Smart boards Christina Zaya Abbey Ritz Lauren Hollaran ECD313
What will You learn Today? 1. What a smart board is 2. Different Projections 3. The Three Basics of Smart boards 4. Teacher Uses 5. Student Uses
What is a smart board? A smart board is an interactive display that connects to a computer and projector First introduced in 1991 by Smart technologies
What kind of projections can the smart board use? Rear Projection Front Projection
The Three Basics 1.Touch 2.Writing 3.Saving
What exactly does the smart board have to offer? Touch System The Digital Pens Save function Smart Notebook
Teacher Uses Teach interactive lessons It’s easy to use! Opens up multimedia opportunities (ex. Digital Storytelling, video player, recorder) Stimulates different learning styles Surf the Web with their students Word Processing: notes for class, lessons, etc. Read electronic books with students
Teacher Uses Continued Teachers can use the different applications the technology offers such as: Timer Flashcards Images Typing functions Templates Graphs Tables Computer like applications such as saving, uploading, and compiling data. Sound clips Video clips
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Student Uses Students are highly motivated to learn They can interact in a physical and mental way in the classroom Use it for language arts (spelling), math (+, -, x, divide) Interaction with fellow classmates and the teacher Solve problems or answer questions using smart board Make their own presentation through smart board
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