Blog Post #2

This article was informative for me. In my previous placement the children were extremely intrigued by everything that came up on the Promethean board. I used ActiveInspire and was really fascinated by everything it had to offer. I would mainly use ActiveInspire for math lessons, which kept the children extremely engaged and excited to try it out themselves. I would create simple flipcharts to use but was really impressed by the ones available for download. I am really excited to learn new tricks for the whiteboard since I know how much the children love them.

The article provided really great information that brought up issues that I wouldn’t have even considered before. The note about teacher confidence decreasing due to technical issues was interesting because I did go through that once and had to come up with a solution on the fly. Although I was flustered I was able to ask the children related questions while I set up a new page. I believe that I have an advantage with Promethean boards due to being comfortable with computers. I can understand how it would be difficult for teachers who may be unsure about new technology, but I do believe that it is straight forward enough to do the basics.

The real perk about the Promethean board is its interactive ability on almost all websites. This feature was really helpful when I would have 15 minutes of time to fill up but still wanted the time to be meaningful for children. During these times I was able to google math or literacy lessons and use the Promethean board to my advantage.