Comments on: Smartboard

By: TecInteractive

TecInteractive — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:59:54 +0000

“Its just an over glorified LCD projector, but with the ability to click. What sets it apart from using a projector and a wireless remote ?”

If you have ever used a SMARTBoard and have had some decent training, you will know that what sets it apart is the Software that SMART supply with the board. You can prepare your lesson before class, bring up pictures of things that students who struggle to understand English will understand (eg cheater, banjo etc). The software comes with resources ready to use in class. You can also add on an interactive voting set (like in ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ ask the audience) and you can set the learners tests which will be marked instantly and all the results saved. These results can also be uploaded to your VLE. I hope this explains it a bit clearer for you.

By: Maximus

Maximus — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:29:33 +0000

I would like to see a continuation of the topic

By: John

John — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:58:28 +0000

I know this question is off-topic, but I will ask anyway.

Doesn’t the whole concept of “No kid left behind” negatively affect those children who, by nature or nurture, work harder to succeed?

I believe the whole concept is even worse than grading on a curve! I know it irritated the dickens (not Charles) out of me when my grade was dragged down by the under achievers I was forced to share a classroom with. All in the name of closing the, so-called, TRADE collegiates in favour of having all students in Trade/Academic mixed schools.

I felt the same when my children started bringing home essays in which the spelling was not marked as using phonics meant that words could spelled as they sounded, not necessarily correctly.

Am I ranting again? Damn!

By: David Khacherian

David Khacherian — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:23:27 +0000

Dumb down, dumb up, whatever! Learning is learning no matter how you do it!

By: Mr. Fasano

Mr. Fasano — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:58:55 +0000

I suppose you make a good point about the old-fashioned way, but the rules of education have changed. With No Child Left Behind, schools have to reach 100% proficiency in reading and math by the year 2014. If not, we lose federal funding. Which means our kids will lose. Not the adults, but the kids. Most of my students do not speak English at home. Many have been in this country less than two years. The obstacles to their education are huge, and we as conscientious educators will give anything a try. Even if it means a Smartboard.

By: Lambda_dr1ve

Lambda_dr1ve — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:37:36 +0000

Its just an over glorified LCD projector, but with the ability to click.What sets it apart from using a projector and a wireless remote ? Are students that dumb these days that they need this gimmicky product to learn? Whats wrong with learning the old fashioned way? People have been leaning that way for decades, but why do we have to continuously “dumb-down” school?