2. Exploring Emerging Technologies: Interactive Boards by Hope Smith, Jacqueline Mitchell, & Christine Anderson

3. Uses  Supports  Illustrates (Tierney Brothers Inc, 2011)

4. Uses  Projects  Live desktop (Tierney Brothers Inc, 2011)

5. Integration  Flexible learning  Displays  Information  Showcasing  Virtual field trips ( Promethean Planet, 2011)

6. Virtual Field Trip (Panoramic, 2011)

7. What are SMART Boards?  Interactive white boards (IWB's):  Computer/video display  Touch sensitive  Controls your computer  Brings pictures and sounds to life  Easy to use Easy to use

8. How Are SMART Boards Used In The Classroom? Incorporate technology into teaching

9. How Are SMART Boards Used in The Classroom? Used with a wide range of subjects/ages  Editing  Electronic Word Wall

10. Some Ways SMART Boards Are Used In The Classroom? Used with a wide range of subjects/ages  ESE Students  Highlighter Tools

11. Other Ways SMART Boards Can Be Used In The Classroom Allows materials to be recorded, saved, and used later  Saves Material  Digital Storytelling

12. Other Ways SMART Boards Might Be Used In The Classroom Allows materials to be recorded, saved, and used later  Presentations  E-folios

13. Promethean Boards

14. Pros  Information at fingertips  Interactive  ActivArena ActivArena (Tierney Brothers Inc, 2011)

15. Cons  SMART-Touch screen  Calibration  Sensitivity with Pens  Multiple kids (Tierney Brothers Inc, 2011)

16. Differences  Touch screen  Resources-Promethean Planet / SMART ExchangePromethean PlanetSMART Exchange  SMART Boards-dead spots  SMART Boards-Interactive (Tierney Brothers Inc, 2011)

17. Technology and Media Tools ActiView ActivSlate ActiVotes MultiTouch Table (Promethean Planet, 2011)

18. References Promethean Planet Retrieved on June 3, 2011 from http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/ http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en-us/ SMART Exchange Retrieved on June 3, 2011 from http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0 http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0 Panoramic Virtual Tour Retrieved on June 7, 2011 from http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/# Tierney Brothers Inc. Retrieved on June 3, 2011 from http://www.tierneybrothers.com/products/26465/DisplayFrameforBusine ss.aspx http://www.tierneybrothers.com/products/26465/DisplayFrameforBusine ss.aspx You Tube. SMART boards: Why are they so easy to use? Retrieved on June 5, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U05WeXPGlkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U05WeXPGlk