So, what is a SMART board?
-A SMART board is a combination of a simple white board and a computer.
-It is touch controlled and works with a computer and a projector.
-A SMART board can be used to take notes, brainstorm ideas, save notes, practice problems, show presentations, and much more.
History of SMART boards
-The first SMART board was introduced in 1991 by SMART technologies.
-It was the first interactive white board to provide touch control of computer applications
-The SMART board started off slow due to slow modems, slow processors, and Microsoft Windows software that was unstable.
What can SMART boards do?
-The touch screen connects to your computer and digital projector and shows your computer image.
-You can control computer applications directly from the board; write notes with the SMART pens and save your work for later use.
-SMART boards can do everything a normal computer can do, as well as everything a simple white board can do.
-The advantage of SMART boards over white boards is that notes can be saved directly from the board to the computer.
-SMART boards can convert text to speech and hand writing to text.
Benefits of using A SMART board
- SMART boards are great for accomodating different learning styles
Hands on learners can use the board, while visual learners can see the board, and auditory learners can listen to the teacher or videos played on the board.
-Teachers can save student ideas directly from the SMART board to use at a later date.
-The SMART board is visually stimulating and engages students better than a normal white board, which makes the teachers job a tiny bit easier.
- SMART boards maximize computer access in a one computer classroom.
-SMART boards give teachers many new ways to teach a lesson.
How SMART boards can be used in the classroom
-Write incorrect sentences on the board for students to correct.
-Ideas can be brainstormed as a group and can be saved directly from the board to be handed out to students.
-Presentations such as PowerPoint can be viewed and notes can be added by students.
-Notes can be taken as a group or presented by the teacher and saved to a computer using the SMART board.
-They can maximize access to the computer in classes where there are only one.
-The SMART board is great for demonstrations
-Any other basic computer software can be used on the SMART board (i.e the Internet and inspiration)
-Basically if you can use a computer… you can use a SMART board!
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Comments (11)
rachelh@... said
at 12:12 pm on Feb 13, 2009
Wow! You guys took alot of time on your presentation! I loved your Utube video on how to work a Smarboard. Everything now days is becoming touch. Smartboards will be useful in classrooms!
caink@... said
at 12:13 pm on Feb 14, 2009
This was really informative. Nice job. I have seen classrooms that use smart boards and there are learning games that the students can play with the SMART board that coincide with thier vocabulary for the week. Im not sure of the company who puts it out but it was really fun to see the kids actaully usuing the SMART boards. They know almost more about it then we do and they loved usuing the technology!!
Jazmin Carrillo said
at 11:16 am on Feb 15, 2009
I love the videos that you incorporated into your site. I have seen smart boards before and I have fallen in love with them. I want one in my class! Great job.
Jeanna DeMarco said
at 8:39 pm on Feb 16, 2009
I found both of the videos to be extremely helpful!!
Erin Heu said
at 8:37 pm on Feb 18, 2009
great presentation! Smart boards are so amazing.. something I hope to have for my future classroom.
H Jeffury Pitt said
at 12:27 pm on Feb 19, 2009
I liked your presentation. It was very informative and contained a lot of useful information!
j_smith12 said
at 1:36 pm on Feb 19, 2009
Thank you everyone for your comments! I am glad everyone got a better look into the SMART board world! We had a really great time researching this assignment because SMART boards were also so new to use. I hope we all get to use a SMART board in our classrooms to better our teaching and to help our students learn and understand better! Thanks again for your comments! We are so please to know that our presentation was pleasing to you guys!
Jessica Smallwood said
at 3:11 pm on Feb 19, 2009
I would also like to thank everyone for the wonderful comments. I am glad the presentation is enjoyable. I finally got to use a SMART board for the first time in the CML. It was pretty amazing, and because I did this mini-teach I knew exactly how to use it. Thank you again for all of the comments and feedback!
Brittany Winberg said
at 7:29 pm on Feb 20, 2009
I really hope I have the chance to use one in my classroom! Great job, it was clear and colorful!
Kristena Atwood said
at 10:04 am on Feb 21, 2009
Thanks I am very happy that each of you enjoyed the presentation. I hope that one day we all get a chance to see or have a SMART board in the class. They can be a wonderful tool and a great help. I am glad that our presentation helped you to understand what exactly a SMART board is and what it can do. :)
Kim schepp said
at 8:16 pm on Feb 25, 2009
gosh, these are so cool! I hope my future school have these!!!!
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