Final Project: Integrating SmartBoard Effectively in the Elementary Classroom

Why Should We Use SmartBoard?

     Education today is constantly changing. These changes include curriculum changes, state requirements and students’ performance levels, tools/methods utilized by teachers, technology, and much more. Technology has endless possibilities in the classroom and teachers are only starting to explore and discover the true potential technology has to offer for teaching and learning. Research says that technology will help students gain the skills they need to effectively endure in a complex technological knowledge-based society ("Why integrate technology," 2008). However, in order for students to gain these skills, technology needs to be implemented effectively and utilized properly. The SmartBoard is a technological tool that is becoming more popular in the elementary school classroom. This tool’s interactive ability has become an engaging and motivating factor for students. This training session that I have developed will provide teachers with the information they need to help motivate and engage students. It explains how the implementation of SmartBoard, SMART Notebook, and SMART Exchange can truly change the classroom environment in a positive and effective way. 

Final Project

     Here is the link to my final project. Click on the words "Final Project" to learn all about how I developed a training session to educate teachers on how the integration of SmartBoard and SMART Notebook can change the dynamics of a classroom. 

Resources

1. How To Integrate SmartBoard<-- This link gives a brief introduction of how teachers can integrate the SmartBoard into the classroom and how it can be engaging and motivating. This video provides some ideas of how the SmartBoard can be utilized. 

2. Using SmartBoard in the Classroom<-- This video provides an example of how an elementary school teacher integrates the SmartBoard into her everyday teaching. She explains the benefits of utilizing this tool as well as how her students feel about it. The video shows the students actually using the SmartBoard to learn (interactively). 

3. Classroom Comes Alive<-- This link gives information of how effective utilizing SmartBoards in the classroom can be. The site explains that the classroom comes "alive" when integrating the SmartBoard. This link is helpful because it provides insight on what you can do to become more "SmartBoard savvy". 

References:

Why integrate technology into the curriculum?: The reasons are many. (2008, March 16).

     Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction