Chalkboards With Brains

theodp writes "Third graders at Columbia University's elementary school may never know the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard. All across the country, dust-covered chalkboards are being ditched in favor of interactive whiteboards that allow students and teachers to share assignments, surf the web and edit video using their fingers as pens." From the article: "Bang uses the board to display a wide range of learning materials on her computer, from web pages to video clips. It is also used as a lunch-time reward for students: The children watched Black Beauty on the same screen that was used earlier for geography."

Comments

Windows indoctrination

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

Look at the photo and guess what OS that smart whiteboard runs? that's right, no better way of creating brand loyalty than getting kids to see and use your brand all day long. Just ask Ray Crock...

This is another sad example of the school system, which should remain the last bastion of intellectual neutrality, being invaded by the corporate world. In this case, I believe quite involuntarily, the system's designers probably didn't even think of that, but still...

Hmm

[t_allardyce]

Thats really odd because when I was at school we used technology to watch pirate films, go to porn sites and play games. Ah good times.