SMART BOARDJenny Stenzel

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.

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

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.

What applications are offered?

SMART Notebook 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

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

Benefits

Supports many different learning styles Visual (colors, pictures,

moving objects) Touch Sound

Hearing and Visual Impairments

Increase review process

Encourages

Risk Taking Engagement Confidence

Students are excited and interested

Video

Advantages:

Simplify preparation Better organization of

information Increases teacher proficiency Resourceful

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