EDCompass blog

SMART Notebook enhancements increase accessibility and ease-of-Use

SLSMART — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:52:13 +0000

The capabilities of SMART Notebook collaborative learning software continue to expand with several improvements that make this award-winning interactive whiteboard software even more accessible and easy to use. Over six million teachers have activated SMART Notebook ...

Survey closes May 31 – you still have a chance to win!

SLSMART — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:29 +0000

Do you subscribe to EDCompass magazine, the blog’s companion, written specifically for teachers using SMART products? The magazine is loaded with ready-to-use teaching and learning materials that you can customize for your needs or use ...

Success stories from abroad: Transforming learning for students in Spain

SLSMART — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:34 +0000

This spring, Magisterio – a leading Spanish education magazine – ran two articles highlighting how SMART education solutions are being used to engage all learners, including those with special needs. Yolanda Varona, Principal, Ángel Rivière ...

SMART Webinar: Creating success with SMART solutions

SLSMART — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:00:31 +0000

Have you wanted to know how other school districts have put successful and efficient technology implementations into practice but not had the opportunity to ask? At Charleston Country School District in South Carolina and Wichita ...

Florida district equips 1,500 classrooms with SMART products

SLSMART — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:04:19 +0000

Bay District Schools, based in Panama City, Florida, is currently equipping 1,500 core-subject classrooms with SMART Board 880 interactive whiteboards, SMART Response PE interactive response systems, SMART Document Cameras and SMART Slate wireless slates. The ...

We want to hear from you!

SLSMART — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:47 +0000

SMART’s goal is to ensure we are providing you with the best service possible. Here’s your opportunity to let us know how we’re doing by taking a few minutes to participate in our customer satisfaction ...

National Teacher of the Year honored at the White House

SLSMART — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:37 +0000

By Kimberleigh Doyle Education Briefing Manager SMART Technologies Last month, on April 23, U.S. President Barack Obama honored Rebecca Mieliwocki, a seventh-grade English teacher from Luther Burbank High School in Burbank, California, as the 2012 National Teacher of ...

Schoolhouses designed as 1st LEED-platinum, built by volunteers

SLSMART — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:37 +0000

Imagine building a school and then just giving it away. The Green Schoolhouse Series is an initiative to build as many as 24 new schools around the US, solely through corporate funding, donated materials from ...

Amplify Learning Series: Using SMART Notebook with SMART Audio (part 3)

khadmin — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:35 +0000

So far in the Amplify Learning series, we’ve discussed how SMART Audio can benefit you, and what the system is and how it works. One of the main reasons that SMART Audio is a valuable addition ...

Amazing Learning Moments – five more chances to win!

SLSMART — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:01:33 +0000

The first week of the Amazing Learning Moments contest is now behind us and we’ve begun the second of six contests over a six week period, ending on Friday, June 15, 2012. A new winning ...