New London
Academy
SMART board
The SMART board is the
new blackboard! Technology is such a huge part of our everyday life now and we
need to incorporate this into our teaching and learning. The SMART board allows
teachers and students to access and display websites, run educational software,
highlight and review notes from a class discussion, deliver Power Point
presentations and much more. This board is touch sensitive and interactive. It
provides the ability to show and do rather than just tell.
Ms. Parrish knows that
when students are actively engaged in a lesson, they are more motivated to
learn. Increased engagement and motivation will result in increased learning.
Because students are used to interacting with technology at home through
computer and video games, it has become more and more challenging to keep them
engaged in the classroom. The use of interactive whiteboards is an effective way
of utilizing the latest technology to engage students in lessons that are
presented in a familiar format.