Smartboard

After reading about smartboards and using them in class, I have a new appreciation for computers yet again. I think smartboards are a great tool to use to enhance a lesson. They are a terrific way to get students involved and out of their seats. I found it fun to come up with different games and activities on smartboard. There are so many different things a teacher can do; the possibilities are endless!

There are three main parts to using a smartboard; touching, writing, and saving. By using a finger, a teacher can control directly through the board, like a mouse click. The smartboard also acts like a whiteboard and has a pen tray that senses which color marker is picked up and when the eraser is picked up. Smart notebook is another tool that can be used to write notes and draw diagrams. All notes can be saved in the notebook file, just like working straight from the computer. Smartboards come in various sized boards and also have a smart keyboard accessory along with hand-writing recognition.

I enjoyed working in smart notebook in class. I loved the hot spot game along with reveal boxes and all of the interactive parts from the lesson activity toolkit!