Technology for Teachers Contemporary Issue Topic Laurie Darby

1. Contemporary
Technology Topic
Whiteboards

2. Traditional chalkboards and dry erase
boards are being replaced.
It’s so much more!
• More elaborate
presentations
• Interactive
• Multimedia

3. Kids Connect
• Auditory lessons can be
created using the multitude
of information available on
the computer
• Physical students are
excited about coming up to
the board and using the
technology
• Mental students are using
multisensory connections
• Also visual and manual

4. Technology
Most common US brands are • Whiteboard Technology
• Promethean is being included in
• Smart board classrooms worldwide.
• Other brands • 90% of classrooms in
– eBeam the United Kingdom
– Hitachi Starboard and Australia have this
– Polyvision
technology

5. What Can This Technology
Accomplish?
• The best use is the
multiple media
applications, text,
pictures, games and
graphics
• Application of interactive
projects
• Teachers must focus on
the content not the
technology

6. Pros and Cons
Draw Backs Benefits
• Technology is expensive • More information faster
• Teachers require training • New and fun for kids who
and time to practice are gaming, texting, etc.
strategically • Teacher can work from the
• Takes up space; it is desk
installed over a plasma
screen
• Sometimes the technology
isn’t working

7. Looking Down the Pike….

8. Smart Desks

9. Sources
• http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/sitecore/en/pdf/r
esearch_library/special_ed/smart_inclusion-
breaking_news.pdf
• http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/sitecore/en/pdf/r
esearch_library/special_ed/closing_the_gap-
smart_inclusion_for_the_21st_century_classroom.pdf
• www.closing thegap.com/smartinclusion/