SmartBoard Demo - Thanks But No Thanks

I have to say, after messing around with SmartBoard Notebook for a few hours, I'm not impressed.
Everything you can do on SmartBoard, can be done on other programs, in an easier way.  Some features are cool, but by the end of my lesson, it looked like a PowerPoint presentation.  Some highlighting and arrows can be slipped into any presentation.  While it is a change of pace from PowerPoint and Google presentations, if you're going for the "WOW" factor, then I would use Prezi.  SmartBoard is not available in every school, and frankly I don't see it as a necessary part of a good technology curriculum.  I actually had very high expectations for it, which is crushing.  I am pretty intuitive when it comes to new programs, but SmartBoard was the first program that had me watching tutorials just to do the most basic tasks.  It's definitely good to know how to use it, and to know its capabilities.  PowerPoint and Prezi seem to be improving rapidly with every update, so I'll invest more time in perfecting those programs, which can be used in any school with a projector.

I plan on adding an 'About Me' section with contact information soon. I think I'll be creating a little Prezi to introduce myself.  Deuces!