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Expert Learners with Voice and Choice
December 5, 2012 – 9:54 am | No Comment
Expert Learners with Voice and Choice

SMART products are ideal for both whole-class instruction and small group collaboration. Throughout our company’s history, we have encouraged educators to be a “guide on the side” and embrace student-centered learning. Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey are …

The return of my SMART Board interactive whiteboard
August 16, 2012 – 7:46 am | No Comment
The return of my SMART Board interactive whiteboard

By Alex Dunn
On a recent visit to SMART’s executive briefing center, I had the opportunity to see the latest SMART products.
I was immediately drawn to the SMART Board 8055ix interactive whiteboard, part of the new …

To SMART “A” is for Accessibility
April 17, 2012 – 6:10 am | One Comment
To SMART “A” is for Accessibility

By Alex Dunn
SMART Technologies has listened!  A very passionate group of educators, administrators, business people, parents and students have asked SMART to consider ALL people when designing their products.
Last week at the Council for Exceptional …

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 …

The Potential of SMART Response LE to Support Student-Centered Learning
February 25, 2012 – 8:00 am | No Comment
The Potential of SMART Response LE to Support Student-Centered Learning

By Alex Dunn
After school last Tuesday, I carried the rather large bright blue bag of SMART Response LE interactive response clickers into Madame Viviane Gaudreault’s second-grade class at First Avenue Public School in Ottawa Canada, …

SMART Inclusion makes impact on student with Autism
February 16, 2012 – 10:23 am | No Comment
SMART Inclusion makes impact on student with Autism

By Alex Dunn
I can’t begin to express to you the excitement I felt seeing one of our SMART Inclusion students with his teacher and fellow SMART Exemplary Educator, Dave Balfour, on the front page of Wednesday’s …

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 …

A Conversation with an Assistive Technology Expert
November 2, 2011 – 5:00 am | No Comment
A Conversation with an Assistive Technology Expert

Over the course of her career, Jill Gierach has changed the lives of many Wisconsin students. She’s introduced them to assistive technologies that enable them to access learning in a way they never could before.
As …