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1. newsletter
July 2008
NEWS AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS USING SMART PRODUCTS
SMART summer update
I N T H I S I SS U E C O N T E ST S
SMART Teacher Content Challenge
Contests ...................................................1
Research ...................................................1 Enter the SMART Teacher Content Challenge, and show off your lesson
development skills! Send us an innovative lesson that incorporates digital content before July
Product News .......................................... 2 31, and you could win a seven-day trip for two or a global learning technology package. Find
details on the SMART Exchange and start sending us your lessons!
Vote for your favorite lesson on the Exchange
A N OT E f r O m T H E E d I TO r
Over the summer, visit the SMART Exchange to view the lessons submitted for the Back-
to-School Lesson Activity Contest, and vote for your favorites. The winning lesson activity will
be announced in the August issue of the newsletter. Vote now!
r E S E A rC H
Interactive whiteboards have a positive
impact in classrooms
The University of New Brunswick, Canada, is currently studying the impact
School’s out for summer! of interactive whiteboard use in K–12 environments. Findings from the “SMART Board
Technology Integration in the Inclusive Classroom – Phase II Progress Report” are
The school year is over, but we still
detailed below:
have lots we want to share with you. This
two-page issue of EDCompass™ newsletter • 100% of teachers agreed that access to SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards has
is packed with information that will keep increased their understanding of technology as an instructional tool
you up to date on our products and offerings, • 88.2% of teachers strongly agreed that using a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the
and help you generate ideas for the coming classroom is beneficial
school year. • 70.6% strongly agreed that SMART Board interactive whiteboards should be part of an
overall framework for better practices in inclusive education
As always, if you have any comments
• Pattern analysis showed that students were more focused on their learning when teachers
about the newsletter or any of the articles
used a SMART Board interactive whiteboard
featured in this issue, we’d love to hear
from you. Please e-mail your feedback to For more information about this study, visit the news and research section on the education
education@smarttech.com. solutions website.
July 2008 | PG 1

2. PrOdUCT NEWS
Senteo software 2.0 available in new school year SMART training
resources at your
disposal
Are you using our free online support, self-help
and other training resources available to you
on the Training section of SMART’s website?
Numerous Quick Reference Guides and Hands-
on Practice activities deliver the information
you need to gain practical experience using
your SMART Board interactive whiteboard –
at any time and at any pace.
Our Two-Minute Tutorials offer short,
animated introductions on using various
SMART products. We also have the Learning
Path, which includes four self-paced training
modules that teach you everything from
the basics of your SMART Board interactive
whiteboard to getting the most from SMART
Notebook software.
Additionally, the SMART Exchange and the
Teachers’ Hub offer more opportunities for
you to access high-quality support.
Head back to the classroom with the newest version of Senteo assessment
software. Version 2.0 will be released this summer with extensive improvements to the
Up next
tracking, reporting and analysis funtions. The interface now enables you to search, sort,
organize and monitor your student grades. For more information on the product, visit
the Product Spotlight section on smarttech.com.
Unifi™ 45 projector kit now compatible with
more models
We’re now shipping a Unifi 45 projector kit that is compatible with SMART Board 560,
Watch for the back-to-school issue
580 and 660 interactive whiteboards. The kit combines the board with a projector and
control panel. The short-throw, high-offset Unifi 45 projector reduces shadows cast onto in mid-August, and find more ways to win
the interactive whiteboard and offers a bright image and high color quality. SMART products for your classroom. You
can also read how a school in Arlington,
From the control panel, you can start the projector and interactive whiteboard with a Virginia, is using SMART products to engage
single button and switch between other connected devices, such as laptops, DVD players students and increase test scores, and in our
and document cameras. Product Spotlight, we’ll be highlighting the
SMART Document Camera.
To learn more about how you can teach your class using an intergrated system that
makes lessons more appealing and encourages active participation, visit the accessories Enjoy the rest of your summer. We look
section of the SMART Board 600 series page on smarttech.com. forward to seeing you in the 2008–2009
school year!
July 2008 | PG 2
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