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SmartBoards VS. LCD Projectors

by Daniel Hanson (high school Spanish teacher)

Nov 13, 2009

I don't know if this is the right chatboard to post this message. There are a few tech chatboards.)

Katherine,

Your description of your SmartBoard makes me wonder again whether I should be looking for a LCD projector or a SmartBoard for my classroom *WHEN*/*IF* I can find a grant or something. My school district is having extreme money problems this year. I posed the question a couple of years ago when some of the math teachers at my school started using SmartBoards. They look really cool and I love the interactive part of them. I can totally see how great they would be for equations in Math and in Science classes. But some people argued that LCD projectors were better for the FL classroom (Bill Heller and some others).

Here are the pros and cons I can think of at the moment:

LCD: Big screen, can show movies, PowerPoint presentations; NOT interactive, can't write notes on the screen and maybe save them for future reference, bulbs are expensive to rep...See MoreI don't know if this is the right chatboard to post this message. There are a few tech chatboards.)

Katherine,

Your description of your SmartBoard makes me wonder again whether I should be looking for a LCD projector or a SmartBoard for my classroom *WHEN*/*IF* I can find a grant or something. My school district is having extreme money problems this year. I posed the question a couple of years ago when some of the math teachers at my school started using SmartBoards. They look really cool and I love the interactive part of them. I can totally see how great they would be for equations in Math and in Science classes. But some people argued that LCD projectors were better for the FL classroom (Bill Heller and some others).

Here are the pros and cons I can think of at the moment:

LCD: Big screen, can show movies, PowerPoint presentations; NOT interactive, can't write notes on the screen and maybe save them for future reference, bulbs are expensive to replace

SmartBoard: Screen may be smaller for viewing, LCD might(?) be able to show more programs, don't know what the replacement supplies cost; great for danging and interactive stuff; can save writing on the board (and I think I could do presentations that go step by step on the screen so students can see the process).

What would your advice be (or anyone's advice)? (I fully admit that I'm envious of your SmartBoard and what you are able to do with it.)

I dream of creating interview PowerPoints to teach vocabulary in authentic contexts with lots of visual and oral stimuli. I would be able to incorporate videoclips as well as microphone clips into the presentations to create vocabulary development activities instead of using the textbook materials so heavily. (And I don't have to keep using my voice to present the vocabulary 5 times per day.)

(Now the problem is trying to find money to get a LCD projector or a SmartBoard....)

Thanks for sharing,

Daniel Hanson High School Spanish Instructor/Teacher Modesto, California, USA

On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:14:27 -0500, Katherine Resch wrote: >We use the Smart Notebook software, which is designed to pair with the Smart >Board. It also includes a great gallery of interactive items (like the timer >someone mentioned, and I just did an activity using a virtual paper doll for >clothing items), and a great teacher's resource to share with the Smart >Board community. > >Katherine

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Daniel Hanson (to <i>Fred</i>) Fred,

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On 11/14/09, Fred wrote:

Nov 14, 2009

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To Daniel from Sharyl I have my lab Smart Board set up so that I have a DVD/VCR player hooked up as well. Actually, that's the way all our classroom SmartBoards are set up.

The teachers who have just the projector and a screen feel that they are limited due to the lack of interactive properties.

I would prefer the SmartBoard.

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Nov 14, 2009

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Bill McIntosh Many schools and teachers are finding that an LCD projector and wirless tablet are a both a more functional and affordable choice.

IWBs( interactive whiteboads) are necessarily limited in size. You have to be able to touch them to use them. That's why you never see a Whitebord more than 4x6.

Also, any bigger and you couldnt get ...See More

Dec 4, 2009

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connie Hi,

I believe a smartboard requires an LCD projector. I love having one and can't imagine teaching without. I also have a tablet PC and a document camera and clickers. Lucky me! My problem is I'm the only one in the district with this much stuff and I have to learn EVERYTHING myself.

Connie

Dec 10, 2009

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To Connie from Sharyl We are lucky enough to belong to a consortium which provides free technology training to teachers.

Tuesday evening we had a teacher who presented session one of the Level I SmartBoard trainings. This teacher has actually gone through the SmartTech training (from the SmartBoard company).

We have two more of the Level I sessions. In...See More

Dec 10, 2009

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