Interactive Whiteboards

Interactive whiteboards are being used in the classroom more and more everyday.  I believe these boards can definitely enhance the way the classroom is operated, as well as how the students learn.  Whenever the students are involved with any kind of interaction in the classroom it is a positive thing.  That's why good teachers often stress class participation.  These interactive whiteboards give any teacher a different tool to try and reach students, and also give a student something new and exciting to keep his/her attention.  There is a huge, global craze over modern technology with smart phones, video games, high definition TV's, computers and the Internet, and much more.  When you can combine modern technology with the lesson you want to teach it can enhance how learning and teaching is done by having the students full attention and envolvement from the very start of the lesson.
The best part of any new form of technology is that, with practice, they are easy to use.  The more you use the whiteboards more you learn and the easier it becomes to operate.  I didn't really have too much trouble working this program and I can now start to see what the capabilities are for this new technology in the classroom.  I think the most important pros to this concept are getting the students involved more, and using a source of media that will more easily grab the attention of most students.  The only negative I think goes along with using whiteboards would e if a teacher just simply uses the whiteboard as a modern chalk board.  This would prevent both the teacher and students from experiencing what these whiteboards truly have to offer.
I would incorperate the smartboard with my students by replacing some of the picture card lessons I used for letter sounds.  I'm really happy with my lesson plan I did for class tonight and would like to create more lesson plans like it to cover all of the letters, two at time.  I'm excited about what I still have to learn about interactive whiteboards and look forward to incorporating them in the classroom with my future lessons.