THE SMART BOARD
THE WORLD NEEDED INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN: EDUCATION-THE CLASSROOM BUSINESSES- GROUP MEETINGS GOVERNMENT- PRESENTATIONS ALSO SMARTBOARDS MAKE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT STUDENT CENTERED, CREATES AN ACTIVE CLASSROOM, AND DIFFERENTIATES INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
David Martin & Nancy Knowlton (started Smart Technologies) in The first Smart Board was introduced in Since 1991, over 20 plus Smart Boards have been developed (with new modifications/features) m/st/en- US/About+Us/Company+In fo/milestones.htm
The Smart Board was designed to meet the display needs education and the business world. Corporate Sponsors are Intel Corporation & Apax Partners
Important components/features of the Smart Board: Touch system Pen tray Digital ink Save function Durable surface Portable or Wall-mounted Smart Ideas mapping-concept software Smart Notebook USB Cable LCD Projector Computer
The price of a Smart Board is $ Advertisement for the Smart Board (view link) /?WT.mc_id=STEdSolEOU Video Awards of the Smart Board : The Best of InfoComm 2009 Finalist Presented by NEC Display Solutions for SMART Board 685ix interactive whiteboard system Best of 2009 Teachers’ Pick Presented by Instructor magazine The SMART Table was chosen as a Best of 2009 Teachers’ Pick by Instructor magazine, which is one of the most widely read magazines for professional educators in North America. Every product chosen as a Teachers’ Pick was carefully evaluated by teacher testers Best of FOSE 2009 Presented by Government Computer News (GCN) for SMART Meeting Pro software The GCN Best of FOSE Awards recognize outstanding and innovative information technology products for government as exhibited during the 2009 FOSE expo in Washington, DC
Stage 1- Knowledge Stage 2- Persuasion Stage 3- Decision Stage 4- Implementation Stage 5- Confirmation
How a Smart Board functions & the overviews (of the Smart Board & the software): US/Products/SMART+Boards/Front+projectio n/600+Series/Video+library.htm
The benefits of having a Smart Board in your classroom- Making AYP! ch.com/st/en- US/About+Us/News +Room/Media+Relea ses/default.htm?guid ={1B51B8EE B8E8- 5DAED225A66A}
Success of the Smart Board around the world A199-BD1E-4F70-B5A4- 2B /0/FuturesourceSMART2008.pdf A199-BD1E-4F70-B5A4- 2B /0/FuturesourceSMART2008.pdf Success with American schools- Making AYP with Smart Products US/About+Us/News+Room/Media+Releases/def ault.htm?guid={1B51B8EE B8E8- 5DAED225A66A}
The S-Curve, on the next slide, displays the sales and distribution of Smart Boards over the past 6 years. This information is obtained from: US/About+Us/News+Room/Media+Releases/ default.htm
Early adopters of the Smart Board are school board officials, superintendents, teachers, and government officials. Persuasive strategies for adoption are: Differentiated Instruction Student Centered Learning environments Technology Driven Lessons
The laggards of the Smart Board are older teachers. Older teachers are resistant to change because they are stuck in their old ways, chalk boards and grade books. Technology present challenges and they are hesitant to learn from a new teacher.
Observability Trialabillity Compatibility