1. SMART BOARD Jenny Stenzel

2. What is it?  SMART Board is an interactive whiteboard. It was developed by SMART Technologies. When introduced in 1991, it was the first interactive whiteboard to provide a touch sensitive screen that runs off a local computer system.

3. How do you set it up?  It is mounted on the wall or held up by a stand.  Plug the USB cord provided with the SMART Board into your computer.  Download SMART software onto laptops.  Projector connected to the computer displays the computers desktop image on the board

4. How does it work?  Input data by the use of plastic pens with no ink, user’s hands, or a pointing device.  The tray senses that a pen’s absence and then it relays a message to the host computer to start picking up input signals which then show up on the board.  Touch of a hand is also used to move an object or select an object just as a mouse and keyboard do.

5. What applications are offered?  SMART Notebook toolNotebook tool  Active this by the teacher’s computer.  Looks similar to a PowerPoint setup screen  used as a storage place for information teachers can pull up from other media sources. Images, animations, templates, and manipulatives to build lessons

6. Incorporated into Classroom:  Choose any area:  Math, Language Arts, Science, History, Music, Handwriting and even Morning Routines. Find or Create particular lesson or activity Many options and resources are available.  Example of lesson using SMART board Example

7. Benefits  Supports many different learning styles  Visual (colors, pictures, moving objects)  Touch  Sound  Hearing and Visual Impairments  Increase review process

8. Encourages  Risk Taking  Engagement  Confidence   Students are excited and interested  Video Video

9. Advantages:  Simplify preparation  Better organization of information  Increases teacher proficiency  Resourceful

10. Sources  Archer, B. and Harris, B. (2010). What is a SMARTboard? Wise Geek Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-smartboard.htm on October 27, 2010.  Lamb, A. (2006) Engaing learners the SMARTboard way. Retrieved from http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/#6 on October 27, 2010.  Smart Technologies (2010). Educator resources. Retrieved from http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/ on October 27, 2010.  5 Tips and Tricks for the Smart Board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWNCHG-xB9o  Smart Exhange: http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?&grd=g1&p=3&m=01  Smart Notebook SE software: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswcyj8D0PQ&feature=related