K-12 Learning with 21st Century
Technologies
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SPRING 2009
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Managed TV Distribution Made Easy
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A school district in North Carolina
needed to solve two separate, but
inter-related, problems. It needed
to distribute 20 channels of SD
Cable TV from a central headend out
to 40 classrooms, and it needed to
provide low-cost control of a
projector, as well as the ability to
select sources and change the TV
channel.
Most of the 40 classrooms were not
wired for cable TV, so the customer
had to decide whether to redo a
complete coaxial infrastructure at a
significant initial cost or use the
UTP infrastructure that had recently
been installed for voice and data
connectivity.
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The
SMARTTM
Exchange: Learn, Solve, Share
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The SMART Exchange is a community of
teachers, administrators,
and SMART experts sharing ideas,
expertise and enthusiasm to create
extraordinary moments in the
classroom. Join this collaborative
community network and connect with
others in the SMART users community.
- Share lesson activities.
- Gather ideas on how to
create engaging and interactive
content.
- Enter SMART-sponsored
contests and promotions.
- Learn about grant
opportunities and fundraising
ideas.
- Get help with your
technology questions or
challenges.
CLICK HERE to access SMART
Exchange.
Download Free Lesson Activities
Enhance your lessons with hundreds
of interactive lesson activities
correlated to curriculum standards.
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Learn to Design Powerful Lesson
Activities
Knowing a little about design and
the best practices on how to
integrate interactivity using
Notebook software will help you
create lesson activities that meet
curriculum learning objectives and
engage students.
CLICK HERE to download the PDF.
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Grand-prize Winners at NCTIES
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Congratulations to our grand-prize
winner! Stephani Hartman, with D.F.
Walker Elementary School, won a 77"
SMARTTM
board.
"Instead of standing at the
front of the classroom
'delivering' information, the
SMART board will provide the
opportunity for students to
'discover' concepts. Students
will have more ownership of the
information...by experiencing it
through active manipulation. The
more ownership the students take
of the information, the more
they retain it."
-Stephani Hartman, Dance
Instructor
D.F. Walker Elementary School
Congratulations to Tracy Chapman
with Alexander County Schools, who
won the Senteo Interactive Response
System.
"As a teacher, I will find huge
benefits by getting quick,
real-time responses from
students for speedy assessment."
-Tracy Chapman, Math Instructor
Alexander County Schools
Congratulations to Loretta Moses,
who won a SMART training session
with ClarkPowell's certified SMART
trainer Amy Mills. Loretta invited
several colleagues to join her. 25
new SMART Board users from the
district will attend the training.
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SMARTTM
Training Coming to a City Near You
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SMART Notebook Software Training
Level 1 (beginner) & Level 2
(intermediate/advanced)
SMART Notebook Software Training for
Your SMART Board Interactive
Whiteboard
Raleigh, NC - April 2009
Winston-Salem, NC - May 2009
CLICK HERE for details.
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Tell Your Story
ClarkPowell provides professionals
in education with the opportunity to
share their experiences and learn
from others. Send us an email about
this issue's topic, and we'll select
a few stories to publish in upcoming
issues of
Constructing Minds.
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Tell
us about your school's morning
broadcast program. What kinds
or stories do your students tell?
What kind of equipment or system are
you using? What is unique about your
broadcast? How does the school
benefit from it? Send your story to
Kristie Staton |
