Opinions of Teachers toward the Use of Smart Boards

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of teachers working and using smart boards in their lectures. The participants of study include 18 teachers working in primary schools in the 2011–2012 academic year. This is a qualitative study designed as a case study. After the interviews with participants, the content analysis was used. It can be expressed that the use of smart boards by teachers provided a number of advantages for themselves (making the instruction easy, becoming effective, time saving etc.) and students (making them active, enhancing positive attitude, permanent learning etc.). However, there were some problems in terms of students (e.g. pen difficulty, technical fault, and shadow problem) and in terms of teachers (e.g. material preparation, difficulty of pen using, and technical problems). The teachers offered some suggestions such as training the teachers and students, need of gallery, and use of projection device in higher quality.