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Kay Cole at TCEA 2013 – Learn, Share, Invest
February 11, 2013 – 1:23 pm | No Comment
Kay Cole at TCEA 2013 – Learn, Share, Invest

It’s always really informative to see a regional conference through the eyes of a fellow educator.  SMART Exemplary Educator Kay Cole from Fort Bend ISD in Texas offered to guest blog for SMART about her …

Susan Blakely’s Six Tips to Personalize Learning
January 25, 2013 – 9:12 am | 2 Comments
Susan Blakely’s Six Tips to Personalize Learning

By Susan Blakely
Personalized learning means different things to different educators. SMART Exemplary Educators recently shared their perspectives about the term with us. Here’s what Susan Blakely had to say.
Personalized learning for individual students is “utopia” …

Russia vs. Netherlands Quiz Day – An Inspired Collaboration
January 9, 2013 – 5:12 pm | 3 Comments
Russia vs. Netherlands Quiz Day – An Inspired Collaboration

By Boris Berlijn
Boris Berlijn is a SMART Exemplary Educator. He currently teaches geography at Ashram College in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.  Boris often undertakes student projects within the SEE community and we’re really proud …

What personalized learning means to Rebecca Penina Simon
January 4, 2013 – 11:15 am | One Comment
What personalized learning means to Rebecca Penina Simon

By Rebecca Penina Simon
SMART Exemplary Educators recently posted their perspectives about personalized learning. Here’s what Rebecca Penina Simon had to say. Originally published on her blog Climbing the Ladder of Educational Technology. Used with permission.
When …

What personalized learning means to Kristin Straumann
January 2, 2013 – 1:08 pm | No Comment
What personalized learning means to Kristin Straumann

By Kristin Straumann
SMART Exemplary Educators recently posted their perspectives about personalized learning. Here’s what Kristin Straumann had to say. Originally published on her blog Straumann’s Tech Stop. Used with permission.
Personalized learning is what ALL education …

What personalized learning means to Ian Fogarty
December 28, 2012 – 12:37 pm | No Comment
What personalized learning means to Ian Fogarty

By Ian Fogarty
Personalized learning means different things to different educators. Some SMART Exemplary Educators recently shared their perspectives about the term. Here’s what Ian Fogarty had to say. Originally published on his blog Ifoggs.ca. Used …

How Al’s Student Wrote the Exam with a Broken Hand (on a SMART Board)
December 18, 2012 – 2:12 pm | 2 Comments
How Al’s Student Wrote the Exam with a Broken Hand (on a SMART Board)

By Al Wolmer
Al Wolmer is a SMART Exemplary Educator and Head of the Math Department at Yeshiva Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Al recently discovered another great use for his SMART Board and wanted to …

Reflections from the NAEYC 2012 Annual Conference
November 20, 2012 – 2:22 pm | No Comment
Reflections from the NAEYC 2012 Annual Conference

By Dr. Dale McManis, Research Director, Hatch Early Learning
This article originally appeared on the Hatch Early Learning blog on November 16. Hatch is an Elite Accredited member of the SMART Ecosystem Network and co-creator of …

SMART Survival Guide: 17 videos to help you use your SMART Board more effectively
November 6, 2012 – 9:34 am | No Comment
SMART Survival Guide: 17 videos to help you use your SMART Board more effectively

By Matt Granger
At the beginning of this school year there were over 15 teachers in my district who “inherited” a SMART Board interactive whiteboard.  Many of these teachers had never used SMART Notebook software or …

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 …