TJ501 The Muddiest Point

Hi rupert,
I think the 'muddiest point' to me is how to get all the options up so that you can use them... for example where does the pen tool, highlighter, dotted line etc come from?
The technology is a great tool and I have yet to learn all about the use of the technology. Since you have moved it down it is a lot easier to reach; but a little difficult to see at times. There is one point that would be great to learn and that it would be great to learn the whiteboard aspect that students could use for there webct assignments as a groups.
We are all learning and never stop learning about the technology and aspects of technology so we are all learners in the classroom of technology. This is just the way I look at the technology classroom as at time we all have to think about the object before commencing with the task.
This is just the way I look at the muddiest point.
Hope its helped.

Hi Rupert,
Just a quick thought about the Smartboard...
I think that one of the main areas of confusion for myself is basically that we haven't really used it all that much so it is a little intimidating I feel, though I think it is a great tool that would keep students interested in many topics that might normally be a little boring. The Smartboard is a powerful learning tool and I for one have enjoyed learning about it.

Hi Rupert

I don't find the whiteboard confusing. I found it a bit difficult to use because you have to press much harder with the pen than I ordinarily would, but nothing about it confuses me.

The muddiest point about the smartboard is the actual pens. It's hard to understand what the pens are actually doing, like whether they're highlighters, or dotted lines and the like.
But that's about it.
Thanks.

Hello Rupert. I don't find many things about the smartboard to be confusing however sometimes when someone stands in front of the projection thing, it puts a shadow on the board and you cant see anything. But i dont think there are really any negatives. I think its really cool. At the start of the year when you were unfamiliar with how all the functions worked, it was a liile confusing but now its good because you know what your doing.

Bye

I am not really sure what the most confusing point is about the SMARTboard. i have been sitting here for the last half hour thinking about what it could be.
Some things that i would consider to be confusing are:
- cant reach the top of the board
- being chucked into the deep end and start working it without knowing what you are doing
- not actually knowing what you are doing

I think the SMARTboard is FANTASTIC!!!! I don't think there is anything particularly confusing about the SMARTboard.

Rupert,

I dont see any muddy points to the virtual whiteboard. Maybe not knowing the full potential of it is something I would like to learn more about.

Thanks,

dear rupert,

the most confusing thing about the interactive whiteboard is finding out where all the tools are that can be worked with, and how to use them. Also, the pen things may get mixed up.

The one aspect I found dissapointing was having to reach up to use it at some stages. I think that this could be an OH&S issues in relation to stretching. Other than this aspect it is a usful tool, it elemenats having to lug around data shows and laptop and dealing with compatability issues that can arise when you are trying to present to a class.

It allowed us to be able to be directed around the sites and systems we were learning about rather than struggling to try and see them through normal techniques such as screen shots and text materials.

I would vote to have SMART boards as the new learning tools of class rooms.

I personally love being able to have access to the smart board and i love being able to use it so i dont find that there is any "muddy" point for it. Perhaps the fact that some people are still 'scared' to use it, could be a muddy point but that can be solved if they open themselves up to it then they can get over that fairly well.

hey rupert
i don't really think i have a muddiest point with the electronic whiteboard. it was a bit scary to have a go but it makes class heaps easier and there would be a lot more interest in what is being taught
bye

Hi Rupert

The most difficult thing relating to the whiteboard is when you put the pointers in the incorrect spot the particular placement of the pen depicts the colour you write in, rather than the colour of the pen itself.

Cheers

Hi Rupert heres the E mail on the muddiest point. Well I think the IWB is a great tool even though I have limited knowledge of it, as I do with a lot of new technology. I think some of the limitations consist of not knowing how you actaully controll it from your computer. Also I don't know how it is set up and what you can actaully do on it. I would like to ;earn more about it and become a confident user of it.
I hope that helps you.

rupert,

the interactive whiteboard is really cool but the only limitation is that sometimes when you touch the whiteboard it doesnt click and that can get really annoying. i think the fact that the mouse pointer moves automatically to the point where you touch is really annoying because during my design brief presentation today i was clicking the next hyperlink in our PowerPoint presenation and matt was using the mouse to click to bring up the other items and he on several times clicked next because he kept forgetting that i had moved the mouse arrow by clicking on the interactive whiteboard, other than that its really great!!!