Interactive Whiteboard Opinions

Bill Ferriter is a savy sixth grade Language Arts teacher from North Carolina who was named Regional Teacher of the Year for 2005-2006.  In his blog, "The Tempered Radical," Ferriter writes about his opinions on technology and other factors that effect education.  He is huge critic of the ever-so-popular classroom interactive whiteboards such as the SMART board.  One of his most recent posts, entitled  "Wasting Money on IWBs"  sums up his feeling about IWBs.  I am glad that I have run into Ferriter's blog because it's good to get both sides of the picture.  Are IWBs good for our school?  Would we use the boards to their full potential?  Could our money be better spent elsewhere?  Please refer to the link to Ferriter's post find out the problems with IWBs.

Stager is another critic of the IWBs. 
In this picture Stager compares IWBs to
chainsaws, and he makes a pretty good point!