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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Laptops -- and smartboards for that matter -- are useless classroom distractions [b]if they don't alleviate the problem I see all too often[/b] -- teachers whose primary mode of interaction with their (too many) students is irritation. Seriously, when's the last time you were in a K-2 classroom?

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Why are you so frequently in the classrooms of a large enough number of teachers for you to be able to generalize?[/quote]

I'm not the PP, but I agree with her completely.  I volunteer a ton at the ES, in both of my kids' classrooms.  Being a teacher is tough, tough, tough.  Especially when you are overworked, and have ridiculously large class sizes.  And, when the Prometheum board sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.  The Prometheum board is great for showing kids movies at recess, or at dismissal.  Not for much else.  I haven't talked to a single K teacher who raves about having the Prometheum board in her classroom.

Has your experience been different?  I would love to hear about how you think the Prometheum board has increased learning in K/1st grade for your kids.  Can you explain?[/quote]

The Promethean board has been a life changing tool for me. It saves time so I can type out the morning message instead of spending time writing it out on chart paper. It allows me to quickly and accurately show visuals to go along with the vocabulary in my lesson to increase comprehensibility for all students. I can create or download engaging Flipcharts to use as a center for additional independent practice or for student-led guided practice. I can color code writing pieces to allow students to make a visual connection with the lesson's objective. For instance, highlighting the beginning/middle/end of a narrative story in different colors, or all of the "describing words", or what have you. I can create activities for students who learn best receptively and have trouble with expressive language but can show what they know by pointing, sorting or matching on the board. Best of all I can save things digitally year to year, and can tweak things after I use them to improve them for next year.

When used correctly, the Promethean board can transform the way you teach. I make tons of resources ahead of time and can pull what I'll need for the day up before school to make the lessons run smoothly and efficiently. If the teacher is not using it that way it is most likely because their "old" way of teaching is ingrained in them and they feel like learning how to use it will be time consuming. Or they're afraid of technology.

The only videos I show are BrainPop Jr. videos, which help to increase comprehensibility of concepts and vocabulary in an age appropriate way.

I don't understand why all teachers who are lucky enough to have Promethean boards don't use them as the incredible tool they can be.

Signed,
Teacher home sick :([/quote]

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