Smart Boards, are they a smart move?

Who wouldn't want a giant touchscreen board being used in their classroom? Teachers would be able to more effectively analyze images in front of the class. You can write on the Smart Board, as well as drag and drop. At first glance it seems like this is the direction all schools should head in. Yet, in class we discussed whether the Smart Board is worth its value. The cost of the Smart Board ranges from $1,500 to $3,000 plus a computer and projector would also be needed. The cost seems very steep, especially in this current economy when many teachers are being cut off and schools just don't have the budget. However I have no doubt that Smart Boards are the way of the future. I see them being purchased by businesses. My prediction is that in 10 years, a Smart Board will be in every major conference room. The Smart Board will be used at board meetings, company meetings, and presentations. If it has positive impact at any of these events, it will be well worth the high cost. The quality of a small company's pitch to a potential investor is critical for the companies chances at success. If the Smart Board can help produce a better presentation it will definitely be purchased. Large companies will also be likely to make the purchase because they can afford to do so. I think Smart Boards are the future, just not in the classroom.

Reactions to Lexia to Perplexia

Lexia to Perplexia was unlike anything I have ever read. I agree with Hayles and it seemed like it was alive. A constant about reading print is that the reader is in control. The reader reads at their own pace and reads line by line and page by page. In Lexia to Perplexia, the reader is not in control, the website is. At first I found it amusing and entertaining, but then I soon became frustrated because I was not in control. I think Lexia to Perplexia was very extreme and too wild for the reader. However it definetly shows that the Internet as a medium has a lot to offer and has more capabilities than print.