SMART in the Media_Archive

2004 Articles

School Blackboards Are Turning White and Interactive

For Jonathan Dakers, a sixth-grade teacher at Blind Brook Middle School, the blackboard is a relic, of no more practical value than a slide rule or ditto machine.

Deaf education instructor is tech leader of year

Ms. Stifter is most proud of implementing interactive white boards and digital video systems in the classrooms.

Teaching with SMART Boards

As the election countdown continues there's a school in Connecticut learning about the process the 'smart' way.

If we lived on a SMART board, world would be a better place

If you haven’t been in one of the Columbia Public Schools’ more advanced classrooms lately, you’re missing out on some cool technology.

Corporate users embracing interactive whiteboards

Interactive whiteboards might have found their most enthusiastic early adopters among universities and school systems, but the corporate community is catching on quickly.

Texas A&M University goes high tech

Two hundred Sympodium products create interactive learning campus.

SMART students track storms

The students use a SMART Board interactive whiteboard to track the hurricanes and tropical storms in real time. This technology turns a whiteboard into a touch screen for a computer, allowing the class to view and use the same information simultaneously.

Smarter teaching technologies are going mainstream

Although Jody Gruber, the math teacher, and the students had only been using the SMART Board [interactive whiteboard] for several weeks, they were very comfortable with this new technology.

Wild Weather: Summer 2004 Explained – Daily Planet on Discovery Channel Canada

Who stole the summer? Between storms and unusual cold, it's no wonder why most of us are asking Mother Nature for a refund this summer. We get an explanation from the experts. David Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada, shows us this year’s weather pattern in Canada on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

Beyond the chalkboard: 'SMART Boards' do the job of several learning devices

The district currently has about 200 SMART Board [interactive whiteboards] installed in instructional spaces. The goal is to equip some 1,000 classrooms districtwide.

Boltinn [English Premier League soccer coverage] – RUV-TV, Iceland

The Boltinn soccer analysts outline the highlights from the English Premier League and the 2004 European Cup for their viewers using a Sympodium ID250 interactive pen display. Watch as they review recent matches and write overtop of the video highlighting plays. The coverage is in Icelandic.

SMART and big, too

SMART Technologies’ co-founders Dave Martin and Nancy Knowlton hosted an uncharacteristically large booth [at InfoComm 2004], which was buzzing with activity.

SMART introduces upgrade to Bridgit 2.0, adds monthly seat pricing

SMART Technologies Inc. demonstrated a new version of its Bridgit software at InfoComm in Atlanta last week, adding features and, more importantly, introducing a per-seat monthly lease rate.

Innovation: key to Alaska’s future

NANA/COLT Engineering LLC uses SMART Board interactive whiteboards linked together over the Internet to assist team discussions and reduce the need for time consuming and expensive travel.