My school has recently purchased some new technology tools that work directly with the Smart Board’s that most of the teachers have in their classrooms. Unfortunately, I do not have a SMART Board or an Interactive White Board. However, if I coordinate a time and a room, I do have access to these tools.
One new tool is the SMART Response PE system. Each student or group gets a remote to use. When questions pop up on the SMART Board, students can answer using their clickers. These tools and the software help our teachers to easily create assessments and manage the classroom data. It could be used for fun review games, testing/ subject assessments, and even morning lunch counts. The buzz in my school is that the system is fun and easy to use if you already have and use your SMART Board and SMART Notebook technology.
Another new tool this year is the SMART Document camera. This is like a projector for the SMART board in which any type of document can be put under the scope and projected onto the SMART board. Then using the SMART board, students can fill in blanks, edit, revise, etc. whatever the document reads. This is the “overhead projector’ of 2011.
The third tool that our school purchased is the Smart Slate. This is a small board with an attached stylus. When the student writes on the slate, the writing shows up on the SMART board. This seems like a great idea by making the students interactive even further with the lessons. However, its gotten a bad rap around here. Apparently the slates are super sensitive and the students constantly need to rewrite things. Also, when you write on the slate, nothing shows up. So, the students have to look at the SMART board but write on the slate. Not too great for those students who struggle with hand eye coordination!
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