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I believe that IWB’s are an asset to the classroom. They can seamlessly use web 2.0 applications to engage students in creative and constructive lessons for learning. The important element in this however is the training of the teacher using the IWB. Without training the user, the IWB becomes an expensive video projector or an expensive PowerPoint presentation tool or a very expensive hat rack.

with a pilot who had a 747 placed in his driveway as an incentive to fly a bigger plane without training?

Kids understand IWB’s and want to use them. It’s the adults who need to be brought along. Creativity should be the focus and remembering should be the support.

Are today’s technological applications (e.g. elearning, social networking, Web 2.0) merely natural developments in the evolution of communication technology, or do they represent a more revolutionary shift in how we communicate, learn, and relate to one another.