Smartboart ^^

Well, since we are going to learn and use more on smartboard, i think its the most suitable for me to start discussing on the smartboart - what it is and its uses ^^

When talk about smartboard, I already feel very much excited. WHY? Well, because we have already been introduced to smartboard, and i found the interactive tool to be very very interesting!

It is interesting for me in the sense that there are a lot of things that we can do that we cant in others. For example, smartboard can meke lessons and excercises even more fun just by using the animations and magic pen that the tool provided!

I found a site that shows just about how we can maximise our use of the smartboard:

http://library.uchc.edu/departm/cec/flash/sb_tutorial.swf

Wikipedia

The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is a product of SMART Technologies. It is a large, touch-controlled screen that works with a projector and a computer. The projector throws the computer’s desktop image onto the interactive whiteboard, which acts as both a monitor and an input device. Users can write on the interactive whiteboard in digital ink or use a finger to control computer applications by pointing, clicking and dragging, just as with a desktop mouse. Buttons launch a popup keyboard and a right-mouse-click menu for more input options. The interactive whiteboard is usually mounted on a wall or a floor stand and is used in face-to-face or virtual settings in education, business and government.

History

SMART introduced the first SMART Board interactive whiteboard in 1991.It was the first interactive whiteboard to provide touch control of computer applications and annotation over standard Microsoft Windows applications.

Technology

The SMART Board interactive whiteboard operates as part of a system that comprises the interactive whiteboard, a computer and a projector. The components are connected wirelessly, or via USB or serial cables. A projector connected to the computer projects the computer desktop image onto the interactive whiteboard. The interactive whiteboard accepts touch input from a finger or a pen tool, and the SMART Board driver converts contact with the interactive whiteboard into mouse clicks or digital ink. SMART Board interactive whiteboards are available as front-projection, rear-projection and flat-panel display (interactive whiteboards that fit over plasma or LCD display panels) models.