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=SMART Board= The SMART Board is an interactive white board for classroom use that can be connected to a computer and thus to the internet. The screen is a touchscreen that can be manipulated by one of the four colored pens located at the base of the screen or by the finger of the operator.

Classroom lessons can be greatly enhanced through the use of a SMART Board in many ways. Simple applications such as a timer, spinner, calculator, random name chooser, and protractor make basic classroom functions more engaging and interactive. Slide shows or individual screens can be made to accompany a lesson, and the teacher can lock the parts they don't want the kids to manipulate and then have interactive parts of the screen that the kids can move around, such as inserted links, highlighted portions or graphs. Teachers can post notes or worked problems online, post student writing online, print out exact notes, transfer handwritten notes to text, alter scanned pages, and refer back to the first pages of notes instead of being forced to erase to make space. There are many interactive web sites that can be used in class that get the students out of their chairs and engaged in the front of the classroom. The SMART Board can be a great visual for ESL learners. And you'll never run out of marker ink!

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