While schools and districts around the world work to rapidly integrate technology into their classrooms, educators are looking for tools and resources to help them get the most out of these technology products.
SMART Technologies is committed to providing educators with all the components necessary for improving student outcomes through ICT implementation. The following are just some of the ways in which SMART delivers on this commitment:
Extraordinary Products
SMART offers the most complete range of product choices to equip any learning environment with the most cost-effective solution. SMART products foster the highest levels of student engagement by providing intuitive and easy-to-use education tools.
Content and Resources
SMART offers digital instructional materials to support the entire range of teacher experience with products—from novice users to expert enthusiasts:
- SMART Learning Marketplace, a Web-based subscription service which provides more than one million pieces of disaggregated content, the largest repository of online education content available in the world.
- More than 4,000 teacher-created lesson activities correlated to the TEKS and other curriculum standards.
- SMART’s Lesson Activity Toolkit, a set of customizable tools and templates for educators who wish to make highly interactive lessons without learning to program with a complex multimedia tool.
- SMART-created lesson activities, professionally authored by experienced curriculum developers.
Professional Development and Community
Teachers using SMART products have access to a global community of educators with a wealth of knowledge, experience and insights to share:
- The SMART Exchange, an online community of teachers, administrators and SMART experts who regularly share ideas and advice on how best to use SMART products in the classroom.
- A SMART YouTube channel, where a simple search returns more than 100 user-created videos on using SMART products.
- A vast universe of online activity and resources enjoyed by customers who choose the most popular brand of ICT education products in the world.
Services and Support
SMART is able to support best practices in the planning, implementation, use and support of their solution offerings:
- Free, live online training now available on over 20 topics in five languages with 40+ sessions weekly.
- Free training materials such as the quick reference guides to provide educators with the information they need any time, any place, any pace and two-minute tutorials which allow customers to listen to instruction and follow along with their mouse.
- Consultation services to assess technology needs and model solutions.
- Extensive field staff to complete pre- and post-sales support for implementation.
- Professional curriculum developers available to accelerate integration of digital content to existing learning standards.
- Onsite training events such as customized training sessions by subject area and grade range and Train-the-Trainer & Certification events, in-depth sessions designed to help customers maximize use of their SMART products through hands-on practice and discussions.
- 24–7 online and telephone access to technical product support.
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