For the first time ever, teachers who use SMART Boards feel like they are the ones controlling the technology in a way that empowers them to be better teachers.

Teachers can still be in front of the classrm in the traditional style but can bring a whole comp full of resources to their classrms for more engaging learning

Makes learning more interactive and engaging for the students. PLUS, gives students a chance to go up and create or add to their learning at the Board.

SmartBoards actually transform instruction, even experienced teachers. Visual/kinesthetic captures attention (incl ESL) and invites participation

Transforms teaching. Beginners take to it easily and kids are on task and interacting with the curriculum in meaningful ways.

It can address multiple learning modalities and when a student's body is engaged with their mind it makes for meaningful learning.

Seize and save a "teachable moment" as it happens, when it happens!

Terrific way to engage students, especially visual learners. The Gallery in Smart Notebook is invaluable.

Smartboards allow me to interact with students on a more individual basis in and out of the classroom and they are great collaboration tools

Instead of just talking about a video clip I saw on the news, I can bring it up and SHOW the whole class and they feel more involved and in control

The SMART Board and Notebook software empower students to be in charge of their own learning in relevant, engaging, and immediate ways!

Smart board and 'brigit' allow sharing between classrooms

Notebook 10 gives educators the necessary tools to design interactive lessons.

Interactive! Visual! Engaging! Students can not merely sit in a desk passive, they must walk to the board and interact with it.

Teachers are able to access the wealth of free resources available to help students learn visually and interactively. Resources can be found and actually used!!

The kids become a part of the lesson.

I love the fact that we can have a brainstorming session, write everything down, and then I can save it, upload it to the internet, and then they have it all!

The software is so easy to use and makes great lessons. The kids love getting the chance to manipulate it and it's great for small groups and whole group.

They are a fantastic way of saving lesson notes for revision etc. I find that the students really love to contribute - they see their own notes - then pdf

SMART Recorder alone serves as an effective tool for lesson warmup and review.

SMARTboard allow teachers to be more creative while saving time because everything is right there. Students love it and are engaged from bell to bell.

After 21 years of teaching with an overhead projector EVERY DAY, I have wheeled it into storage. Kids and I LOVE to discover new things we can do!

Students are actively engaged. Smartboards allow teachers to meet the different learning styles of all students:) Best of all, students are motivated to learn

SMARTBoards bring interaction and manipulatives to the whole class! Notebook 10 tools coulped with Web 2.0 resources provide optimal learning for all students!

No better way to engage students AND teachers than using SMART Boards in the classroom. Such a powerful tool for teaching and learning! Kids "get" it!

Smartboards have revolutionized how teachers reach ALL students. Every child is engaged and every lesson can be differentiated to teach to all levels and styles

All students are motivated by the SMART Board.

kids love it. active engagement everyday.

After more than 20 years in the classroom it has changed the way I teach. It is exciting to renew your professional life.

Smartboards totaly engage sutdents and allow them to take an active part in their learning. I love that it brings more creativity and excitement to my classes!

FANTASTIC for Math--applications in that curriculum area alone are almost endless!

I teach at a University. Students though SmartBoard was for elementary use. They can't wait to get to class to see what they will experience next in class.

I love my new smart board! It looks so professional, and is a fantastic way to integrate technology!

I like using the SmartBoard as a huge touch screen for my students who have multiple disabilities. It is extremely flexible and engaging.

I think back the first time I saw a child interact with a SMART Board and just how the world seemed to open up for her right there.

it allows students to be actively involved in thier learning and allows teachers to facilitate.

IWB allows students to manipulate content. "What if..." questions become routine.

It allows students to truly "touch their learning"! (Teachers: vow to get the students out of their seats.)

Interactive white board : traditional teaching :: using word processing software : using a typewriter. Same ideas, same elements, superior manipulation.

I have taught for a long time and nothing has revolutionized my teaching as much as the Smart Board. It is an invaluable tool that I would NEVER give up!

Every student is engaged. Every learning style can be addressed in activities. I have more time to focus on material because it is so easy to create and edit.

Not only is it a motivator for students who love to share the "marker", it is a motivator for me. I love creating interactive lessons for my students!

