SMART Board interactive whiteboard

institute could raise enough public funds to open a the first facility. The students mostly study Latin and Greek, by means of reading and writing, using hornbooks. A hornbook was “a printed alphabet sheet tacked or pasted to a wooden bat-shaped board and covered with a thin sheet of translucent horn” (“Read, and Be Wise”). They were often used for reciting the alphabet, as well as scripture readings. Nevertheless, when the students would play, the pattles were often used as bats for fun. Hornbooks were compared to be the first textbook made at that time. They were commonly used in England schools starting from the mid 1400’s, then integrated to the United States in the 1600’s. As time went on American schools starting to invent more and more practical innovations. Such as, the lead pencil, chalkboard, typewriter, and textbook. Today, educational institutes have grown drastically switching out chalkboards to smart boards and replacing typewriters and textbooks to laptops and ipads. Smart Technologies, who are best known for their Smart Board, an interactive whiteboard. There are many benefits of using a Smartboard in classroom. The first, is interactive tool for students to learn more efficiently. They allow students to use the board as tablet, whether taking notes, writing, or even drawing. Secondly, they students will be able to have access to online resources, providing up to date information to broaden their research for any project. Lastly, they are proven to increase…

It’s Smart to Use Smart Board It’s Monday and your alarm clock has been screaming obnoxiously in your ear for the past 15 minutes. The next thing you hear is your mother yelling up the stairs that it’s “time to get up for school,” as if your alarm clock wasn’t already making that statement obvious. Some children struggle with understanding why school is such an important part of their development. They simply lack the motivation, not only to get up for school, but also in participating in the…

are taking advantage of technology to better teach students. Whether it be using interactive smart boards, laptops, or iPads, schools are coming more in touch with technology. Most children have been exposed to some kind of technology like a tv, cell phone, or computer, by the time that they reach school age, which gives them a head start in school. This provides let them become easier acclimated to going to school because they already know something. Technology use in elementary classrooms…

environment. During this day I took the time to spend a day on the teacher’s side of the desk and see what I can learn from someone in the profession, and might I say I was exceptionally impressed. To start off the first period of Freshman English class, Mrs. Taylor has an inspirational quote up for students to write about. They simply take out a piece of paper known as “Warm Ups”. These are a part of engagement activities for the students. Then there is an Agenda for the day labeled up on…

in creating an intricate learning experience for all students. Incorporating technology daily into the classroom instruction and management assures all children are receiving the best education possible. The first artifact used in the classroom is a Smart Board. The teacher uses a Smart Board during the math and literacy block. Often times, the students are using the Smart Board more than she is. Throughout the whole lesson, she has students coming up to the board continuously. The students are…

full-time, supplemental or itinerant when receiving support. Collecting data is very key when requesting additional services or changing placements. Having the states submit their data electronically is a great idea (pg. 317). We submit our participation in state and local assessments and the amount of special education support provided on the students IEP. We use an electronic program called, “Sapphire Suite.” At each IEP meeting, the team also discusses and records accommodations in order…

- Your classroom desks should be lined up so that you can make eye contact with your students, all of your students. - Seat the students in your classroom so that they can see the whiteboard, chalkboard, or other visuals. Make a seating chart, and subtly move all of the taller kids to the back rows, shorter kids in the front rows so that everyone can see without obstruction. - Do not place desks facing windows; this provides distraction and also makes a glare that can cause kids not to see…

UCCS. The makeup of the students in the classroom was a mix of Arabic, Vietnamese, and Spanish primary language speakers. From speaking with Instructor Hanson, majority of his students are here on scholarships pending completion of this English language program, in which they will continue on as degree seeking students. The class period that I was observing was review period for the course final exam that was going to be taken later in the week. From my observations, the students had a good…

ask for permission when they have to use the restroom. When I first attended college during summer and had to use the restroom I raised my hand, the teacher told the whole class that we were adults and had permission to use the restroom without asking for permission. College teachers are not there to be babysitting students around, they only tell you once what to do, they are responsible for doing their work, and turning your work in. If you know you are going to miss a day you should…

surrounding the school. I would say that the area was lower-middle class to middle-middle class. When talking with one of the teachers, I learned that some of the students’ parents put a different address than their real one so they can attend this school. The area around the school is nice but I could tell that not all the students would be classified as middle class. The school itself was very nice. It was open, colorful and very welcoming. The classroom that I was in had one main theme,…