Reflection 8

From the two readings that I read on I learned that interactive whiteboard technology is very costly and that there are also a few alternatives that people may use that cost less. I think that smartboards are very helpful and that students that have teachers that use them will benefit from it. But from what research shows, using this technology in classrooms were not as beneficial as they are thought up to be. This is because the boards features aren't used to their full potential. I had smartboard technology in my classroom because I thought using the clicker quizzes would help. Smartboards can be used as a great communication tool because of how visual they are. With the visual/physical interaction comes a form of communication that is common in today's life. With great communication comes collaboration. As I mentioned earlier, I would use the clicker quiz feature of the smart technology. This allows the students to either do the quizzes alone or as a group. Every technological thing has its defects, and the smartboard has a few of its own. The only defect I could put my finger on was the over use of digital flip charts. I still would buy a smartboard , but after reading up on them, I now know the do's and don'ts and what things should be used while teaching on one.