SMART at Expo E-learning

Think about how different the world isnow…

compared to justfive years ago.

THINK about this…

We conduct over 61,000,000,000 Internet searches every day.

for information

Today…

The population of theUnited Arab Emirates is2.6 million

…yet there are 4.5 million mobile phones in use there.

China has the2nd largest Internet user base in the world(137 million).

More than53 millionJapanese use mobile phonesto access the Internet.

This is the world ourchildren are accustomed to.

When our children turn 21, theywill have

watched 20,000 hours oftelevision

played 10,000 hours of video games

sent/received over 250,000 e-mails or instant messages.

Tomorrow…

By the time theygo to theirhigh school’s 20th reunion...

they will have had between 10-14 jobs.

This is the world in whichour children will live.

Many of today’s collegesubjects didn’t exist 20

years ago,

such as new media

organic agriculture

e-business

nanotechnology

and homeland security.

So what will they study 10 yearsfrom now?

The world’s education systems are challenged.

Challenged to prepare students for jobs that haven’tbeen invented yet.

Challenged to teach them how to solveproblems we don’t even know about today.

Yet, in spite of the tools available toeducators…

And in spite of our children’sdesire to use them…

We continue to teach themwith tools invented 200 yearsago!

Research saysuse technology to enhance education and to improve

classroom outcomes.

Research says

•Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) have a positive impacton students’ performance (Becta)

•SMART products improve students’ performance andteachers’ lives (UVa)

•IWBs and digital content increase engagement, motivation, participation and test scores (European Schoolnet)

Educators say

technology aloneis not enough to

guarantee success.

Educators say•Keys to success in technology implementation

•Training•Support•Content•Ease of use

Students say•Keys to success in technology implementation 21st-century students need to learn differently

•Experience, active learning is central•Knowledge is always in context•Reputation, accomplishments are measures of quality

•Technology enables a new mindset, a new skill set

•Fluency in multiple media•Learning based on collectively seeking, sorting and synthesizing experiences

SMART says•Support education that gives students the skills and toolsthey need to fully engage in a competitive global economy•Contribute positively to the health of education systemsworldwide•Develop best-in-class technology products that support21st-century teaching and learning•Begin every initiative with consideration for those mostaffected by our actions: students

Why

chooseSMART Technologies?

The SMART solution

•Best products

•Easiest to use•Widest range of IWBs•Touch-based•Most intuitive collaborative•learning software•Largest content offering

The SMART solution

•Best support and value-added resources

•Extensive product training•Technical training•Online support through education.smarttech.com•Teacher resources through education.smarttech.com•Installation support•Technical support – directly through SMART and•through local distributors

The SMART solution

•Ongoing innovation•Significant investment in R&D, userfocused•Inventions•SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard•DViT™ (Digital Vision Touch) technology

The SMART solution•Broadest experience•SMART Board interactive whiteboard launched in 1991•In over 600,000 classrooms•Reaching more than 18 million students•In more than 100 countries•In all the top 100 school districts in the UnitedStates

Thank-you