Smartboard

The classroom that I am observing for field work has a smartboard. Although there was a smartboard in my high school library, I did not have the opportunity as a child to work with the smartboard in elementary school. Personally, I found the smartboard so intriguing when it was used in my high school that I found myself paying closer attention when it was used. The same still applies for the students today. The smartboard generates excitement among the children and it increases their involvement in the lesson. The teacher often utilizes the smartboard's ability to display the internet for the entire class to see. She can search for information online that applies to the lesson while the students watch. She can easily pull up videos and graphics on the internet to enhance her lesson. She can use software to have interactive activities and games for the students to use as a class. The use of the smartboard really promotes the class involvement in what is going on at the board. For them, the use of the smartboard is a special experience and they love interacting and collaborating while using it. The teacher feeds into this excitement and even uses the smart board for ordinary notes. As opposed to writing on the chalk board or dry erase board, the teacher uses the smartboard and although she might have written the same notes on the chalk board the students seem to be more interested if the notes are on the smartboard. The students love getting up out of their seats to work with the smartboard and the teacher loves the student's enthusiasm to participate. Technology is one of the greatest ways to connect with children because they are growing up in a very technology-centered world and the use of the tools that they can relate to allows teachers to better educate their students.