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Infusing new technology into the classroom
SMART Boards are state-of-the-art whiteboards that allow teachers to present their lessons using multimedia that students can interact with in the classroom. Similarly, Sympodia are interactive panels that teachers use to present class lessons that are more interactive and make full use of new technologies.
High school math teacher, Susan Lehman is one of the teachers using the SMART Boards in all her math classes and, already, the impact is clear.
"We will finish our annual curriculum almost one month ahead of schedule with this technology," said Lehman, who is using the SMART Board in her AP Calculus class.
The SMART Boards are being used throughout the school. Pre-K teacher Althea Brooks has her students learning to recognize and form letters and numbers, as well as recognizing sound/letter correspondence. Other interesting lessons have involved organizing categories of healthy foods or hibernating vs. non-hibernating animals.
"The kids are excited about learning. Kids today are so technology savvy that the SMART Board supports their learning style," said Brooks.
The true measure of the impact of the SMART Boards is in how they enhance student learning.
"It takes much longer to do things on the blackboard than on the SMART Board because you can just move things around by touching them," said 4th grader Una Giurgea.
First grader Katrina Hale captured the excitement in the school around all of the new technology in saying "Math is fun on the SMART Board!"
Accelerating reading at HCS Hamilton
Central's Middle School Resource Room provides countless students with the books
and materials they need to keep their reading skills strong. A $665 grant from
the Emerald Foundation allowed the school to expand the collection for
independent reading and enable students to participate in the Accelerated Reader
Program -- giving students with a high interest in reading the books they need
to sharpen their skills. This program is aimed at improving the learning culture
at the school and providing engaged students the tools they need to succeed.
$30,000 grant allows
for purchase of SmartBoards Foundation receives
first endowment gifts Foundation supports
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