Wormbog

I am just starting the process of evaluating Interactive White Boards (IWB) for our school for next year.  I have always watched this technology and have been waiting for it to mature before we adopted a solution.  Four years ago we decided to focus on ceiling mounting projectors in each class room after evaluating solutions from Smart, Promethean and EBeam.  They all had some wow features but in terms of real day-to-day functionally in the classroom I was not convinced.  As I have visited other schools over time I am more convinced that we made the right decision.  I see IWBs in many classrooms but it is rare that I see them used as more than a projector.  They are certainly capable but only if teachers have training and time to enhance their lessons with the provided software.

We have decided to revisit this area again this summer.  I have spent some time doing research and am in the midst of testing various products.  As we progress in our evaluations I will keep you up-to-date on what we like and what we don’t.  If you’ve had successes or failures with IWBs or have a product you think we should evaluate let me know in the comments.