Nearly 80 Guilford County Schools math classrooms leapt into the 21st century in December. That’s when the Promethean Activboards were installed.
These state-of-the-art instructional tools are not simply whiteboards or even smartboards. They’re giant, interactive computer screens that you can write on with an electronic stylus. They interface with laptop computers that store the teacher’s lesson plans and Powerpoint presentations. And they connect wirelessly to the Internet, where Promethean teachers around the globe share strategies and techniques and tools to help students learn.
Guilford’s initial Promethean boards went to the Mission Possible schools, the nine campuses with the most at-risk students. Action Greensboro paid for the technology, which is just part of a huge push to improve student learning in math.
No one says that technology alone is going to improve student performance. That’s up to dedicated teachers and motivated students. But at least one teacher thinks these high-tech boards are a step in the right direction.
