Technology in the classroom.

Dear readers, do you still remember what kind of board your school used when you were young?

For most of us, I bet it was the infamous chalkboard or blackboard.

Remember this? The board that uses chalk to write on and produces lots of white dust.


After that, when I entered high school, my school no longer used the chalkboard.
We used the whiteboard.

This board uses marker pen to write and produces no dust at all which is more convenient for the teachers. 

Not long after, they came up with the glass board.

It is basically a piece of magnetic glass that allows you to write things on it. 

And now, let me introduce you to the SMART Board.

What is a SMART Board exactly you may think?


Well, the SMART Board is an interactive whiteboard that uses touch detection for user input – e.g., scrolling, right mouse-click – in the same way normal PC input devices, such as a mouse or keyboard, detect input. A projector is used to display a computer’s video output on the interactive whiteboard, which then acts as a large touch screen. The SMART Board typically comes with 4 digital pens, which uses digital ink and replaces the traditional whiteboard markers.

The SMART Board interactive whiteboard operates as part of a system that includes the interactive whiteboard, a computer, a projector and white boarding software called SMART Notebook collaborative learning software. The components are connected wirelessly, via USB or serial cables. A projector connected to the computer displays the computer’s desktop image on the interactive whiteboard. The interactive whiteboard accepts touch input from a finger, pen or other solid object. 


Here's a video that I would like to show all of you about the SMART Board: 

NOW, ISN'T THAT SMART!