SmartBoards

In my CEP 451 course, I am doing field placement in a special education classroom at an elementary school in Okemos. The classroom consists of about 8 students and has a Smartboard! Although I have not seen them use the Smartboard yet, I asked the students what they thought about it. "The Smartboard is so fun! I like to use the marker to circle the answers and write on it!" exclaimed one of the students. "The Smartboard is big so we all can see it and it makes noise so we all can hear it." The teacher and parapro both added that whenever they use or even talk about using the Smartboard, the children light up and are always eager to learn. It is very important to incorporate interactive tools in the classroom. Smartboards are an excellent way to help maximum the success in both general and special ed students.