Before using an interactive whiteboard I was very timid about it and very confused as well. I felt as though I would never get the hang of it and therefore have so any excellent teaching aids passe me by and I would be at a disadvantage. However after doing my smart board lesson all of those fears and nervous feelings are gone. I now feel that the smart board is an excellent way to enhance teaching and I plan to use it for some of my future lessons. It is a great way to get students to interact with the lesson and therefore be present for it both in state and in mind.
I also had the fear that I would not be able to learn how to use the interactive whiteboard, however I was wrong. After being walked through it I caught in to all the different ways to create pages and add games and pictures. I was not as difficult as I expected it would be.
I am a big fan of the interactive whiteboard. Some pros to having it in the classroom is that the teacher is able to incorporate the students, have the students be engaged and possible volunteer more. I also captures the students rather than a boring old chalk board and just writing down things that are on it. It is also more exciting than a simple PowerPoint. Some cons though are that some lessons will not always need the smart board as an aid and we cannot always be dependent on technology.
Thinking back to my previous lessons I would have used the smart board. I always do a warm-up and a worksheet that goes along with the lesson. With the smart board the warm-up can be more inviting and it is easier to guide the students through the worksheet with the help of the smart board.
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