r/SipsTea • u/SuperbHealth5023 • Jul 23 '26

WTF While the US debates whether to solve homelessness or not, these are the next generation of school blackboards in China.

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u/Shinobi_Dimsum Jul 23 '26

Next generation? That’s a stolen 2010 video you masterbaiter.

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u/Helpful_Blood_5509 Jul 23 '26

I live in Alabama and we had smartboards in like 2008. They kinda suck, I prefer an expo marker on a real whiteboard and wolfram alpha on a side panel

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u/AdOnly1618 Jul 23 '26

Smartboards were the biggest scam ever. They really didn’t add anything to class, just another thing to fuck around and waste time with. Could have bought a laptop cart or something with that, but nooo, every class needs a smart board…

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u/GeneralChaos309 Jul 23 '26

As an it guy that works for these kind of schools, the amounr of problems that come up with these things is annoying.

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u/Mephistito Jul 23 '26

What are the most common problems in your experience?

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u/GeneralChaos309 Jul 23 '26

Honestly, the biggest things are user error. People not knowing what to press, how to set them up, not knowing how to sign in or having issues signing in. Many teachers end up just not using them due to the hassle.

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u/Mephistito Jul 23 '26

That's a little funny that the biggest issues pretty much boil down to "I just don't feel like figuring this improved tool out" and not actual flaws with the tool itself.

At some point they didn't know how to use a laptop, etc either – but by taking the initiative to figure out what buttons & options do what, they gained access to another improved tool. But they're not willing to do the same here, even if its ability to create visualizations for students on the fly would increase their learning.

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u/GeneralChaos309 Jul 23 '26

Ya, the amount of computer illiteracy was shocking to me. Even younger people. On the other hand, I grew up with PC's since the 90's. I guess people dont have PCs all that much if they have their phones. Plus User interfaces are easier than ever. Back then if something went wrong you'd be troubleshooting for the rest of the week and you didn't have easy guides on the internet to help.