Donna Boivin, the Chief Information Officer- Information and Instructional Technology Solutions Department for the Springfield, MA Public Schools, sent me a link to a very thought provoking post in Dr. Chery Takkunen’s Blog, SisuTech, about how people react and adopt technology in the classroom. For those of you who are giving SMARTBoard trainings, incorporating this article at the start of your presentation might be a good way to help folks feel more comfortable, openminded and ultimately more welcoming of integrating the use of a SMARTBoard in their classroom.
“Adopting new technologies in teaching situations seems always be a bit contentious. Take the black board for example:
Did you know that when the blackboard was first introduced at WestPoint in 1801 it caused quite a stir?
