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Gaming your way through chemistry assessments
September 27, 2012 – 4:15 am | No Comment
Gaming your way through chemistry assessments

By Kristin Straumann
Technology Integration Specialist and Science Instructor
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District
Grove City, MN
My school district recently purchased several SMART accredited resources from New Path Learning, including a chemistry review game that I …

Loving the Internet Browser in SMART Notebook 11
September 26, 2012 – 9:05 am | No Comment
Loving the Internet Browser in SMART Notebook 11

By Danesa Jepson
Seventh-Grade Language Arts Teacher
Oakdale Junior High School
Oakdale, California
I can’t believe it! I am already a month into the new school year! So much to do, teach and create! Thank goodness for …

SMART Response makes the grade in Sugar Land
September 24, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
SMART Response makes the grade in Sugar Land

By Stacie Boudrie
Educational Technology Specialist
Fort Bend ISD
Sugar Land, TX
Are you looking for a way to make your life in the classroom easier? Have you wished someone else could grade your …

Getting smarter with SMART programs in Europe
September 20, 2012 – 6:07 am | No Comment
Getting smarter with SMART programs in Europe

By Boris Berlijn
Professor, Ashram College
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Europe is an exciting place these days for educators using SMART products. One of those reasons is because of SMART’s education programs. Programs like the SMART …

Accountability. Scores. Words educators are constantly thinking about.
September 18, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Accountability. Scores. Words educators are constantly thinking about.

By Danesa Jepson
Seventh-Grade Language Arts Teacher
SMART Exemplary Educator
Oakdale Junior High School
Oakdale, California
“Students not only learn more using SMART products, but they want to learn more.”
I teach at a traditional junior high school in California. …

Testing and reviewing the new SMART Notebook App for iPad!
September 15, 2012 – 6:00 am | 9 Comments
Testing and reviewing the new SMART Notebook App for iPad!

By Emily Sparago
13-year-old student, SMART Board aficionado and aspiring teacher
The new SMART Notebook App recently came out for the iPad and I just got the chance to test it out!  This is an amazing …

SMART tip from a teacher: Shake to Group and Ungroup
September 11, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
SMART tip from a teacher: Shake to Group and Ungroup

By Mary T McCullagh
An exciting new feature of SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software is Shake to Group/Shake to Ungroup. This feature allows students and teachers to group objects and text on a SMART Notebook …

Grant writing that gets results
September 10, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Grant writing that gets results

By LeAnn Morris, M.Ed.
SMART Exemplary Educator
K-5  Technology Teacher
2008 Nevada Teacher of the Year
Empire Elementary School
Carson City, Nevada
“Our dedication and passion for driving the adoption of SMART products and other classroom technology have helped to …

Grant writing helps bring SMART products to Palmview Elementary
September 7, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Grant writing helps bring SMART products to Palmview Elementary

By Christine Roulston
Because of today’s stretched school budgets, when teachers at Palmview Elementary School in Pompano Beach, Florida, want a new resource for their classrooms, they know exactly where to go.
“They don’t go to the …

SMART Notebook App for iPad Now Available!
September 5, 2012 – 6:00 pm | 11 Comments
SMART Notebook App for iPad Now Available!

The anticipated SMART Notebook App for iPad is now available on the Apple App Store.
With iPad becoming increasingly popular at schools across North America, SMART developed a light App version of SMART Notebook collaborative learning …

Tips I use to ensure a great start to the year
September 4, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Tips I use to ensure a great start to the year

By Lisa Parisi
Fourth-grade teacher
Herricks Union Free School District
Long Island, New York
September is here and, for many, this means beginning a new school year. This is the time I start thinking about what I need to …

Focus on students means success for Pittsburgh school
August 30, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Focus on students means success for Pittsburgh school

By Mike MacKinnon

When it comes to unlocking potential in students, the staff at Propel Braddock Hills takes a unique approach – try anything and see if it works. It’s a philosophy they share with …