It is how kids think and learn! My students are more engaged than ever before!

The ability to project images and create stories is perfect for world language teachers as it gives kids the visual support they need to comprehend Spanish.

I am able to teach whole group (circle time) much faster with everyone engaged! Endless possibilities for learning!

i think its the best way to be creative and engage and be passionaite about what you do

they're fabulous for kids visually working their thinking through.. collaboration between classes, displaying our wiki, utilising web 2.0 sites..

I have been modeling how to instruct Intensive Intervention Elementary Students in various classrooms. The teachers can't believe how engaged the students are!!

students that normally would not want to participate cannot wait to use the SB They are eager to come to the board and show what they have learned - awesome

I don't know what I would do without my smartboard. It is a constant in my classroom that has transformed the way I teach. I just wish I had gotten one sooner.

SMART Boards are interactive and empowering, allowing students to take control.
Easy formative assessments help students learn & teachers become better teachers

The smart board is magicall. Teaching French is much easier when you can capture the kids interest!!!

Love my smartboard for teaching chemistry. It is much more powerful than an Interwrite board since I can write on it with pens, fingers, pointer

I do not have one yet but have been pleading to get one. I know it would cause my classes to be more interactive and increase participation! Wish me luck!

They add engagement to the learning environment. Smart understands the need for teachers to collaborate. Smart helps teachers do their job effectively!

SmartBoards will change the way you teach! I love the way that all of my students are engaged in learning!

What better way can a teacher demonstrate the concept of lifelong-learning? My students grow from watching me learn new ways to use my SMARTBoard.

I use my SmartBoard with a wireless remote tablet. This allows me to teach, using the SmartBoard, from anywhere in the room.

Instantly engages students. You have their attention! Can save and print lab reports and go back to them for reference later. Awesome

SMARTBoards have given my students the power to manipulate their own learning!! They are in charge of the outcomes now more than ever before!!

It makes learning fun for all the students and the teacher too!

IWB allows you to take students to any part of the world using google earth. You are also able to play any kind of software.

Smartboards are a great motivational tool for my students!

I am excited to use the Smart board because it will make my teaching more interesting and challenging for me as well as my students.

I think it also helps to level the playing field for students who are struggling or at-risk. It reaches students who do not get it with more traditional method

Smartboards are so versatile. You can use them in a variety of ways to reach students of varying learning styles and ability levels.

SMART Boards make teaching and learning more meaningful. Because of its ability to allow children to manipulate, lessons become interactive, engaging and fun.

The SMART Board allows me to easily reach my ELL students through a variety of visual/kinesthetic activities. My students LOVE using our SMART Board!

I like being able to record each page of notes to print out for students who have difficulty taking notes, and to post on the internet for absent students.

I love that I could introduce new websites to my young students and guide them in exploring the site as a whole group before they use it independently.

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Easy use allows teachers to begin lessons in a timely manner without having to pass out computers or setting up internet connections. Just plug in one CPU!

Using a SMARTBoard has helped me to become passionate about what I’m teaching. My students seem to feed off of this energy and get excited themselves.

Because it encourages kids to be confident, interactive, and engaged in each and every lesson.

Smartboards are a great interactive tool that helps reach all students with different learning styles.

children at all levels

This technology not only allows students to be actively engaged, it also allows teachers to create a truly interactive learning environment!

What a powerful tool! It provides opportunities for engaging instructiion and effortless classroom management, simultaneously.

It makes it so much easier to teach my students how to draw. "Classic" lessons use pencil and paper where none of my students could see the line.

I love that I can teach a lesson and then play it back for the students that were out of the classroom at the time.

The SMARTboard has made my lessons come to life!

Allows the teacher to teach more ergonomically effective. Not bouncing between computer and board.

I have never had so many students eager to get to the front of the class to solve a problem...IWB's helped bring a new level of participation to class

Smartboards motivate and engage students learning. They love the interactive pens and the different color selections.

Kids are on the edge of their seats waiting for the opportunity to come to the board, or to see what happens next in the lesson!

A SMART board allows me to bring the world to my students. The playing field is leveled; students can travel the world and interact with experts in the field.

I love the fact that it gives students the ability to take control of their learning and thinking. They can interact with their classmates.

