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One of the greatest inventions for teachers is The Smart board. A tool so versatile that a teacher could use it for every single lesson if he or she wanted to. The greatest thing is is that it is still so new that people are still finding new ways to use Smart boards.
For those who do not know what a Smart board is, it is an interactive whiteboard developed by SMART Technologies. Teachers can use it as a large interactive computer or an interactive whiteboard. Students are encouraged to come up and participate by touching the whiteboard as if it were a mouse for a computer or use its special markers to draw or write on it.
The greatest thing about it is there are so many free download-able Smart board activities and lessons that teachers can use in his or her classroom. Websites such as Smarttech, Smarter Smart board use, PowPak all offer very useful (and free!) activities, games and lessons that are easily accessible to use from the Smart board.
This tool allows students to interact with their lessons. Who wouldn't want to come up and use a huge interactive whiteboard? I enjoy using it every time I get a chance! Students will fight over use of the Smart board, therefore encouraging a healthy learning environment.
Any district, school, or teacher fortunate enough to have access to a Smart board should use it whenever given the chance.
Alison,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the quick lesson on Smart Boards. I was unable to attend class last week, and I found it to be very informative. My current field placement school is in the process of all getting Smart Boards right now! I wish I would have been able to work with them all year! There is so much to learn!
Cheers,
Kaitlyn
Alison,
ReplyDeleteI agree that Smartboards are a fabulous tool, and it really is neat that you can use them, literally, in every single lesson. There are numerous ways to use Smartboards, as you mentioned, from having students come up to use them, to conduct a full out lesson, to demonstrating things for students, etc. Thanks for sharing the different websites for Smartboard Aps. That's really helpful!