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Article Archive for May 2011

A Q&A with Michelle Shearer, 2011 National Teacher of the Year
May 28, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
A Q&A with Michelle Shearer, 2011 National Teacher of the Year

Michelle Shearer, a high school chemistry teacher at Urbana High School in Frederick, Maryland, has been named this year’s National Teacher of the Year.
Shearer, who is passionate about STEM education and special education, currently teaches …

Find the right projector for your classroom
May 26, 2011 – 11:46 am | No Comment
Find the right projector for your classroom

Meet the UF75 – the newest member of SMART’s projector family
The introduction of our new interactive whiteboard system means that you have one more choice when it comes to selecting the SMART projector that’s right …

First SMART Showcase School in the United Arab Emirates
May 25, 2011 – 3:25 pm | No Comment
First SMART Showcase School in the United Arab Emirates

Universal American School, a K–12 school in Dubai, has been named the first SMART Showcase School in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Educators at the school have been using SMART products since 2008. Today …

Summit brings distinguished educators to Toronto
May 25, 2011 – 9:21 am | No Comment
Summit brings distinguished educators to Toronto

From May 11 to 13, SMART hosted over 100 influential minds from the Americas and around the world at the Global Education Technology Summit (GETS) in the heart of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ministry of Education officials …

Investing your IDEA B funds
May 25, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Investing your IDEA B funds

 “I love the technology because, as an educator, it gives you such a wonderful opportunity to set that child up for success and gives them a chance for the spotlight to shine on them in …

Learning to Cooperate: A SMART Table Story
May 21, 2011 – 6:04 am | No Comment
Learning to Cooperate: A SMART Table Story

Over the past few months, we’ve been sharing stories about the SMART Table and how it has benefited a particular student, like our post on Sion, who learned English while using the SMART Table.
But as …

Join SMART for a Summer of Learning
May 18, 2011 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Join SMART for a Summer of Learning

Find out how to get the most out of your SMART products before school resumes in the fall. This summer, SMART is hosting a series of events designed to help you effectively use your SMART …

Inspiring Speakers, Extraordinary Stories – SMART Speaker Series Videos
May 18, 2011 – 12:43 pm | No Comment
Inspiring Speakers, Extraordinary Stories – SMART Speaker Series Videos

Educators around the world are developing unique initiatives or discovering new ways to implement SMART products effectively into classrooms.
With the newly created SMART Speaker Series Youtube channel, you have instant access to speeches and interviews …

Invest your Title I funds in student engagement
May 18, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Invest your Title I funds in student engagement

“If the children and youth of a nation are afforded opportunity to develop their capacities to the fullest, if they are given the knowledge to understand the world and the wisdom to change it, then the …

Changing Education in South Africa
May 17, 2011 – 10:45 am | One Comment
Changing Education in South Africa

Students from all over South Africa are choosing to attend Ligbron Academy for Technology because of its emphasis on incorporating technology into teaching and learning.
Located in the town of Ermelo, this day- and boarding school …

New iPad App for Bridgit conferencing software!
May 17, 2011 – 10:43 am | One Comment
New iPad App for Bridgit conferencing software!

Bridgit conferencing software – an application designed to enable users to collaborate at a distance – is now available as an iPad application.
You can download the app at no charge through the Apple App …

Two Million and Counting….
May 16, 2011 – 12:48 pm | No Comment
Two Million and Counting….

Today, teacher Lexie Paterson and her grade 5 and 6 students joined SMART  in celebration of a company milestone – the  installation of our two millionth SMART Board interactive whiteboard. This interactive whiteboard was donated …