone who wanted to come and it was for a couple of hours out of the day. During this time I got to be in a classroom and see teachers in action. One classroom that I sat in on was a kindergarten class. This class was filled with little ones that wanted to be entertained. The teacher had them sit down in front of the whiteboard. Soon I realized this was no ordinary whiteboard. She had it connected to her computer and was able to play things and then use the board or have the kids use the board to interact. They could find the missing pieces, fill in the blanks, and all together participate in the lesson. I soon figured out that it was a SMART board. I had never seen anything like this before and I kind of wanted to be one of those kids sitting down who would eventually get a turn to use the SMART board. That is the excitement that I as a future teacher, want my kids to feel. I want them to be excited and want to learn, and who wouldn't be excited about being able to create with what seems like nothing? I tried to find what other people were thinking. I found that others like the interactive whiteboard just like me. I would love to have one in my classroom some day. Especially with all of the resources of ways to use the whiteboard, and the built in activities that the SMART board comes with. Kids like this type of engagement and even though I saw it used in a early education classroom I don't see any reason why it couldn't be used in high school. The lessons would just adjust to be age appropriate and maybe the students could even create their own lessons and use the interactive whiteboard to teach the class. There are so many possibilities and the interactive whiteboard allows students to be excited and involved in their learning. So the question is, Why wouldn't you use an interactive whiteboard?
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Image Used With Permission: flickr.com/Sean O' Sullivan
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