In the Warren Country School District, educators have discovered many applications for their new SMART boards, interactive, touch-screen whiteboards that can control computer applications. Jim Campbell, a math teacher, uses features that enable him to overlap graphs and explain calculator functions. He also makes use of a program that translates writing into typed text, which he says saves students time from trying to translate his poor handwriting. Other teachers in the district also explain how the board can be used for English composition and biology classes. According to district officials, "the systems...cost about $3,000" apiece, with the initial set of boards "mostly covered by grant dollars."
Read the full story ... Warren, Pennsylvania's Times Observer (4/8, Ferry)
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