Rolling Change

As I stated in my last post, clearly a Promethean board in a classroom would be beneficial in getting students to get involved in currculum, no doubt about it.  And in an ideal world, all classrooms would have one.  All classrooms would also have as many computers as students, endless numbers of gadgets, etc., etc.  We all know that these things don't always happen, primarily due to money- or lack thereof.  I did a little more research on my own on the Promethean board.  From what I can tell, they cost about $1299.  I know my sister-in-law said her entire school got them this year.   I can't even begin to wrap my brain around how much it would cost just one school to install them.  With budget cuts and all, I'm not even sure how her school could afford them.  I automatically got this mental image of the principal rolling change in his office... hehe.  However my sister-in-law's school managed to obtain them, they have definitely been a source of motivation, encouragement, and excitement for the students in her classroom, and they certainly embody the "rolling change" we are all seeing in the topic of technology in the classroom.  So I guess the only question that remains is...  Who wants to buy me one?  ;)

Students Go Promethean

So, I talked to my sister-in-law the other day, and she said that the students in her classroom LOVE the Promethean board.  She said that they each have little remote controls that they can use kind of like "buzzers" when they play interactive games and activities on the board.  She also has students come up to the board and manipulate the lesson by working problems, leading discussions, etc.  How many teachers would like to have a tool in their classroom that gets students excited about learning lessons?  Ummm.. yeah... all of them.  So far, I'm thinking the Promethean Board is a must have.  :)