Thing Eighteen

Thing Eighteen - One Student Thing

My students ove Smart Boards. Once they got over the initial shock of how much they cost, students are enamored with the idea of an interactive screen and willingly admit that proper use of a Smart Board helps them learn a great deal. I, unfortunately, do not have one in my room, but I know several teachers who do and do marvelous things with them. Some of our math and science teachers, in particular, have done great things. For instance, Lee Barnett, a math teacher of ours, was actually able to flip a fraction upside down to show what a reciprocal is. Students that we share actually offered that information, unsolicited, saying that they had never understood what a reciprocal was despite the fact that they had learned about them every year since 5th or 6th grade (10th graders now). Plus, many of them expressed that they enjoy being able to use the Smart Board themselves (i.e. it's not just for teachers).