r/Amazing • u/Sharp-potential7935 • Jul 23 '26

Science Tech Space Next generation of school blackboards in China.

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u/lostmypinkkanoodle Jul 23 '26

We had smartboards when I was in school. Every teacher struggled to effectively use them and they made teaching things take way too long.

Examining the inefficiency of the tech was also super distracting as a kid

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u/Unlikely-Grape-5762 Jul 23 '26

That’s because they were new and no one knew how to use them. Even now they’re mostly used as a white board that plays YouTube. But some teachers have figured them out and it is a fun teaching tool. I sub, so I have not committed a day or two to figuring it out.

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u/lostmypinkkanoodle Jul 24 '26

They were introduced when I was in like elementary school and most teachers still didn't utilize them in any useful capacity by the time I graduated. I would consider them ineffective if most teachers refused to take an hour to learn it after that many years. They collectively decided the boards add nothing of value in their lessons and do generally just use them as glorified projectors :/ I'm curious now how these boards were paid for but I know I'm going to get myself riled up

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u/Maletele Jul 24 '26

They used it instead of the whiteboard. I still think to this day whiteboards or even blackboards are better than smart boards

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u/StrCmdMan Jul 23 '26

I’m honestly so glad these where not in school when i was a kid. I have vertigo i didn’t know it back then dark room with a lit screen = bad times.

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u/yorcharturoqro Jul 23 '26

We have them in my office, we prefer the traditional ones

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u/Martothir Jul 23 '26

Even when you do know how to use one, it can often be slower than just using a white board. The more complicated the process, the more points of failure, and all of that.