Flexible, Appropriate, and Fun

I just read the article "flexible, Appropriate, and Fun" by Nancy Knowlton on the SMART board technology in classrooms. It was very informative and very engaging. I thought the different software that they have for the SMART board was very cool. You can do science experiments and math equations, the thing will even take notes from the teacher's voice. Very handy (and apparently helpful since the test scores went up roughly 10%). Plus the benefits for such a wide variety of students is very nice. I like that special needs student are able to use the SMART board because they hardley ever get to have fun with technology because of their ailments. I'm glad they get to have fun, non-frustrating school too. I wish I had a SMART board in high school. Anywho... my favorite part of the article was that at the end Knowlton laid the ultimate responsibility for fun, interactive learning not at the feet of the technology or the students, but the teacher. I completely agree with her.