Smart is brand name of company, just like Xerox is brand name in Photocopier Industry. Smart technologies (Canada) invented the world first Smartboard and are undisputed Leaders in Interactive industry.The Heart & Soul of Smartboard is Smart-notebook Interactive software used by Millions of teachers across the world. A popular Interactive Software which has got both
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"Lecture Delivery & Development tools" for teachers.
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"Retention tools and Activity tools" for students.
The Role of every teacher is to trigger all the 3 learning senses of every child sitting in classroom to make learning effective and interesting and engage student in classroom.
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The Auditory senses are triggered by teacher’s explanation or Audio from Images.
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The Visual Senses are triggered by LCD Projector - through visual contents ( Videos & Images).
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The touch senses are triggered through Smartboard touch contents tools inbuilt in Interactive software ( Smart-Notebook) with inbuilt Interactive Games, Quizzes, Activities and Puzzles which teacher can add in every lesson to make it Interactive. Students learn by playing Games and enjoy. Smartboard becomes a toy for all students in the Classroom.
Effective teaching is triggering all the 3 learning senses (Auditory, Visual and touch) of student to complete learning curve :-
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Learning by Listening
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Learning by seeing
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Learning by doing.
Smart board from Smart technologies with Powerful Smart Notebook Software (2.4 Million classrooms) is the only finger touch Interactive technology in the world that empowers teachers with tools to trigger all the 3 learnings senses of every child sitting in classroom. Addresses all the learning styles/pains of 3 types of learners (Auditory, Visual, Kinaesthetic) in classroom and ensures no child is left behind, struggles in learning.Interactive technology not addressing all learning styles- lead to learning disabilities and depression in child giving tough times to Parents and Teachers.
With Smart Notebook Software, every teacher gets :-
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Lecture Delivery tools- Different types of Pens, text pen Marker, Eraser, Multicolour background Pages.
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Lecture Development tools- Teacher can instantly create Neat Recorded Video Lectures like khan Academy, Teacher can add her voice to Images, 6700 Preloaded Images (2 D, 3D, Multimedia) Gif from Preprimary to 10 standard, Tools to add Images as per curriculum.
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Lecture Retention tools- Magic Pen
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Lecture Resource Access tools- Teacher gets access to 85000 prepared Interactive lessons from Smart Exchange Portal.
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Activity, Games, Quiz templates tools- Teacher can add in every lesson to trigger touch learning senses of every child.
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90 % Smartboard from local vendor or Chinese-make does not have Lecture development tools, making teachers to struggle for Interactive contents and school has to spend lakhs of Rupees in span of every 5 years to procure contents from Content companies in India on costly EMI basis.
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90 % Smartboard in local or Chinese brand doesn't have Retention tools.
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90 % Smartboard does not have Activity tools to Maximize Learning Through Play ( Games, Activities, Quizzes & Puzzles) to engage students in learning.
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Play is far more powerful for children, however, than many parents realize. It’s actually the key to learning. Researchers and educators across the world have found that play can help enrich learning and develop key skills such as inquiry, expression, experimentation, and teamwork.
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Help every Child Learn Through Play
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Play gives children a chance to practice what they’re learning.
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Play-based learning is real learning
Smartboard without touch triggering tools in Interactive Software for teacher is like ' Bird or Aeroplane without Wings', which makes the Interactive board merely a projector screen and extension of keyboard and mouse for teacher.