2. SETTING
In a rural, remote public school serving Pre-K through 5th grade
school of 719 students
Total of 49 teachers
Student/Teacher ratio of 14.55 to 1
5th Grade English Language Arts Classroom accommodating 104
students a day in 5 class periods
3. DEMOGRAPHICS
52 Males
58 Females
Ethnic Groups:
49 White
33 African Americans or Black
1 Asian
1 American Indian
25 Hispanic
5. H OW I S I T U S E D T O S U P P O RT
T H E C U R R I C U LU M
Daily Oral Language – On the SMART Board, student are given
two sentences to correct for grammatical errors.
Dissecting Sentences – Teacher can pull a worksheet on the
SMART Board for students to identify parts of speech like
nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
Teacher has access to pull anything off the web to assist in the
students understanding of Language Arts.
6. SMART BOARD AT WORK
Students identifying nouns.
Teacher teaching from a
worksheet on changing singular
and plural nouns.
7. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Teacher uses the smart board to test student’s knowledge and skill
development.
Using the smart board prepares the students for the CRCT.
The teacher can readily see who understands and who needs more
assistance with the skills being taught.
With the new CCGPS standards, the teacher can use the SMART
Board to show Power Point presentations and videos on supplemental
materials that goes along with the lesson plans.
8. THE DIFFERENCE
Students get enhanced learning though the use of the SMART
Board
Enjoy the technology with daily practice.
Students hold onto the concepts that are taught better with the
visual in front of class.
9. SUPPORT ISSUES
There is a good support system at this rural, public school.
Anytime new technology is placed in the classroom, the teachers get
the proper training.
The Media Specialist is available to take care of any technology or
equipment failure.
Also, a Technology Specialist (TS) visits the school once a week to
make sure all equipment is working properly. The TS also assists with any
software problems.
10. THE END
Class Presentation for GSU Course FRIT 8132
Thanks to Tattnall County School System for their support.
