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Article Archive for June 2011

Programs that Support and Celebrate Educators
June 25, 2011 – 8:39 am | No Comment
Programs that Support and Celebrate Educators

When people have a passion for something, they often want to reach out and share the knowledge and excitement they have for their subject.
At SMART, we call these passionate people SMART Exemplary Educators (SEEs).
That’s because …

Teacher’s Perspective: Insight into Student Understanding
June 24, 2011 – 7:11 am | No Comment
Teacher’s Perspective: Insight into Student Understanding

For Jeff VanArnhem, daily assessment keeps students from ”falling through the cracks” in his high school math classes at Olmsted Falls High School in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.
For the past three years, Jeff has used the …

Teacher’s Perspective: Spicing Up SMART Board lessons
June 24, 2011 – 5:01 am | No Comment
Teacher’s Perspective: Spicing Up SMART Board lessons

Whether you’ve been using SMART products for years or you’ve just created your first SMART Notebook software activity, there are so many easy and creative ways you can energize learning in your classroom!
Just ask Donna …

SMART Exchange content now aligned to Common Core Standards
June 23, 2011 – 6:00 am | No Comment
SMART Exchange content now aligned to Common Core Standards

U.S. educators searching for standards-correlated lesson this summer need look no further than the SMART Exchange website. SMART has updated the standards listing on our online education community to include the Common Core Standards.
Did you like …

Enhancing participation with a SMART Board and the Bridgit app for iPad
June 21, 2011 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Enhancing participation with a SMART Board and the Bridgit app for iPad

The new iPad application for Bridgit conferencing software gives teachers many opportunities to connect with students remotely and right in your own classroom. These connections can help increase student participation and their ability to interact …

Teacher’s Perspective: SMART products in Language Arts and Math
June 20, 2011 – 5:53 am | No Comment
Teacher’s Perspective: SMART products in Language Arts and Math

The first time second-grade teacher Bob Young saw a demonstration of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, he knew he had to have one. In fact, he wanted to order one for his classroom before his …

Schedule SMART presentations into your ISTE experience!
June 17, 2011 – 5:56 am | 2 Comments
Schedule SMART presentations into your ISTE experience!

Planning to attend ISTE 2011 in Philadelphia, PA? Be sure to plan in some presentations in SMART”s booth 1403 and the SMART Room 204C.  Here”s what”s happening:
(To see a larger version, click on each image, …

SMART Releases Another Apple App
June 16, 2011 – 6:50 am | No Comment
SMART Releases Another Apple App

Earlier this month, SMART released a SMART Training App for Apple users. This new App provides you with easy access to all of our training events, tutorials, videos and a library of Knowledge Base documents. …

SMART Notebook wins 2011 CODiE Award
June 15, 2011 – 6:30 am | No Comment
SMART Notebook wins 2011 CODiE Award

Presented by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), SMART Notebook collaborative learning software recently won a 2011 SIIA CODiE Award in the category of Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity. The CODiE Awards recognize …

Teacher’s Perspective: Strategies for Successful Fundraising
June 13, 2011 – 8:48 am | No Comment
Teacher’s Perspective: Strategies for Successful Fundraising

As all the U.S. Department of Education’s stimulus monies will have been awarded come October 1, and district and state education budgets are drastically shrinking, finding funds to purchase technology products is becoming a challenge.
But …

Invest in SMART products before the ARRA deadline
June 11, 2011 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Invest in SMART products before the ARRA deadline

“We knew we wanted to use this one-time money wisely to create an engaging learning environment for our students, as well as address their diverse needs. Our director at the time had the foresight to …

New and Improved! SMART Training and PD Website
June 10, 2011 – 9:38 am | No Comment
New and Improved! SMART Training and PD Website

Ongoing training and professional development is essential in your quest to provide  students a quality education experience. Especially when using technology in the classroom.  We want to make sure you are given those opportunities with your SMART …