And be willing to say the emperor has no clothes when it comes to some technologies.
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02 Sep 09
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12 Apr 09
Sarah HanawaldThe comment section of this post on Wes Fryer's blog about whiteboards turned into a discussion dominated by some of the big names on the circuit. Sylvia Martinez, Gary Stager, Will Richardson and Wes of course.
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I think we have to acknowledge that although IWBs MIGHT be used well, they aren’t. The next question is whether “good” PD can fix this.
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Just because a few excellent teachers make something more out of it doesn’t justify it.
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The primary model and design intent of IWBs reinforces instructionist teaching practice
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educational technology expenditures have largely failed to change instructional practices in US classrooms.
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Add Sticky Notenot everything lumped under the “technology” banner is equally worth fighting for.
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Add Sticky NoteA few teachers who transcend that doesn’t change that fact
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Just as the small minority of teachers who are gifted lecturers (ie the storyteller who can transport a group of students to 13th century France for an hour) don't make lecturing a desirable mode of instruction for all teachers. Way too many teachers think they are gifted lecturers, but aren't.
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I can’t advocate for everything that happens to plug in, I have to advocate MOST strongly for the technologies I believe have the MOST potential to give students opportunities to construct personal meaning.
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11 Jan 09
Mr. MansourGood stuff from lots of people about the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of whiteboards
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06 Jan 09
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07 Sep 08
Graham WegnerExcellent debate in the comments re: the use of IWB in modern classrooms.
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15 Aug 08
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10 Aug 08
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05 Aug 08
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04 Aug 08
beth gourleyIn summary, Wesley states that Smartboard is now requiring installation keys. Previously they had not and it was one reason why folks opted for Smartboard over Promethian. There are rumors that Promethian may not require serial numbers for Promethian downloads, but it does not seem to be the case for the author.
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I’ve noticed some teachers can become quite adamant about the superiority they perceive for either the Smart and Promethean electronic whiteboard. These conversations can be quite similar to the “Mac or PC” arguments which flare up from time time time.
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It is still rare, however, to find a teacher with extensive experience using more than one whiteboard platform, however.
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Whatever electronic whiteboard platform you think is better (eInstruction is also a big player too, of course) it’s impossible to ignore the HUGE sums of money schools continue to spend on these devices.
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Unfortunately, IMHO, electronic whiteboards are not a technology which inherently encourages pedagogic shifts in instructional practices
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whiteboards continue to be used in very teacher-directed, didactic learning settings
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I’d like to see all our schools proactively plan and implement sustainable one-to-one laptop learning initiatives.
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I am quite tired of seeing so many teachers continue to persist in 19th century styles of teaching using 21st century tools.
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As Marco Torres says, if teachers are still just asking kids to read pages 1 - 20 and answer questions 1 - 10 from the textbook, but now doing it with a flashy electronic whiteboard instead of a chalkboard or overhead projector, technology dollars have just been WASTED.
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Smartboards are fun to use and often represent “low hanging fruit” for school board members as well as administrators who want to find visible ways to show the public “we support technology use in our schools” but at the same time minimize the potentially disruptive impact of those technologies on the traditional teaching and learning paradigm.
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02 Aug 08
Public Stiky Notes
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