Here’s a top line extract from a report from London’s Institute of Education said: “Although the newness of the technology was initially welcomed by pupils any boost in motivation seems short-lived. Statistical analysis showed no impact on pupil performance in the first year departments were fully equipped.”
Are whiteboards a waste of money?
Do teachers really believe whiteboards are useless?
How many more do we expect to sell?
How should resellers overcome those objections?
How much more of a market is there?
(quote some analysts stats)
February 12, 2007 at 5:45 pm |
Are whiteboards a waste of money?
The emergence of this market and its staggering growth over the last five years shows that this technology holds many benefits (student interaction, increased engagement etc). However recently concerns have been growing as to whether investment in this technology is really worthwhile. One of the major concerns is that these whiteboards are difficult to move from location to location (limiting access to students who have a lesson in a room equipped with this technology.
Furthermore the number of projectors (associated with the whiteboards) that are being stolen is on the increase causing a big headache in terms of replacement/insurance etc. From a teachers point of view, concerns have been raised about the following:
- Casting a shadow on the screen when writing
- The fact that the teacher is turned away from the students for long periods of time
- The teacher is obliged to look straight at the lens of the projector
- Student interaction using the screen holds limitations for younger students as they are not able to reach the top of the screen
The emergence of wireless projectors and tablet PC’s/UMPC enables equipment to be moved from room to room and secured at the end of the working day.
BSF (Building Schools for the future) is a project that really hopes to revolutionise learning practices in the UK. This has brought to light the need for 1-2-1 access and greater emphasis on creating and sharing content rather than the teacher standing at the front of the class presenting content. How this is likely to manifest itself is in each student being given a device (Laptop, UMPC or Tablet) to use day in day out – thereby allowing access to course materials anywhere (in the classroom, in the field and ultimately also in a home enivironment). Several trials are being undertaken with fantastic results.
February 19, 2007 at 1:21 pm |
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June 11, 2007 at 1:44 pm |
Good work! I like it!
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September 1, 2007 at 6:44 am |
My pleasure
March 21, 2008 at 12:58 pm |
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October 30, 2009 at 9:17 pm |
Art teachers, particularly life-drawing teahers, may find a useful method to exercise a student’s ability to go to the perceptual mode of thinking (right brain hemisphere learning) by requiring the student to visually “take an overall picture” of a model or face and then bringing that visualization repeatedly to mind to effect a black and white image on the whiteboard. One is able to work very small “likeness” images utilizing the LARGE broadtip pen of the whiteboard. The “forgiving” nature of the erasure quality of the board is very helpful in this regard.