After seeing how excited, and the progress kids from classes that got their SMART boards this year, I'm in the forward press mode to get one in my classroom!

I love the anticipation in the faces of the students when they are watching what is going on and eagerly waiting for their turn to participate.

My Smartboard sat in my room untouched for 2 weeks becuase I was intimidated. I am learning something every day! I love that I can move objects!

The speed with which you can move from one resource to another is brilliant as is the ease of setting up links in the first place. Excellent tool.

The smart board gives the students access to being a part of the lesson, not just listening to the lesson, making it easier for them to remember the concepts.

I love the fact that I have the children's attention the moment I turn on the board or better yet, when they get to use it.

It keeps me and my students alert and provides variety

Finally no more chalk dust on my hands; no more accidental smudges from whiteboard markers on my clothes. That in addition to all the pedagogical benefits.

My kids loved to get up there and write on the SMARTBoard! They were so engaged that they were begging to answer the next math question!

I love how excited the kids are when we use the smart board to learn math. The smart board has helped them understand concepts in a way that makes sense.

It gives the students a chance to play the role of a celebrity or teacher and engages other students to want to participate.

You can't prepare students for the future without teaching them to use and be familiar with the tools of the future. We need to be relevant.

I hope to be as enthusiastic about using the smartboard. Thesse comments are very encouraging!

IWB have endless possibilities because I can development a lesson that is specific to my learner’s needs.

The SMART Board makes students WANT to participate and understand lessons. It has even helped a selective mute in my class to break out of her shell!

Smartboard will make it easier for my students to make their learning relevant to the outside world though varied websites. What an amazing tool for education in this tech based era.

I love that my students become teachers with this tool. They also teach me!

The SMART board has allowed my SDC students to participate in the lessons & not worry about taking notes. Since I can save & print the lesson w/ work for them.

SmartBoard students can get engaged in class work and stay engaged longer!

The Smartboard allows my students to act like CEO's presenting their ideas or projects.

IWB's are perhaps the best thing for education in years. Really grabs students' attention and allows them to be a larger part of their own education.

It is a behavior management tool to help kids stay focused--they WANT to be the one to come up and use the board.

It helps make content areas more accessible to younger kids who are not ready for textbooks.

It puts students in control of their own learning! They instruct themselves and each other through the manipulative capabilities of the SMART board!

I love that it captivates students' interest and keeps learners engaged and wanting more.

It's EASY, it's FUN, and you can stretch your own teaching capabilities by using it enough.

SMART boards can benefit students with disabilities by creating more interaction and providing more experiences.

My students use the SMRT board from morning message to the goodybe song, and just about everything (Fundations, math centers, board games) in between.

It a great way for students and instructors to interact with understanding complex science concepts.

Since the odor from dry-erase markers and the dust from chalk can trigger asthma attacks, IWB can make the classroom a safer place for asthmatics to learn.

I love how excited my students got when we received a SMART Board in our classroom! It is so interactive and really makes learning fun!

The SMART board enables you to do Word Study exercises that allow students to move letters and words around without the anxiety of making a mistake.

My students a learning without even realizing it!

It's a great tool for getting kids involved with lessons and helping them follow problem solving steps.

The needs of all students, especially special needs students are easily accommodated because you can have access to a myriad of resources that match needs.

The Smartboard gives me an opportunity to make EACH and EVERY lesson clear, neat and easy to follow.

With very little training, a student can actually lead the class in a discussion using the SMARTBoard, making notes and recording ideas that the class develops.

Libraries can also fully utilize SmartBoards to make research instruction move from lecture/listener to a cooperative, interactive dialogue.

I think teachers love Smart Boards because they now have the ability to use recorder software to capture every step of their students’work thus empowering students by making it easier for them to show and explain their work.

The Smart Board has the capacity to bring the curriculum alive! I am able to reach even the most reluctant kindergartener in my class! 100% of students engaged

Fascinating! After 41 years of teaching, it's like traveling into the future and teaching my students with the language they know... technology.

Lessons and presentations that were once mundane and unengaging for students can now be revitalized with simply the factor of being able to touch the board!

smart boards are fun