What+are+the+disadvantages?


 * What are the possible disadvantages of their use in the classroom?

Some disadvantages for teachers include:** 1) time consuming and increases teacher's workload 2) technology conveys the wrong message by making learning appear interesting and fun 3) stifles creativity (for example, `hands-on' experimentation) Need for ongoing professional development, and sharing of resoures and artifacts in a learning community. Jocelyn

Some disadvantages for students include: 1) students missing out, as others take more than their fair share of time on the IWB 2) active involvement, reducing the pace of the lesson, which can also cause boredom 3) too much information becoming confusing, and complicated to understand

Used like a blackboard or whiteboard with lots of chalk and talk and NO interaction. Jocelyn