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=SMART Boards: Should they be used in the classroom? = = = =Advantages of using the SMART Board: = The SMART Board interactive whiteboard has the flexibility to engage all learning styles. Diagnostic and formative assessment tools are critical to helping teachers understand what students know and understand. The SMART Response response system is designed to further involve students in the learning process using their remote handsets, while also providing teachers with the feedback information needed to make sound instructional decisions in real time. One of the advantages of the Smart Board technology is that everything that is written is also captured as an image, and or audio file so that students that are absent as well as information the teacher wants to present again is saved as a file in the computer. And, whatever content was reviewed can be transferred to a website, a printed hard copy, or transferred anywhere as an electronic document. [|Mathematics Teaching Tools: Using Smart Boards With Computers] [] The other advantage of use of the Smart Board in Mathematics is that today’s students like technology. So, they will enjoy using the "smart electronic pen" and write their work on the board to use the technology. So, in algebra 2, the students will be motivated to get out of their desks and show one their work using the Smart Board. And, the teacher can have several students do the same or similar problems on different pages of the Smart Board. The students using the electronic "smart" pen can use different colors with different thickness and create their own individual style of writing to show the other students. In this manner, the Smart Board has now enabled students to change from being spectators but now become active participants in working out and showing the work solving those algebraic equations. One positive advantage of using the Smart Board is increased student participation. Another advantage is that all work can be saved, is documented, and easily accessible for review purposes later in the course. And, it also provides a means for students who miss the class for any reason to have the actual material in electronic form that was missed on that particular day. Students are more focused, involved, and participate more when smart boards are being used. The primary advantage of smart boards or IWBs is their ability to integrate Web 2.0 tools and computer-based programs into any lesson. With these boards, teachers can present information via power point presentation with built in links to websites, videos, and podcasts in a lesson. Teachers can adjust their presentation on the fly to allow teachable moments or bring in additional supporting material, such as [|visual arts] to support a lesson. Smart boards or IWBs appeal to visual and kinesthetic learners because of their interactive presentations. Verbal and auditory learners develop a better understanding of materials during large group interactive lessons. The ability for students to touch the screen and interact with the material being taught encourages their physical participation in lessons.
 * Visual learners can easily see colorful, movable images and diagrams that the interactive whiteboard displays, even from the back of the classroom
 * Kinesthetic learners can interact and explore by moving letters, numbers, words and pictures with the touch of a finger
 * Auditory learners can be immersed in a complete multimedia experience using optional USB speakers or SMART Audio

 Read more at Suite101: [|6 Strategies for Using a Smart Board in Class: Transforming Teaching with Web 2.0 Tool Integration for all Learners] [] =Technology for Learning = Technology provides tools that tap into the learning styles and needs of students in the new generation. From pre-kindergarten to grade 12, students are immersed in technology, so it comes as no surprise to learn that they respond extremely well when technology is used in their classrooms. By their very nature, technologies such as SMART Boards, response systems, projectors, and document cameras engage students to help deepen the learning experience while streamlining your lesson planning and student assessment. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SMART Classrooms + Advanced Technology = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Enhanced Learning = SMART products facilitate whole-class instruction and active learning. They help you focus attention and guide student’s process as well as capture students’ interest and engage their curiosity. Students can use the products to collaborate with each other, investigate new ideas and create projects that demonstrate their learning. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is used to teach over 18 million students in more than 600,000 classrooms in more than 175 countries worldwide. Over the past few years, SMART has sold more interactive whiteboards than all other manufacturers combined. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Advanced Education provides products and services which enable teachers to engage and motivate all students in the learning process. The inclusive classroom must engage all learners in the manner that best suits their learning style. Technology makes it possible to differentiate classroom instruction in a manner that engages visual, kinesthetic, and aural learners in a way that was not possible a few years ago. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">One system for all your assessment needs <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> SMART Response provides immediate feedback to teachers, during lesson time, about student knowledge, subject retention and understanding. This enables educators to modify their lessons on the fly. The teacher simply asks pertinent questions of the class who then answer (or 'vote') via the student remote handset. The powerful suite of tools enables fast assessment. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SMART Response fully integrates with the [|SMART Notebook software] used with the [|SMART Board] making it easy to incorporate all the features found in notebook software. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Effortlessly analyze and report on student and class progress <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> SMART Response makes real time interactivity and assessment a breeze. Teachers can display a prepared set of questions on the whiteboard or ask ad hoc questions during the lesson - students key in their answers with their remotes. The Response software tallies and breaks down the results by question and student, enabling teachers to spend time on the important tasks highlighted by the system for more effective teaching. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Using any of the five question types, educators can differentiate assessment by inserting pictures, sound, video, and flash files into any question. With the arrival of version 2.0 teachers also have access to a built in grade book. Results also can be imported or exported in multiple file formats for true flexibility. For example, teachers can import exiting tests that were previously prepared using Word, XML, and PDF format.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Smart Interactivity Tool Kit
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The [|Toolkit] helps you create engaging content like word games, quizzes, crossword puzzles and sorting tables. It also offers Adobe Flash tools like hide-and-reveal and drag-and-drop. Lessons move and respond with as much energy as students.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Double Tap
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Move objects quickly on the board with two fingers. First press one finger on the object to be moved. Press second finger on the desired new location. Remove first finger and the object will quickly move to the new location. Remove second finger. This avoids the dragging items across the screen.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read on

