by Erin McCarthy, Register-Mail
Longtime teacher Jean Tulin can’t imagine teaching without SMART Boards, even though she did it for 25 years. The SMART Board is an interactive, computerized white board that is connected to the teacher’s computer and all that is inside. It can be operated from the computer, or by touching the board itself with a fingertip or wand. Tulin, an upper-level math teacher at Knoxville High School and certified SMART Board instructor, says SMART Boards are changing the way teachers do their jobs and widely diversifying the learning environment for their students. “I would say 50 percent of it is a help to the teacher, and the other 50 percent is student participation and their engagement,” Tulin said. “Diversification is the biggest — the audio, the visuals, the colors, the videos and some of the fun stuff. It’s just something you can’t get from a white board or an overhead projector.”
http://www.galesburg.com/features/x1167186807/SMART-Boards-becoming-classroom-staples
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