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SMART training and PD, a hands-down winner!
March 29, 2012 – 9:01 am | 2 Comments
SMART training and PD, a hands-down winner!

SMART training and professional development uses innovation to teach innovation, and that shines through our superior offering that includes creative animation used in training videos, first-rate self-paced eLearning modules and high impact interactive and engaging lessons …

Districts across the U.S. continue choosing SMART
March 29, 2012 – 8:27 am | No Comment
Districts across the U.S. continue choosing SMART

As educators around the world continue to choose SMART products, more and more districts are implementing large-scale installations, often standardizing across multiple schools, grades and subject areas. Charleston County School District (CCSD) in Charleston, South …

Do you have a favorite SMART product?
March 27, 2012 – 9:50 am | No Comment
Do you have a favorite SMART product?

Nominations are open for District Administration’s Readers’ Choice Top 100 products. The program provides senior district leaders with an opportunity to learn which products are most loved by educators and how they contribute to the …

Three cheers for Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
March 22, 2012 – 6:01 am | No Comment
Three cheers for Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

By Alex Dunn
In my post on Tuesday, Three cheers for inclusion,  I told you about my wonderful experience at the 10th Annual CESA 5 School-Based Speech-Language Pathology Institute, in the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, where I …

Calling all science teachers!
March 22, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Calling all science teachers!

Visit SMART at booth 2456 at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) national conference, March 29–31, 2012, in Indianapolis, Indiana. You’ll discover how SMART education solutions help students experience science through collaboration, exploration and hands-on …

SMART represents education technology policy on Capitol Hill
March 20, 2012 – 6:35 am | No Comment
SMART represents education technology policy on Capitol Hill

By Eric Jansson
Senior Education Policy Manager at SMART Technologies
In addition to guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion, the first amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of citizens to petition their government.
On …

Three cheers for inclusion
March 20, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Three cheers for inclusion

By Alex Dunn
Nestled amidst the Flow Rider, Master Blaster, the Screaming Hyena, the go-karts, and the full-sized ferris wheel – all part of the Kalahari Resort, a playground for both adults and children – was …

SMART coaching
March 17, 2012 – 6:30 am | No Comment
SMART coaching

By Byron Ernest
If you’ve been following my posts, you’ve had the opportunity to learn about the SWELL classroom.
To recap, after I was named 2010 Indiana Teach of the Year, SMART donated a SMART Board interactive …

March issue of EDCompass magazine just launched!
March 13, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
March issue of EDCompass magazine just launched!

Read this month’s issue of EDCompass magazine on STEM education.

With President Obama’s nationwide initiatives aimed at science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, today’s students are better equipped to become leaders in these areas. SMART …

Shop the SMART Parts Store and get a free USB key
March 7, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Shop the SMART Parts Store and get a free USB key

Have you checked out the SMART Parts Store lately? We’ve got lots of new SMART branded merchandise, including backpacks, flex calculators, badge holders and golf balls.
Not only can you get spare projector bulbs and other …

Win a year’s worth of interactive lessons for K–1 classrooms!
March 6, 2012 – 6:00 am | 2 Comments
Win a year’s worth of interactive lessons for K–1 classrooms!

We’re giving away 10 DVDs loaded with CoreFocus learning activities, co-developed by Hatch Early Learning and SMART.
CoreFocus is a new interactive whiteboard content and solution designed to help young students build math and literacy skills. …

SMART Training app now available for Android and Apple
March 4, 2012 – 9:05 am | No Comment
SMART Training app now available for Android and Apple

The SMART Training app is now available in Android Market and Mac App Store!
When you download the SMART Training app, you’ll instantly have ready-made SMART Notebook software lessons, professional development opportunities, tips, tricks and contact …