9) What does research say about using Interactive Whiteboards? What are the pros and cons? Would you want to have one in your classroom?
It appears that there has been quite a bit of research on interactive whiteboards in the classroom. However, research has been inconsistent with its findings. Some research has been 100% positive while other report data to the contrary. One thing that I did find was that a lot of research done on the Whiteboard has been funded by SmartTech, creators of the Whiteboard. This obviously cast a large shadow of doubt on the integrity of the study and the effectiveness of the Whiteboard. I currently have one of these whiteboard in my classroom, But it is not compatible with my computer, so I am prevented from fully using it in lessons. I like it, but having prior tech knowledge is absolutely pivitol.
http://www2.smarttech.com/NR/rdonlyres/2C729F6E-0A8D-42B8-9B32-F90BE0A746D8/0/Int_Whiteboard_Research_Whitepaper_Update.pdf
http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/tutorials/whiteboards.html
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