The Importance Of Smart Boards

The digital world has played an important role in how we live our daily lives. Whether that is checking our emails daily, browsing the web for the news, or simply checking what is happening on social media, technology is something that we cannot escape. It has impacted the way we communicate and connect with others with social media. It has impacted the way we watch movies and t.v shows as there are various websites that stream these contents for free if you look hard enough. Most importantly, it has impacted the way we learn by giving us more innovative options. Our society is moving towards a more digital world as technology has dominated the way we live. Education is not exempt from the digital shift as various schools have been more open

Instead of the traditional whiteboard or chalkboard that have been common in most classrooms, Smart Boards have been implemented in all levels of education from elementary to the university level. Smart Boards helps kids improve academically because it is an interactive board which provides teachers with multiple ways to teach as well as engage the entire class. The New Brunswick Department of Education and Park Street School conducted a research study on how Smart Boards impacted kids academically in a school wide district. In a summarized report, the research found that 76.5% of teachers believe that Smart Boards caused students to be more engaged. Also, the study showed that 70.6% of the teachers in the research stated they strongly agreed that Smart Board white boards should be a part of a class room. The inclusion of Smart Board helps students academically through a new style of learning. Teachers are given more options to engage their class with different lesson plans with an interactive whiteboard. Smart Boards functions like a regular whiteboard but provides students and teachers with various uses such as touch screen, use of all media, and group games. The Smart Board also helps students academically as it combines a whiteboard and projector at the same time making it easier for students to interact in class. Integration of technology in class has become popular as technology has advanced dramatically in the past decade. However, the increase in technology devices in schools is not effective if the instructor does not implement it in their class. In order for these devices to benefit students academically, teachers must be educated and taught on the devices that they implement. A survey done by the University of Texas at Brownsville concluded that teachers who know how to use the electronic device are more inclined to implement the device in their class (Butler). An integration of