I personally am not all for or against the Interactive Whiteboards. We had IWB's in my high school in a few different classrooms and the classes that my teachers had them in, they didn't use any special tools on the IWB that would enhance their lessons anymore than if they were to use a regular white board or computer. If a teacher found a great tool that they can use on an IWB that would really grab the student's attention, I believe that they can be very useful. It is all you make of it.
I feel that our society today thrives on technology. Everyone always wants the newest and the latest not only for personal entertainment, but this also now applies to schools with the technology that they use to use as teaching tools. Schools are willing to spend thousands of dollars on the latest technology to keep up with other schools that have it and to be on top. Do I think that they are wasting their money by purchasing IWB's for their classrooms? Not necessarily. I believe that the new technology is what the teachers and students are willing to make of it.I think that the IWB's have all of the potential to make a great tool for classrooms everywhere, but only if the teachers and students are trained and taught to use them correctly and to their full potential. What is the point of spending all this money on something if you aren't using the item for everything it is capable of doing? It all comes down to what you make out of it in my eyes.
Do other teachers believe that IWB's raise student achievement?
What are IWB's all about?
