These are two images from two of my lesson plans. The first one is for 5th graders about United States monuments. It shows the monuments, gives facts, and shows the state. At the end, there is a work sheet that the kids would do recapping what they learned. The second lesson plan is for 1st graders. It's matching animals, with letters, and has a couple facts to go along with it, with some flashy things to get the kids excited. At the end, it also has a video, a crossword puzzle and tells the kids about the zoo. It also gives them a worksheet to work on as well.
I enjoyed using SMART board, but it was a little tedious. I couldn't get some things so I had to find them elsewhere. The clicking, moving, coloring, grouping, got a little old, but doing one lesson every once in a while could be good, and keep the kids entertained.
Entertainment is great but the goal is interaction leading to motivating and learning. That is the beneficial use of interactive software and tools such as smart board. You are correct that it can be tedious and repetitive producing lessons but the ultimate triumph is seeing the students engaged in the classroom. Smart board is not for every lessons or every minute of the day. Although I do use my smart board all day long. Not always interactively but I do give notes, show video, have students write on it and use the document camera with it.
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