THE OPINIONS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ON THE USE OF SMART BOARD

The aim of this study is to determine how and for what purposes the smart board, which began to be used frequentl, is used by elementary school teachers and its contribution to the class management, to compare the features used by them and to discover elementary teachers’ experiences and opinions about positive and negative effects of smart board in the class. For this purpose, four open-ended questions were asked to 36 teachers who work in four different private schools in Konya. The written responses of the teachers were analyzed using descriptive analysis. According to the results teachers think that smart board increases the motivation, helps students to focus the course better, makes students attend the courses actively and also provides more enjoyable courses.