1. Boards in Class Peter Grozdanovic, Sarah Harrison, and Hank Sherwin

2. What is a Smart Board? An interactive white board which plugs into a computer and a projector The computer image is projected onto the screen Controlled by a pen or a finger It is an interactive whiteboard that can save and store any information that is written on it, as well as enable the user to refer to notes downloaded from the Internet or other sources.

3. What is a Smart Board? Smart Board is the general name for these boards but SMART is the specific brand name. The pen tray is what causes the smart board to function. The pen tray senses a tool's absence, and relays a message to its host computer's processor to start picking up input signals from whichever implement the user has chosen. Smart technologies is a Canadian company from Alberta Been around since 1991

4. What is a Smart Board? A Smart Board is a specific brand of interactive white board. There are many different types of these boards- Smart Board ACTIVboard PolyVision Mimio eBeam Numonics Interwrite Starboard

5. Why Use Smart Boards? Because they are fun! - Kids love to use Smart Boards and will take any opportunity to do so. It is just one more thing to keep students engaged.

6. Why Use Smart Boards? Because they are interactive. - Smart boards allow students to interact more with the class material. They bring a new dynamic to otherwise ‘boring’ material

7. Why Use Smart Boards? Because they are great for differentiated instruction! -Smart boards work great for tactile kinesthetic learners. They also work wonders for students with special needs.

8. How to use a Smart Board One of the great things about smart boards is that they really easy to use. In many cases, just pick up a pen and write! Pens Eraser Keyboard and Mouse Button

9. Smart Board Website Using the Smart Board Website, you can download subject matter specific material for your class.Website

10. How to find Lessons on the Website Go to smarttech.com Then click on education box Then got to “All lesson activities” – left side Then go to Canada – View all or pick by subject and grade level

11. Smart Board in Science In Science, Smart Boards can be used to: -Perform faux dissections and teach anatomy.

12. Smart Board in Math In Math, Smart Boards can be used to: -Write down and solve problems without using ink.

13. Smart Board in Language Arts In Language Arts, Smart Boards can be used to: -Perform poetry, stories, and other written material in an interactive visual way. -Grammar lessons.

14. Smart Board in Social Studies In Social Studies, Smart Boards can be used to: -Present information in a more interactive way. -Work with other programs to teach with technology.

15. Smart Board in Other Subjects Here are some other areas Smart Boards can be used for. -Art (Drawing on the smart board). -Music (Touching and playing virtual instruments). -Physical Education (Interactive sex ed. and recording workouts). -Special Education

16. Programs You Can Use with Smart Boards Google Earth Comic Life PowerPoint Virtual Museum GPS Jeopardy Smart Board Programs And More… Basically anything you can do on a computer, you can do on a Smart Board!

17. Issues… Smart Boards cannot and should not be used for everything. Smart Boards and not perfect. Not everyone has a one.

18. Some Websites to Check Out! http://smarttech.com/ http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/ whiteboards.html http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15& p=251,index