I read both articles and they were pretty much saying the same thing. Smartboards are too expensive.
Well, the first article that we had to read was not even written by a teacher which was shocking! He said it didn't give a child an adaptive learning environment. He even said it was a "Administrative cop out". His article kind of irritated me.
The second article said he gave his away after about a year and said it was basically useless. He thought of them as really expensive overhead projectors. He also put it in a category of hoarding! He thought they were just high priced contraptions that cripple our schools and systems.
I went on Google and did a search and found this blog.
http://www.blogtoplist.com/academics/blogdetails-17907.htmlThey love smartboards and find every way possible to use them. This blog has Smartboard resources , lesson plans, websites and games that teachers can use with their whiteboard. They use Smartboards to teach with video podcasting, smartboards and educational blogs, smartboards and YouTube, and smartboards and flash games. They are ecstatic about Smartboards!
I watched The Chipper Series after technical difficulty. It was so funny. I really enjoyed this. Chipper thought she knew everything there was to know about everything. She had to learn to work on her own, do research, and not to depend on others. Laziness shows irresponsibility and lack of discipline. What a cute video!!
EDM310 For Dummies was hilarious! At first, this is exactly how you feel! I'm no expert by no means but I feel a lot more comfortable now. I would like to thank all the helpers in EDM310 for all your help. There is still tons to learn but I'm willing and ready to learn!
I will repeat what I wrote for James Marshall since it also applies to you:
ReplyDeleteWay to go! It is always good to take a look at both sides of an issue as you have done. I am not sure that you are correct that these two skeptics are skeptics because of lack of use. Rather it is their teaching philosophies that form their concerns. SMARTBoards most often become ways for teachers to use "canned" programs that often reduce the possibilities for teacher and student creativity. But anything that engages the student is good. Kelly Hines says they should be used as "student tools" not "teacher tools." I think the money would be better spent giving the students their own tools to use in and out of school. But they are in Baldwin and Mobile schools so our task is now to figure out how they can be used most effectively and creatively. And you are part of that process!
What ideas did the two videos generate for your movie?