implementing smart boards for more interactive classrooms
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A Social Studies and English teacher for 15 years, Amy Kenton shifted her role to school administration in 2004. Since that time, she has worked to incorporate new technologies into schools.TRANSCRIPT
Implementing SMART Boards for More Interactive Classrooms
By Amy Kenton
IntroductionA Social Studies and English teacher for 15
years, Amy Kenton shifted her role to school administration in 2004. Since that time, she has worked to incorporate new technologies into schools.
Technologies that Amy Kenton has implemented include student management systems and instructional technologies for teachers, such as SMART Boards, computers, and software.
About SMART Boards SMART Boards are interactive whiteboards that are
used as large computer screens. The boards are touch sensitive, and can serve as input devices to control the computer. Using SMART Boards, teachers can display a student’s work to reward hard-working individuals, worksheets that are a part of the day’s lesson plan, or textbooks to make learning a group activity.
In addition, there are a plethora of interactive learning games on the Internet that teachers can utilize on SMART Boards to facilitate a fun, collaborative learning environment and to keep students engaged.