Interactive Whiteboards

     I feel that interactive whiteboards enhance teaching and learning by making certain aspects of presenting easier.  Interactive whiteboars allow teachers different ways to gain their student's attentions.  These whiteboards in classrooms also allow students to become more interactive with learning material in the classroom.  My favorite aspect of the SMART board is the way it allows teachers to create interactive assessments that can be seen as fun.
    The technology itsself was a little difficult for me to use.  I found it difficult to use because it was the first time I had used it.  I think that the tools from the SMART software are the most useful to use with powerpoint or on websites.  I believe that interactive whiteboards can be used to make very successful lessons but it is an extremely time consuming project which can not possibly be done for everyday.
     It is definitely a positive tool to use in your classroom, especially to have interactive lessons with students.  The most significant downfall to interactive whiteboards is the same as all technology.  The more complicated technology is the more things can go wrong.  Technology will not always be working properly so a back up plan will always be necessary just incase things would not be working.
     I would use the interactive whiteboards in my lessons to show basic information and link to videos to enhance the information i showed.  The way I would use them the most would be to assess how well my students were learning.  I find that this is a very important thing to be able to do because students should not have to be graded on everything so that the teacher can prove they have learned.