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Our school is switching from writing on shovels with a burnt stick to something more modern. We will equip the school with either Smart boards or Promethian boards that both do about the same thing.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Any actual users with experience would really help too.

Thanx
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mc The thing you really need to consider is what support you will have after the board is installed. SMART is very committed to making sure that everything works properly. They have educational consultants that help teachers implement the technology in the classroom, all without cost. Anytime I have had an issue ,tech support has stuck with it until i...See More
Apr 6, 2009
Neal Randy

One of my cohorts reports the following from her experiences:

The SMART boards are great as far as being user friendly and working with existing power points. They do not work well with macs and they develop "dead spots" quickly. N.B.The classroom teachers each have a macbook for personal use at this school(grading, lesson...See More
Apr 7, 2009
Neal On 4/07/09, Neal wrote: Randy

One of the district tech support people wrote the following.

Neal, I have promoted the Promethean Board for various reasons. It is a hard surfaced digital board. Different technology than Smart.. Many of the resources are specifically designed for education. Smart is just getting around to providing...See More
Apr 7, 2009
Smart User The one thing you have to consider with Promethean is you have to use their pen. If you lose the pen your board will not be interactive or work with your finger. Smartboards can be used with both your finger or the pens.

On 4/06/09, loser. Need pros and cons of both. RandyAk4 wrote: > Our school is switching from writing on shovels wit...See More
Apr 16, 2009
K. Fair I've had my Promethean board for almost two years now. My Kindergarten students love it. We have never lost track of our three pens. There are lots of online resources, many teacher contributing. I have not had experience with SMartBoards.

On 4/06/09, loser. Need pros and cons of both. RandyAk4 wrote: > Our school is switching from wri...See More
Apr 16, 2009


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