I personally love interactive white boards. Granted I do not know how to use one, but I definitely love what they are all about. I've never had one in my classroom as a student, but I have seen a few teachers use them while I was observing their class. I have seen almost every student in the classroom engaged in a lesson when an interactive white board was involved. Interactive white boards are a great way for teachers to handle technology in the classroom and become more confident and comfortable with technology. Teachers can show students so many different things using interactive white boards. For example, they can show students how to navigate the internet. Teachers can use the highlighter tool to highlight key points of a lesson. Teachers can play around with several different colors during a lesson to help the visual and kinesthetic learners. Studies have shown that students respond to displays where color is employed. Lessons can be saved and presented to students with special needs or students who were not present for that days lesson. I love that interactive white boards are clean and attractive. Teachers can keep everything neat and organized so that lessons are not cluttered and students are not confused. I know that interactive white boards are expensive and I do not think that they are absolutely necessary for teachers to have in the classroom. I just think that they can definitely help enhance a lesson and engage students. If I had an interactive white board in my classroom, I would not use it everyday. I think teachers should not keep their lessons the same everyday. They need to be creative and find different ways to keep students engaged everyday. My point is that a teacher does not NEED an interactive white board in his/her classroom to keep students engaged, but it is a nice tool to have, to help enhance any lesson.
