I can definitely see the benefits of having an IWB in the classroom, in terms of capturing the children’s attention and engaging them. It allows the children to be able to ‘touch their learning’ which plays a big part in allowing them to extend and take control of their learning. The IWB gives the teacher the opportunity to use multimedia, maybe video on one slide and music with pictures on the next. Unlike the television it enables the children to be interactive and not just a passive viewer. I learnt about the 3 categories of interactivity; technical, physical and conceptual, all of which allow the children to be involved in their learning. I was able to use the SMART software to create a simple maths input. It uses a lot of the same shortcuts and has similar elements to other software making it easier to understand and use. I look forward to trying out more of the software’s capabilities.