SMART Boards-Ellis Island of Technology?

Much of the research indicates that although schools have internet access and computer technology for teachers, there still is large amount of teachers who still shy away from integrating technology into the curiculum. Not until the SMART Board has been mounted in the classrooms has the "passing through" to the new technology world occured. These Digital Immigrant teachers are arriving with baggage, but the interactive whiteboard is transforming the "chalk and talk" to the point and click.

The (Digital) natives are restless in our classrooms, but the research tells us that when students are motivared and engaged then learning occurs. Beeland's 2004 study proves this. This transformation is more like a "cognitive migration" of technology integration for teachers. In my experience, I haven't seen this happen as much with any tech tool as I have with interactive whiteboards. Has this happened in your classrooms or district's? Have you been transformed or seen it?
Do you have an increased willingness to try new tools since you have your SMART Board?

Have you seen "the streets paved with technology integration gold" yet?

Welcome to the new world!

MILK AND COOKIES THEORY OF TECHNOLOGY

What goes better with a glass of milk then some cookies?

The Milk and Cookies Theory of Technology is a framework of starting with a technology tool (SMARTBoard) and then find a web based tool to integrae seemlessly with it into the currculum. Discovery Education Streaming Videos (United Streaming)
is a great Example of this. I recently had a conversation and shared emails with Steve Dembo, from Discovery, who got really excited about this idea of Milk and Cookies. Just giving teachers a SMART Board is great, but combine that with streaming videos and a whole new world of instructional integration opens up. Kind of reminds me of that children's book...If you give a Mouse a Cookie....

More on the Milk and Cookies Theory Framework as it develops.