Those “smart whiteboards” every classroom had to have were probably the biggest waste of money in the history of education.
i have never heard of this what is a “smart whiteboard” ???
smart whiteboards (or just smartboards) are interactive whiteboards that should have allowed teachers to better manipulate the materials, but no teacher ever has understood what to do with them. the teachers had to attend a meeting to learn how to use them and somehow all the students know so much more about their interface. basically, teachers just use them as really expensive projectors while students groan in the background
One time in high school I was waiting to talk to the Vice Principal and this other kid came in and sat down next to me. He said “What are you in for?” And I said “Oh, they just want to know if it’s cool if I miss my classes tomorrow to run sound and lights for a presentation in the auditorium. What are you in for?” and he said that he stabbed a kid with a screwdriver. I told him we led very different lives and he agreed.
