A Testimonial from an instructor: Greg
With my classroom Smartboard I am able to give notes and work examples on the specialized computer screen which then projects to the class on the large drop down screen. With Mimiostudio I may write or type notes, draw geometric shapes, use standardized Cartesian and polar graph paper, highlight important formulas and concepts, and save all of these notes for review purposes and display to the class as needed. This is a great time-saver as I may review quickly the topics covered in the previous class without taking valuable class time to write down this information again. Additionally, the Smartboard allows me to project an image of the Texas Instruments TI-84 graphing calculator for the class to follow along as we enter functions and create tables. Using the TI Emulator software, the students are able to see exactly the keystrokes required to complete a specific computation. The Elmo also allows me to place a graph or section from the textbook under the Elmo for projection to the entire class. My students are regularly assigned problems to work and present to the class with an explanation. For particularly lengthy problems, particularly in calculus and differential equations, the students are able to save much class time by displaying their problems from notebook paper under the Elmo for class presentation and discussion. Our textbook provided software, MyMathLab, is another feature I am able to display to my students using the Smartboard. Homework exercises directly from MyMathLab are displayed for the class and used as examples during class notes. Orientations for my online classes, and the first day set up of MyMathLab in computer lab math courses, benefit greatly from having a Smartboard for instructor use. The technology benefits the student and has been a great asset to teaching and learning in my traditional, computer lab, and online classes.
