Several years ago I was in a friend's kitchen having a coffee, her daughter was sitting at the computer doing her homework. I glanced over to see what she was watching on her computer screen and there was her Math teacher explaining a Math problem. Not being a parent, or in the teaching profession at that time, I was not aware of new classroom technology. I thought that the teacher must have had someone video him and then must have proceeded to go through the process of somehow posting the video to a website, which to me seemed like a lot of work. My friend noticed my curiosity and explained that the teacher was using a Smartboard. Her daughter explained that whenever he taught something new he recorded the lesson on the Smartboard, placed it on his Blackboard site and the students could view it later if they were having difficulty with their homework.
Wow...it was like bringing the teacher home as a private tutor!
Last summer I had the opportunity to watch a magician like presentation on Smartboards by a Salesperson. Okay...now that I was aware of the many benefits of this product I had to learn the basics and build. To do this I found a great introductory video by Teacher Trainer. This was helpful to me in establishing my comfort level, short enough for my attention span, and I was off and running to try something new!
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