Smart Boards in the Classroom

Teachers are always looking for ways to increase student learning, can the Smart Board do just that? As upcoming teachers we hear a lot about Smart Boards and how in the near future most classrooms will have them. So we need to be prepared to use this new technology and now when to use it. I recently read an article called Studies That Support Using SMART Boards in the Classroom, by Anne Moore. The article talked about how their is evidence that Smart Boards really increase student learning. Smart Boards get the students excited about learning which in turn motivates the students to learn. The Smart Board technology allows teachers to be creative with their lesson's. The Smart Board also addresses different learning styles and promotes learning to different styles of learners including: tactile, audio, visual, and students with learning disablities. This is great news for teachers, we can use one form of technology to reach many different types of students. The article states that all age groups of students enjoy and benifit from the Smart Board. The younger students enjoy using their hands and fingers on the board, the older students like the interesting lessons that come from using the Smart Board. From this article it sounds like the Smart Board is a very benificial tool to have in the classroom, and I'm looking forward to using one in my own classroom someday.

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