LRC 320: Group 4

“New Literacies” for Teaching:SMART Boards

Justin YokenJennifer Lundstrom

Denise YbanezSteven Clair

Marissa Tualla

Technology Today

• Computer and internet access• Telecommunication• Video-conferencing technology• Web publishing software• Chat-rooms , Discussion Boards• E-journals• E-Mail

Technology in Schools

• Projectors• Enhanced Audio Systems• Educational television programs– Bill Nye the Science Guy, The Magic School Bus

• Computers– Microsoft Office

MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel– Internet

Google, D2L, Course reserves, E-Journals – Audio/visual educational software

Mental Math Games, Gizmos and Gadgets, Oregon Trail

Impact on Students

• Some students enjoy using technology more, and thus are more likely to participate and understand

• Often supports collaborative learning• Provides a large amount of resources• Allows student to be creative and inventive• Enhances problem solving skills• Gives visual examples of curriculum

SMART Boards

http://smarttech.com/

“Combining the simplicity of a whiteboard with the power of a computer, the SMART Board interactive whiteboard engages students around the world.”

About SMART Boards

• Created in 1991• Worlds first interactive board• Touch sensitive display• Works like a computer• Digitally connects the computer and the

projector• Made by SMART technologies to help

motivate audiences

SMART Boards• Displays to the class both drawn and digital images• Can write with hand or digital pen• Easier and cleaner than chalk or dry erase boards• Gives professor opportunity to teach in a more

organized, timely fashion• Anti-smudge• Anti-glare• Large and durable

Conclusion• SMART Boards are a creative and interactive

way to teach students• The board is a mixture of technology• Can be used as a television, computer,

projector for camera and video recordings

• “Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson