Week #3, Thing 7 -- Smart Boards

When presented with the idea of talking about anything technological I could not think of anything that hadn't been discussed before -- so I chose something new to me and that would benefit me this coming school year.

My school is due to receive 40 new smart boards -- WOW! Since we had not had smart boards previously this is a big deal -- well I knew nothing. During my research this evening I found several internet sites that could be useful to teachers or librarians working with smart boards. I would have preferred that they had been called interactive boards because that is how I see their use -- they are not just a white board (found in most classrooms today) -- they are boards that can be connected to computers to make it easier for teachers to share resources and activities with students. Below are the sites that I found:

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/

http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm

http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/smartboardindex.htm

http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/etipslesson1.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/smart_board.htm

One of my summer projects is to gather information that may be useful to the various departments at my school as they implement the use of the new smart boards. I would appreciate your sharing any information you happen across during the course of this class.