This is still under construction…

I want to talk about how students at laptops contributing to SPAN Wall did not have the same conversations as small groups of students at SMARTBoards contributing to the wall. SMALL groups around SMART boards had emotional conversations about how they do not think they could go over the top, etc… I also want to talk about how having the whole brainstorm on one wall was immersive and impactful. As a whole class, the SPAN WALL allowed for a very different conversation. The grouping of images and organization of the wall allowed them to talk about the connections between different aspects. How did the architecture of the wall contribute to the flooding and the filth, how did that contribute to vermine like rats and how they used sick rats as biological warfare.

This is a great example of how at first glance SMARTBoards and SPAN wall are the same, but in reality they are not. They are different tools for different purposes.

I need to expand these ideas and add pics.