Smart board vs. power point

Many teachers  think that the advantages of a smart board and powerpoint are the same for students but in reality, smart boards present a more hands on learning experience.  With powerpoints, students simply have to pay attention to the screen. Although they can become interesting with graphics, colored fonts, etc. they don’t help students  to really interact with the lesson. In foreign language instruction, this can become a problem because some students need to learn by writing. Smart boards allow students to interact hands on as a group and individually, writing in answers to sentences, paragraphs, etc.  It serves both the visual/ high graphic aspects that a powerpoint presents while incorporating hands on activities as well. Unfortunately many schools do not have these devices in their classrooms because of the lack of knowledge of the advantages. I feel that if more smart boards were put in classrooms as opposed to powerpoints , more students would be engaged in the learning experience.