joelzehring Brainstorm: What are the costs and rewards of an interactive whiteboard in the classroom?

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  August 07, 2008 at 15:13 joelzehring says inspired by this plurk page www.plurk.com/p/293pf
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  August 07, 2008 at 15:16 joelzehring says "costs" can me other things besides $ (time, energy, opportunities lost, etc.)
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  August 07, 2008 at 15:15 joelzehring can MEAN other things
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  August 07, 2008 at 15:25 joelzehring cost: learning curve for IWBs can be steep
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  August 07, 2008 at 15:32 joelzehring reward: the cool factor
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  August 07, 2008 at 15:50 LParisi says like what...what would be the rewards?
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  August 07, 2008 at 16:00 kwhobbes says teachers in my school who are using them find them to be very useful. They not only can put notes on them but save the notes for later. The
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  August 07, 2008 at 16:01 kwhobbes says videos and other interactive information they find is blended right into their lessons and saved for review. Students can go back to earlier
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  August 07, 2008 at 16:01 kwhobbes says lessons if they miss something or need a review of some topic. It allows the teacher to integrate notes, video, games and other technologies
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  August 07, 2008 at 16:02 kwhobbes says plus, if you allow the students to use it, allows the students to bring in their own information for presentations and such.
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  August 07, 2008 at 17:26 pelgin says I have found that it keeps the students engaged, even those who usually don't pay attention in class
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  August 07, 2008 at 18:28 joelzehring cost: several hundred or several thousand dollars
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  August 07, 2008 at 18:34 joelzehring I'm noticing that many of the benefits of IWBs also exist for simple LCD projectors
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  August 07, 2008 at 20:57 megbg says agree...smart board is great for primary kids...up and down movability
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  August 07, 2008 at 20:58 kwhobbes says we use it in the middle years and high school. It seems to work well with them.
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  August 07, 2008 at 22:23 joelzehring I can do a lot of "SMARTBoard" style stuff with an LCD hooked up to a computer.
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  August 07, 2008 at 22:26 LParisi says But kids love to come up and interact with the board and that can't be done with a projector.
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  August 07, 2008 at 22:26 LParisi says joelz Please come on our show Sunday. You have so much to add to the conversation.
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  August 07, 2008 at 22:29 pelgin says LParisi I was just thinking the same thing. If there is no interaction, then it is no different than a regular whiteboard.
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  August 08, 2008 at 04:47 joelzehring hold on, LParisi, I need to release some air out of my grotesquely big head. Flattery will get you nowhere.
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  August 08, 2008 at 04:48 joelzehring elementech can't I just give a student a mouse and have them manipulate the app? Is there really that much magic in the IWB pen?
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  August 08, 2008 at 21:25 pelgin says Sure you could, but for 2nd & 3rd graders, the magic is in interacting with the BOARD itself.
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  August 08, 2008 at 23:31 joelzehring says elementech several hundred (or even thousand) dollars worth of magic?
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  August 09, 2008 at 15:06 joelzehring is reducing the $ cost of an IWB might make the magic more justifiable. how does $100 dollars sound?
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  August 09, 2008 at 15:07 joelzehring is
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  August 12, 2008 at 05:47 ❤honeymic says $100 is good, but not as good as free! I won mine at NECC so I can use it guilt free! As long as I don't hog it from my students, I guess.
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  August 12, 2008 at 12:57 joelzehring says Nice! Our school tech aide won a mimio last year for our school. I guess I'm a sucker for a little DIY sometimes.