Last week the University of Alaska Fairbanks held TechFest ‘09, a jam-packed three-day event hosting dozens of classes on a variety of technology related topics. I took as many as my schedule would allow, and really enjoyed myself. Since I am affiliated with the University at two levels (student and staff), there was not a shortage of classes that applied to me in some way. My favorite, however, was a SMARTboard session I attended on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first time I have ever seen an interactive whiteboard do what it was designed to do!
The most important piece of knowledge I gleaned from this session was that the Notebook Software used on the SMARTboard brand boards is (are you ready for this?) FREE for any teacher or student with access to a board!!!! What a GREAT opportunity for teachers to get their students involved in the classroom! Have your students, parents, (or yourself) go to the SMARTtech support website to start the process. It is easy to download, and your could begin creating their next interactive presentation within minutes!
FESTIVUS for the [tech in] us!
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