“Expensive but worth it.”
That’s what Seaholm Flex teacher Reed-Nordwall said about the possibility of promethean boards like the ones in Math classes now, being installed in some English classes.
“We will have a few more teachers try out the boards this year,” said Kyle Hall, English Department Chair at Seaholm.
Hall hopes three of the boards to be installed next year. If the other English teachers try the boards and approve of the idea, the plan of their installation will be set in motion.
The first step to getting the “smart boards” installed is to get funds--of around 4,200 per board--approved by the Board of Education. Next in the process is to get the idea approved by Dr. Stephen Palmer, the Superintendent of Instruction. After completing that task, Hall still has to go through the Director of Technology and Ed Council.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the ease with which I could execute the lesson and the impact the larger screen has on the lesson itself,” Hall told the Highlander.
Other English teachers throughout school are also excited about the idea of having an easier way to teach their lessons in a more effective way.
"The promethean board will do for the classroom what the blackboard did so long ago,” Reed-Nordwall said.
The promethean boards will revolutionize taking tests, notes, and quizzes. Although the boards are expensive, proponents said it would be a necessary cost to make Seaholm more environmentally friendly.
“[The boards] could make our classes virtually paperless.” RN told the Highlander. “Paper costs money, we won’t need much paper once the boards are installed.”
In addition to helping the economy and environment, the boards will be more effective on students.
“[The boards] will be not so much simpler to use as more effective for students and visual leaning,” Flex teacher Peter Shaheen said.
“If a student misses a class, all the notes will be available to them” Reed-Nordwall said.
Promethean boards are leading Seaholm and its academics towards the future with its quck, remote controlled access and large screen.
