Interactive white boards, are they bad news ???

[mummyloveslucy]

My daughter is due to start primary school in January. Her school has these interactive white boards. I've heard that they might not be good for our childrens developing brains. I'm a bit worried about the long tern effects of these.
Does anyone have more info on these? I'm probubly worrying about nothing, what do you thik?

I have this thing where i work where i can not only blank all the kids' screens but also go ONTO their pcs and fiddle with their work and send them little messages ANd send the whole class a survey
I come over all les dennis

OH NO! SOrry Maggie! Not meant at all! Serious chip on my shoulder after two peopple did the whole 'oh you've got 7 weeks off what are you tired for' things to me today.

Really sorry!

did you say SEVEN WEEK UNPAID?

Teachers don;t get involved in fundraising?!!?!?

what ikea?

LOVE them! Can do anything! Best thing that ever happened! Internet (including real-life videos, which is fantastic), putting sound to our stories, recording our sounds and adding pics, online games, immediate answers to our questions, the ability to conceal and reveal, colour to match the mood...... they're FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! I don't care if they're messing with my brain!!!!!

well you arent paid for the summer are you?
they just spread your pay out.
dont you no nuffink?

Oh yes and that cool spot light thing....

'Good teachers' can be even better teachers with a IWB! Being a good teacher is no excuse to have to do without resources!

My original comments were only ever meant to refer to my own child's school, so wind your neck back in mumble.

I'm happy to see the whiteboards, but the teachers would cope without them, that's all I said. Not so outrageous really. In my children's school the teachers don't get involved with fundraising. I wasn't making any criticisms about teachers in general. I have a lot of respect for teachers, so you can calm right down.

Sorry, sorry, just seen your post! Peace! white flags!! {waves flag about]

wind my neck in? Calm down?

Read my posts again...

Oh Peace yes!! Sorry! I never ever want to be agressive!!! Just get a bit defensive! Sorry.

Am annoyed your teachedrs aren;t helping ith fundraising though....

Yes... sorry, in a haste to post before checking back.

Lot indignation here all round

Has there ben any definitive research done on them in class? Or was it about the electronic frying brains or something?

I presume somthing must have been done to justify cost

Promethean is rotting my brain

I am a teacher - in an FE college, so no long hols for me - and we have had active boards for about three years. We also have normal white boards in the classrooms too. They are great. I am a language teacher and they are fantastic for instant access to resources on the Internet. Also, when you write on the board there are loads of pages so you flip back and forth between the pages you have written on which can be really helpful for the learner. Wouldn't do without it now.

At DD's (private) school all classrooms have IWB and Senseo machines also. The IWB are all posiioned low enough for children to use, even in reception. Yes, like all technology they have their limitations, but it is easily solved and most teachers have back up plans for if technology fails them.

I have seen IWB used exceptionally well both at primary and secondary level.

They are a teacher's tool. You still do other forms of learning - holding shapes, etc. But te IWB can enhance any lesson.

IMO a good teacher can make excellent use of an IWB and they can really enhance the lesson.