A Smart Board is an interactive whiteboard developed by SMART Technologies that was introduced in 1991 as the first to provide touch control over standard Windows applications and annotation. Smart Boards offer students hands-on learning, help those with disabilities by allowing enlarged keyboards, and can save notes for reviewing lessons. However, they are more expensive than conventional whiteboards. Smart Boards come in different formats like notebooks and help students become technology literate through use. They typically rely on a computer, projector, software, and display panel to project the computer screen for touch interaction.

1. What is a Smart Board? Pat Alepuyo ED480 Spring 2010

2. What is a smart board? It is an interactive whiteboard developed by SMART Technologies. Smart boards were introduced in 1991, and it was the first interactive whiteboard to provide touch control of computer applications and annotation over standard Microsoft Windows applications.

3. What are the advantages of using Smart Boards? SMART boards give students a hands-on approach to classroom concepts. SMART boards help students with learning disabilities, for example One benefit of the Smart-Board for children with disabilities is the capability of making the keyboard larger on the touch-screen. This makes it easier for students to see and manage independently. SMART Boards also have the ability to save previous notes and can be used to refresh a student’s memory on prior lessons.

4. What are the disadvantages of Smart Boards? SMART boards are more expensive than conventional whiteboards or projector and screen combinations. Their surface can become damaged. Front projection boards can be obscured by one or more users. Fixed-height boards are often mounted too high for users to reach the top of or too low to be readily visible by all users. .

5. How can the use of smart boards help students become literate with technology ? Smart boards help students become literate with technology when they are exposed to and are involved in the process of working with Smart boards.

6. Do Smart Boards come in different forms? Smart boards come in different forms that encourage interactive and collaborative work. Here are some of the listings: Smart Note Book, Smart Classroom Suites, Smart Meeting Pro, and Smart Ideas.

7. How do smart boards work? Fully-functioning interactive whiteboards usually rely on four components: a computer, a projector, appropriate software and the display panel. The computer is connected to the projector and whiteboard. The projector displays the computer screen image onto the board. Action on the surface of the display panel is communicated with the computer over a cable or wireless connection and interpreted via the installed software. Display panels can be either front or back projection

8. Are smart boards for you? One common complaint of K-12 educators who instruct using SMART boards is that users feel they get so wrapped up in the technical components that they overlook classroom discipline. Careful planning of when to use SMART boards must be thought about, and that they should spend time familiarizing themselves with how it works.

9. Where are smart boards used? Typically, smart boards are used in lecture or classroom environments and it allows the user to write or draw on the surface, print off the image, save it to computer or distribute it over a network. Smart boards are commonly used in post-secondary classrooms and in higher education.

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