The first time that I used a SMART board was last year when I took an education class at my community college. It reminded me of a huge Palm Pilot. They are a very nice invention, but I feel that they tend to wear and tear a little too soon for the money that is paid for them. The SMART board that we had was not very old and already the touch portion of the screen was going out. I think that they are amazing and would make a teacher's life a lot easier, but at the same time, there are some kinks that need to be worked out of them; like anything with technology. If these boards are used I would say that they need to be used with older children because they will not get destroyed as easily.