Journal+Review

“Smart Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards”  “Smart board” or “interactive whiteboard” is the new chalk board of today’s generation. These new boards can be used for more than the typical writing notes on the board. Not only is it a better way to communicate with the students but it is also more legible. This new technology not only acts as a whiteboard; but web feed is able to be projected on the screen so that the students do not have to go to a computer lab just to be on the computer. Another great feature is the fact the screen is entirely touch screen so that the students are able to interact with what is going on. Betsy Weigle, is a smart board instructor also a fourth grade teacher states in the article that the new technology offers an “opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience with the curriculum”. Several grade levels have used the new technology and have had great success with the equipment. The interactive whiteboards are perfect for any subject that if offered from kindergarten all the way up to a student’s college career. In North Carolina, a Catholic school has a total of seventeen interactive whiteboards that they incorporate into their daily schedule.  As a future educator, I personal love the idea of the interactive whiteboards. The fact that you have this massive touch screen computer almost in the class room that the students can interact with the different programs. The latest technological advances have made education not only easier in the class room but more interactive. Students are getting out of their desk and getting involved with the lesson. When I first used an interactive whiteboard I was so amazed my all of the different features. Students can come up and write notes on the board and then the teacher can print them out verses having to write down what is being written. I love the new technology that is being developed and I look forward to using it when I enter the class room.