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Spending on Smart Boards: A Dumb Choice?
August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment
If your child’s school is at the forefront of new technology, you have — or soon will — see a smart board in the classroom. These large screens can replace the traditional chalk board with a computer controlled display that is interactive. Teachers can display lessons they created on a PC. And students can touch on the screen to select an answer. No chalk and no chalk dust. But, a pretty sizable bill.
Smart boards cost about $5,000 each and require training sessions for teachers. Perhaps more important, they change the type of learning in the classroom to put a computer based lesson at the center of teaching.
Is this the best use of your school’s budget? Here’s an interesting article from a parent who has seen his school district spend $172,000 on the technology and is not happy with what he’s seen. The Stupid Board Needs A Dunce Cap
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A definite great read..Tony Brown