SmartBoards

SmartBoards is a revolutionary technology that creates interactive learning. It allows the user to execute the normal mouse functions on a computer with your fingers on the SmartBoard. The Digital Pens that are used collaboratively with the SmartBoard technology allows you to write on the screen and erase with the Digital Eraser. The best use for the teacher may be the ability to collaboratively use with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
I can see myself using this in my future classroom if the resource is available. I think that in a classroom with students who are deaf, the visual interactive learning will be very useful. It will motivate the students to learn and will let them interact with what they are learning. In my experience, I had the opportunity to visit the Michigan School for the Deaf and each classroom that I was in had a SmartBoard. I was able to observe the usage in the classroom and saw the benefits of the technology. The students were very interested and were happy to write using the Digital Pens and use their fingers to move items. The teacher was also able to edit and add items to the agenda that was viewed on the board via her computer at her desk.

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Original Image: Interactive Interactive - Laura
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By: Dan Zen

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