Erasing the Objections
See if these points sound familiar:

• There’s nothing special about this technology, it’s just another way to communicate.
• It’s a technology that frees people to express themselves, storing their input sequentially.
• Innovators are jumping on a bandwagon, which will really be just a fad.
• There’s a limited base of research about its real effectiveness.
• Much of the evidence is anecdotal.
• It doesn’t result in as much participation as was promised.
• What if “everyone has to have one?”
• Will everyone will use it?

Yeah, I know. We’ve heard this all before. So why are so many educators slow to embrace interactive whiteboards? [Read more...]