QUESTION:  Describe particular situations when the board has unique value to you.

RESPONSES provided insights into different and creative ways the boards are being used, including:

    "One situation recently allowed me to pull a students work from the network and be able to more adequately answer questions that student had concerning a problem."

    "We have used the Smart Board to show students how to use programs such as HyperStudio, to surf the Internet, to work on interactive projects on the Internet, to learn how to make spreadsheets and databases and in presenting their projects "

    "I had to teach small audio connectors. I used the document camera to zoom in, then annotated the image on the white board before snapping the image. "

    ". The best use has been for student interaction and demonstration. Our students enjoy making revisions and editing their drafts. This has been very helpful with TAAS writing."

    "I have used the board when teaching community people beginning applications."

    "I like it to do PowerPoint presentations to boards and use the pen feature for editing slides. It shows interactivity which is exciting to teachers and educators."

    "Demonstrating computer skills and new software applications to a whole class prior to each student sitting down at their own computer in the lab has been very beneficial."

    "With lower achieving students, showing how to use applications first time.  Also with getting students to contribute ideas as brainstorming activity."

   " In lecture halls notes can be projected onto a large screen making it simple for students to see what is written without eye strain."