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Article Archive for January 2012

Other Ways to Interact with SMART Boards and SMART Notebook Software
January 31, 2012 – 6:05 am | No Comment
Other Ways to Interact with SMART Boards and SMART Notebook Software

By Alex Dunn
Last week at the ATIA 2012 conference in Orlando, Florida, many excited educators, parents, children and other vendors visited the SMART Booth and were very excited about SMART Technologies’ presence at this …

SMART Board Tips from a Fourth-grade Teacher
January 30, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
SMART Board Tips from a Fourth-grade Teacher

By Lisa Parisi
I have been teaching for over 25 years and have been using technology almost the whole time.  I had a website before the world wide web was a thought, I successfully wrote a …

Alternative Access to the SMART Table
January 27, 2012 – 10:28 am | No Comment
Alternative Access to the SMART Table

By Alex Dunn
At ATIA 2012 in Orlando, Florida this week, one of the popular questions at the SMART Technologies Booth #105 is:
What happens if my student can’t directly interact with the SMART Table?

The …

Packing My Pink Suitcase for ATIA
January 25, 2012 – 7:41 am | No Comment
Packing My Pink Suitcase for ATIA

By Alex Dunn
I feel completely honored to be a SMART Exemplary Educator (SEE) and to be invited to don the blue SEE Shirt to share snapshots of my four-year journey into technology and pedagogy for …

Gearing up!
January 24, 2012 – 6:01 am | No Comment
Gearing up!

By Alex Dunn
ATIA 2012 Conference
Orlando Florida
January 26-28
SMART Booth 105
Here we are just two days before the start of the Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference (#ATIA2012 on Twitter) in Orlando, Florida and I can hardly wait.  …

Creative Ways to Use a SMART Board
January 17, 2012 – 6:01 am | One Comment
Creative Ways to Use a SMART Board

By Brady Phillips
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice in Wonderland. That depends a great deal on where you want to get to” replied the Cheshire Cat.
“Ask …

Get Students to the SMART Board!
January 12, 2012 – 6:01 am | No Comment
Get Students to the SMART Board!

By David Sladkey
I have many goals and objectives in my classes, but one that is very high on my list is to make sure my students are using the SMART Board interactive whiteboard as much …

A SWELL Place to be: the Story of the SWELL Classroom
January 11, 2012 – 3:38 pm | No Comment

By Byron Ernest
Happy New Year! I hope this post finds 2012 already proving to truly be a LEAP year for you, and you can LEAP into a project like we did with the SWELL classroom …

Product announcement: Meet the LightRaise 40wi interactive projector
January 11, 2012 – 9:06 am | No Comment
Product announcement: Meet the LightRaise 40wi interactive projector

Now any space can be turned into an interactive lesson space with the LightRaise 40wi interactive projector. As a pen-enabled, ultra-short-throw projector, the 40wi offers educators an affordable option for making classrooms interactive. You and …

See new SMART Table apps by Onwijs – at BETT
January 11, 2012 – 4:15 am | No Comment
See new SMART Table apps by Onwijs – at BETT

This year at the BETT education technology show, we’ll be showcasing some new software applications from Onwijs, a Netherlands-based development company. If you’re in London for BETT (January 11–14, 2012 at Olympia), drop by the …

Inspire Parent Groups with SMART products
January 10, 2012 – 7:26 am | No Comment
Inspire Parent Groups with SMART products

Encourage your PTO to visit SMART at a PTO Today Expo 2012 event
If you have a parent group, such as a PTO or PTA, in your school, you know how valuable and influential they can …

Product announcement: SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software
January 9, 2012 – 9:54 am | No Comment
Product announcement: SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software

Integrating online resources into your SMART Notebook software lessons is a more seamless experience with our eleventh version of our popular collaborative learning software.
SMART Notebook 11 software will enable teachers to easily incorporate resources from …