I suppose the big question that I am left with is "how long?" .... How long will it take until I can confidently say that I have mastered the SMART board? Because I would love to be able to continue to use it in the future, but so far I do not have enough practice for it to add to learning, I am afraid that it may hinder and distract my students and I from what we are trying to achieve. So how much practice do I need before I am able to successfully manage the technology in my classroom?
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Week #6 - After class response to SMART board presentations
In watching other people present on the SMART board, I made many observations. I feel as though I learn something new about the SMART board every time I come in contact with it. I am feeling more and more comfortable with the general ability to touch words and move things around, I am noticing the same patterns from activity to activity. But there is still so much to learn! The SMART board always seems to have new surprises it throws at you. Whether its a cool new trick or application, or a completely confusing circumstance you seem to all the sudden be in the middle, the SMART board reminds us as teachers that although it is fun and can seem like a toy, it is a powerful learning device, only to be used by those who know how.
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Alice, That's a good question that I'm struggling with as well. If I am not very skilled in using the SMART Board yet, would it be worse to try my best and be a distraction to students or to avoid it altogether and give a distraction-free lesson? Indeed, it seems like technology can tremendously HELP or terribly HINDER the classroom experience for students depending on how much practice the teacher has.
ReplyDeleteI also wonder if the statement, "Practice makes Perfect" is really true in this case. It seems as though there are so many features to learn, that one cannot possibly practice enough to get it all down to the tee! I suppose we may as well take advantage of the opportunities to rehearse here at NU before we are in for the real show as teachers.