Re: Smartboards; useful?

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On 9/05/11, Emily Parker wrote:
> I haven't seen anyone use a smartboard very successfully
> since they came into existence. My question is, is it
> possible to use one efficiently in the classroom? Or does
> the technology get in the way of learning? Especially for
> teaching math, which is the subject area I work in.

I have had the opportunity to get one for my classroom but
turned it down. I just don't see a reason to jump around in
front of a screen and get beamed in the eyes by the projector.
I use EPEE Software for Teachers with a splitter that sends a
second signal of my computer screen to a projector. I sit at
my desk at the side of the classroom and use the cursor to
point to anything on the screen. I also have a printer in the
corner for the student handouts. I just click the next lesson
in EPEE and the handouts, worksheets, and quiz start printing
and the presentation starts playing.

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