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Research

 * ===__ Smart Board (Interactive White Board) __===

Teacher’s classrooms are filled with many different students with a multitude of learning profiles. Educators have to create learning experiences that meet these student’s needs. The Smart Board is a great tool to help teachers differentiate instruction. When designing curriculum and instruction, teachers must vary the ways that students can access content. They must create multiple learning activities on different levels that allow all students to display “what they know, understand, and can do”. (Tomlinson, 2010) In the article entitled “The Difference is Differentiation” the author Kim Hamill highlights a teacher’s use of the Smart Board to differentiate instruction. The teacher Lisa Parisi states, “The fact that we have the most amazing tools ever (the Smart Board) means that teachers who don’t use technology are missing a huge opportunity to differentiate instruction and run a UDL classroom and have success for every child.” (Hamill, 2010) The Smart Board can be used to help the struggling reader, allow flexible grouping, and make learning relevant to the students. It is a wonderful technology resource that will help the 21st century learner excel in the 21st century.  ﻿ ﻿ **__Article Links:__** **__[]__** **__[]__**

**__GLOGSTEREDU__** ﻿Presentations are a great way for students to demonstrate what they have learned. In the past students have used paper posters to present information to their class, but the glogsteredu site is so much more than just a poster. It is a 21st century tool that not only replaces posters, but expands the student's abilities to creatively present information with video, audio, images, and text. Students can choose their own voice or input videos or recordings of others into their glog. There are images, videos, and various text options that students can easily create a project just using the site alone. The following link takes you to an article from Education World on the benefits of Glogsteredu. [] Other links to Glog information and benefits: [] []

 There are several reasons to use a Smart Board or an Interactive Whiteboard in the classroom. According to Dr. Mary Ann Bell, in her study, students showed improvement in attitude toward using computers in instruction and towards writing instruction (2002). Using proper curriculum planning the smart board is a influential instructional tool, it can be modified and used with a variety of age groups and academic subjects.

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