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|6 Interactive White Board Strategies in Science]
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|7 Technology Tips for the Classroom]
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Interactive White Board Promethean Applications]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Hide the Answer
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Place the answer to any question in a text box and mark over it using a pen with the same color as the background of presentation to hide the answer. When it is time to reveal the answer, simply use the smart board or IWB eraser to reveal the answer.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Use Pull Tabs
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Add a pull tab to every slide when developing a new lesson using the Lesson Activity Kit. These little tabs, on right side of screen, allow a teacher to quickly pull in supporting information without the need to change screens shots.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Save Student Work for Wiki or Blog
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">After students have solved a math problem, corrected English grammar, completed a science concept map, or other student work, do not erase it. Clone the page to show multiple solutions to the same problem or idea. Export the lesson as a pdf file, upload it to slideshare.net (which is free), copy the code developed by slideshare, and embed it in the class Wiki or blog.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Use Befuddlir
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This is Web 2.0 visual [|puzzle making tool]. Any online image can be imported and turned into a slider puzzle that works on a smart board or IWB. Find an image on Flickr or export any image to desired image hosting service. Paste the URL of image into Befuddler and an interactive sliding puzzle is created. This tool provides a starter or closer for any lesson.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Making Connections with Smart Boards in Schools
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Additional Web 2.0 tools which can be integrated into lessons on smart boards or interactive white boards include [|Google Docs], Twitter, Moodle, UStream, and a host of other tools. These boards have moved lesson to a whole new level of interactivity and student engagement in the learning process. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mastery of teaching with technology tools, along with the use of web-based resources for teaching and learning content is a focal point for preparing students today.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Disadvantages for using a SMART BOARD.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">· SMART Boards are expensive to put in every classroom. · They take up more room than just using the chalk board. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">· It takes time for teachers to learn how to use them and to create the lessons.

=<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Another option than using a SMART Board is the INTERWRITE®PAD = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The INTERWRITE®PAD was designed with instructors in mind. This Bluetooth™-enabled, wireless pad features INTERWRITEWORKSPACE® software and gives educators the ability to teach interactive lessons from anywhere in the classroom. The INTERWRITE®PAD revolutionizes how teachers interact with their classes.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Highlights
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 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The first interactive wireless pad for the classroom, featuring eInstruction's®; patented electromagnetic technology
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Lets you teach from anywhere in the classroom, or pass it to students and let them use it at their desks.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Up to seven INTERWRITE®PADs can be used in one classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|**INTERWRITE**WORKSPACE®] software is included FREE (a $249 value) to make your lessons fully interactive. Windows (including Vista), Mac and Linux compatible.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">References:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read more at Suite101: [|7 Technology Tips for the Classroom: Strategies and Techniques for Integrating Web 2.0 Tools] []

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read more at Suite101: [|6 Strategies for Using a Smart Board in Class: Transforming Teaching with Web 2.0 Tool Integration for all Learners] []

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Read more at Suite101: [|Mathematics Teaching Tools: Using Smart Boards With Computers] []