A Promethean board is a combination of a white board and a computer. Everything you do on the computer is projected onto a special screen, which can also be written on when using a particular pen. The Promethean board also comes with hand-held devices.
Teachers are able to use this new innovation to help create an interactive classroom. In the classroom I observed for my level two field experience, each student was able to use a hand held-device that enabled them to cast 'votes'. The teacher posted problems on the Promethean board and the students would cast their votes via the hand-held device. Teachers and students can also use a specific pen to write on the board. I have seen the pen being used lot when making corrections on papers and doing math problems. I believe the Promethean board makes interaction with students in the classroom much easier and more effective!
Christman, Andrea. (2010, June 28). Sigms playground. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/christman26/4753615900/
For more information and ideas on Promethean boards go to:
http://www.edutopia.org/interactive-whiteboards-technology-success
