This document discusses the benefits of using smart boards in classrooms. Smart boards allow teachers to display lessons and for students to interact with lessons. Teachers can record lessons to review or for absent students. Students of all learning styles, including visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learners benefit from the interactive features of smart boards. The document also provides information on purchasing smart boards and resources for using them.

1. Educational Technology
Nathaniel Crider, Shelby Lindstrom, & Jacqueline
Pickard

2. Where is Technology taking us?
 Smart boards are being used in many schools today.
 Smart boards are used by teachers and students, as
young as five years old.
 Some teachers even allow their students to lead the
class for the day. The lessons are loaded and the
students simply point and learn.

3. What exactly is a Smart Board?

4. All teachers benefit from the smart
board
 Teachers have the accessibility of their computer with
them, front of the class.
 Lessons can be recorded for easier reflection and
lesson changes.
 Should the teacher be absent, a substitute can easily
teach the lesson.
 If students are absent, the recorded lessons can be
provided for them.
 Also…

5. Use front of smart board or use
projector style

6. All Students benefit from the smart
board
 Smart boards allow students to learn on all levels.
 Visual learners are able to connect with the graphics and
text shown on the board, along with many other programs .
 Kinesthetic learners are able to use the interactive
whiteboard by physically following the lesson.
 Auditory learners benefit from the amplification system and
the ability to record the lessons.

7. Physical Features

8. How to get a Smart Board
 In order to purchase a Smart board a consumer can go
to www.smarttech.com and type in the area they are
from; the site will provide a list of retailers for the
person.
 Also, scholarships are available for assistance in
obtaining this technology.
 The website above also provides many other resources
for the Smart board.

9. Objectives
 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and
Creativity
 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning
Experiences and Assessments
 Assessments
 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and
Responsibility
 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

10. Outcomes
This power point was made to inspire educators to use
technology in there lessons to enhance their students
ability to learn. Research for the smart board was
gathered by internet information and in-person
observation.
This power point was created with Microsoft power
point, camera footage, clipart, and yahoo images.
The experience gained by this project includes each
coarse objective which were all met by presenting the
project to a local teacher and posting slideshare.net