SMARTBoard Presentation Project 13

Statistics of SMARTBoard Presentation Questionnaire

Our presentation was on the different forms of clouds.  Clouds can be taught in third, fourth, and fifth grade.  As elementary education majors, we did more of an introductory lesson geared towards the third grade level.  We introduced the four main types of clouds, described their major attributes, and then did interactive games with our audience.  The purpose of the games was to test their immediate understanding of the material.  After the presentation was completed, we asked members of the audience to do a matching game to see if the presentation and descriptions were useful in learning the different types of clouds.


Once the presentation was complete, we had the group audience fill out a questionnaire about clouds.  The statistics and summary is included in the link above.  We had a total of 10 questions.  Four questions were multiple choice, three were true or false, two were fill in the blank, and one was a grid response.  


The group taking our questionnaire consisted of three people.  Out of the three people, one person answered every question correct, one person missed one, and the third person missed two.  One person missed a multiple choice question that two of our presenters had covered in the lesson.  The other question missed was a fill in the blank.  Both of our fill in the blank questions were about the clouds' nicknames.  The first nickname was the last cloud presented, and everyone answered it correctly.  The second question was about the first cloud presented and only one student answered correctly.


What did I learn about this summary?  Overall, it was a successful project.  I learned how to make a lesson on the SMARTBoard using some of the different features it offers.  I learned that repetition and pictures can emphasize the material being taught.  I also learned that interactive games on the SMARTBoard help students learn the material, test their knowledge of the material, and reinforce their confidence of the material.  The SMARTBoard needs to be a hands on lecture for the students to benefit the most.  I found that the material the students worked on themselves consisted of the most correct answers, while the material given only orally hand the incorrect answers.  Therefore, in our experience, the SMARTBoard presentation was more helpful to the students.