Smartboard/Geogebra

On Tuesday, we were introduced to a rather impressive display of a relatively new technology, Geogebra. To preface this, I have used Geometer's Sketch Pad for an entire semester of learning Geometries and came to see the enormous benefit of it. That being said, I came to appreciate Geogebra equally. It seemed to contain all of the main functions and commands that GSP had, though it seemed sleeker, simpler, and even more intuitive. Additionally, it seemed to contain options that GSP did not. One example of this was the radio dials on the side, which a user could toggle on or off as needed in order to better see or compare various visual diagrams. This definitely seems like a close rival to GSP and I have to say that the new version of GSP is also quite astounding. This leaves me in a tough predicament: which do I prefer? That is a question I will undoubtedly have to answer in the future, though for now, I have not the time to find out.
The other main technology that we explored was Smartboard. This is truly an astounding piece of technological genius. I can see so many valuable facets to this the immediate implementation of this technology that I don't know where to begin. The most important use for the students who might benefit from this is the ability to pay complete attention to the teacher as he or she progresses through the lesson they have outlined. Yes, that's right, the teacher's own notes on the board can be copied off by way of a nearby printer! This means that there would be no more waiting for the students to complete their notes, no more cramped hands, and much more attention that could be paid to the mathematical concepts rather than the script. I have actually talked to a professor at AU that has a daughter who graduated from BSU and a few years ago, she acquired grant money for a Smartboard in her classroom. That's definitely something I will keep in mind when beginning my own career...