We heart Smartboards!
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Okay, we all know iPods are cool and that You Tube
is all the rage - but did you know that some our our local schools are equipped with Smartboard technology?
Smartboards are large, touch-controlled screens that work with a projector and a computer. The projector throws the computer’s desktop image onto the interactive whiteboard, which acts as both a monitor and an input device. Teachers can write on the interactive whiteboard in digital ink or use a finger to control computer applications by pointing, clicking and dragging, just as with a desktop mouse. Buttons launch a popup keyboard and a right-mouse-click menu for more input options. The interactive whiteboard is usually mounted on a wall or a floor stand and is used in face-to-face or virtual settings in education, business and government. Neat, huh?