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In our Middle School, one training session has been given through our tech
person on site on how to use the Smart Board.  I have worked with the
assistant principal who is familiar with the Smart Board and is an avid
supporter.  We only have one at the moment and there have been two history
teachers who used the board with their classes when we first received it but
now have gone back to using a screen.  I have had to deal with the question
"How different is it from a regular screen?" I know this comes from lack of
training but unless your teachers and principal are willing to put a little
effort into learning how to use them then they are not worth purchasing.
Are they hard to use? No.  Are they hard to move?  You can adjust the height
and move them about as you need.  And, yes, it is still to early to get
enough for everyone, but if you can find one teacher that will utilize the
technology I believe it is worth it.

Michele Pruett
Marion Middle School
134 Wilden Street
Marion, VA  24354
michelepruett@mail.scsb.org

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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Alisa Humphrey
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:26 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Smart Boards, are they worth the price?

I have just realized that this is the perfect group to discuss Smart
Boards.  I have been considering getting one, but I am not sure.  They
seem expensive, but there is a lot you can do with them.  Our school
could afford to buy one, but when I looked at how much it would cost to
train on them, it seems out of reach.  And I ask myself, if the training
is so expensive, what happens when the people who trained move out of
our school?  Do we have to do it again?  Are they so hard to use that
the training is necessary?  I do not want to buy one and have it become
a way to use the internet, we have projectors already.  Are they that
much better than a standard setup?  I have also heard that they can be
hard to move, and since we can't get one for everyone, I am ready to
give up on it.

Has anyone used one in a library setting where people who are not
"trained" use them with success, and for more than just a way to use the
internet?  Is it worth the trouble?

Alisa Humphrey
Media Specialist
Ridgeview Junior High School
Pickerington, Ohio  43147
alisa_humphrey@fc.pickerington.k12.oh.us

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