SMART Boards

White Papers

The SMART Technologies research group publishes a series of white papers in collaboration with researchers around the world and on a variety of topics to help customers make informed decisions about interactive technology. The below is a sample of whitepapers published to date on topics related to Smartboard interactive whiteboard implementations.

  • Interactive Whiteboards in 1:1 Learning Environments. Read white paper.
  • Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership for SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards. Read white paper.
  • Interactive Whiteboards and Learning: Improving student learning outcomes and streamlining lesson planning. Read white paper.
  • The Truth About Interactive Whiteboards, Pens and Fingers: Separating myths from facts. Read white paper.
  • The Truth About Interactive Whiteboards and Active Screen Area: The way you measure matters. Read white paper.
  • The Truth About Interactive Whiteboard Operating Specifications: Interpreting temperature and relative humidity. Read white paper.
  • The Truth About Interactive Whiteboard Durability: What durability means and why it's important. Read white paper.
  • The Truth About Interactive Whiteboard Resolution: Why higher resolution does not always mean greater accuracy. Read white paper.
  • Creating Classrooms for Everyone: How Interactive Whiteboards Support Universal Design for Learning. Read white paper.

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Lesson Plans & Ideas

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  • SMART Educator Lessons
    • Enhance your lessons with hundreds of interactive lesson activities correlated to curriculum standards. Take advantage of thousands of SMART Notebook lesson activities for your classroom.
  • The SMART Exchange
    • The SMART Exchange is a free resource center and community network that provides a wealth of resources for technology-enabled learning. Exchange ideas and find the information you are looking for, including recent research, best practices, success stories and daily tools.
  • PDTOGO
    • Browse this list of third party websites to find free, curriculum-related resources for your classroom.
  • Lesson Plan Portal
    • An independent site with podcasts and downloadable SMART lessons dedicated to engaging students using SMART board interactive whiteboards. Fullfill you your urge to be published by sharing your lesson with Ben and Joan at PDTOGO.

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