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LRC 320: Group 4 “New Literacies” for Teaching: SMART Boards. Justin Yoken Jennifer Lundstrom Denise Ybanez Steven Clair Marissa Tualla. Technology Today. Computer and internet access Telecommunication Video-conferencing technology Web publishing software
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LRC 320: Group 4“New Literacies” for Teaching:SMART Boards Justin Yoken Jennifer Lundstrom Denise Ybanez Steven Clair Marissa Tualla
Technology Today • Computer and internet access • Telecommunication • Video-conferencing technology • Web publishing software • Chat-rooms , Discussion Boards • E-journals • E-Mail
Technology in Schools • Projectors • Enhanced Audio Systems • Educational television programs • Bill Nye the Science Guy, The Magic School Bus • Computers • Microsoft Office • MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel • Internet • Google, D2L, Course reserves, E-Journals • Audio/visual educational software • Mental Math Games, Gizmos and Gadgets, Oregon Trail
Impact on Students • Some students enjoy using technology more, and thus are more likely to participate and understand • Often supports collaborative learning • Provides a large amount of resources • Allows student to be creative and inventive • Enhances problem solving skills • Gives visual examples of curriculum
SMART Boards “Combining the simplicity of a whiteboard with the power of a computer, the SMART Board interactive whiteboard engages students around the world.” http://smarttech.com/
About SMART Boards • Created in 1991 • Worlds first interactive board • Touch sensitive display • Works like a computer • Digitally connects the computer and the projector • Made by SMART technologies to help motivate audiences
SMART Boards • Displays to the class both drawn and digital images • Can write with hand or digital pen • Easier and cleaner than chalk or dry erase boards • Gives professor opportunity to teach in a more organized, timely fashion • Anti-smudge • Anti-glare • Large and durable
Conclusion • SMART Boards are a creative and interactive way to teach students • The board is a mixture of technology • Can be used as a television, computer, projector for camera and video recordings • “Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson