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Are you SMARTer than a SMART Board™?: How to Effectively Use This Technology Tool to Communicate in a Classroom With a Diverse Group of Learners

Are you SMARTer than a SMART Board™?: How to Effectively Use This Technology Tool to Communicate in a Classroom With a Diverse Group of Learners
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Author(s): Mandi Sonnenberg (Rockhurst University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 6
Source title: Communication Technology for Students in Special Education and Gifted Programs
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Joan E. Aitken (Park University, USA), Joy Pedego Fairley (University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA)and Judith K. Carlson (Rockhurst University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-878-1.ch019

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Abstract

Interactive whiteboards (IWBS) became obtainable in the early 1990’s. An IWB is an electronic, interactive board which is either mounted or mobile. While interactive whiteboards are just one of many different engaging technology tools available today, it is the most commonly seen in the classroom. IWBs offer opportunities for teachers to become facilitators of knowledge while students demonstrate their learning through physically moving components on the interactive whiteboard. Students from all different learning styles and backgrounds have come together and shown their enthusiasm through these one-touch systems which become the center of their classroom. This chapter will focus on the various ways interactive whiteboards, specifically SMART Board™, can be used in the classroom and also challenges associated with this type of technology usage. Interactive whiteboards provide environments where all types of learners have a common interest, interacting with technology which is both educational and fun.

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