Making learning accessible for every student
SMART solutions help you promote accessibility by providing support for students’ visual, auditory, physical and mobility, and social and communication needs – so it’s easy for all students to participate both academically and socially in class.
Discover the impact SMART products are having on all students, including those with special needs, at Denton Avenue Elementary School and Tulsa Trail School.
Accessibility in a SMART-enabled classroom
With SMART solutions, you can create supportive classroom communities where all students have equal access to learning. Our products offer multiple ways for students to express themselves, interact with activities and comprehend concepts. We help you tailor instruction to the needs of each student, so you can create inclusive learning environments where all students can achieve their social and academic goals.
Products
Explore the products that can help you foster social learning skills in your early education learning environment. You’ll find information on how our products can help each young learner succeed regardless of their learning style.
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Resources
Find out how you can use SMART products to create inclusive learning environments. Our resources include webinars, stories from educators around the world and white papers.
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Engaging students in their learning
Discover how SMART products are helping students with special needs become more motivated to engage in their learning.
Giving students with autism autonomy over their learning
Find out why having new ways to access learning is empowering students with special needs to take more responsibility for their learning.
Providing new ways to overcome barriers
Learn how SMART products have given students with special needs different ways to demonstrate their knowledge and communicate their needs.
When it comes to success stories, our customers tell them best. From helping educators improve student learning outcomes to providing firefighters with life-saving simulation training, SMART products help people in all corners of the world collaborate, communicate and learn better than ever.
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Smart Inclusion for the 21st Century Classroom
This article discusses the integration of SMART Boards with assistive technology in the classroom. It was published in the December 2010 / January 2011 edition of Closing the Gap magazine.
Smart Adventures in the Classroom
This article examines the use of SMART Boards with what has historically been thought of as "special needs software," set within a framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Differentiated Instruction (DI), Aided Language Stimulation, and the Participation Model (PM). It was published in the August / September 2011 edition of Closing the Gap magazine.
Smart Inclusion
This article discusses the outcome and benefits that the School Board has seen since integrating students with severe special needs into general education and system classrooms throughout the district. It was published in the April / May 2012 edition of Closing the Gap magazine.
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SMART Solutions and Assistive Technology
Discover how SMART solutions can be used to promote accessibility in your classrooms.
SMART Response LE
Discover how SMART Response LE helps students in early grades and special education express themselves, while providing teachers with an easy way to gain instant and accurate insight into student understanding.
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Get more information on how SMART products can be effectively implemented and can help students with special needs succeed.
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SMART has created numerous white papers to help you find the products that best suit your needs. These research documents are easy to read, cover a variety of topics and provide practical, reliable information that assist you in making informed decisions about the technology you implement.
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Supporting Behavioural Disorders and Dyslexia on Digital Tables
This study describes how SMART Technologies multi-touch table leverages personal space to help students with behavioural disorders learn together.
Designing Technology to Meet the Needs of All
This study shows how mainstream educational technology, in conjunction with what is generally thought of as "special needs" software/hardware, can act as a catalyst for inclusive classroom practices -"necessary for some good for all". Combining technology with good instruction enhances educational and social participation for all students including those with disabilities.
The Effects of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard on High School Students with Special Needs in a Functional Mathematics Class
This research project on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard investigated its effect on the achievement of 11 students with special needs in a functional mathematics class. The project concludes that the SMART Board interactive whiteboard appears to be a positive tool for assisting functional math achievement with these students.
Gains in Self-Efficacy: Using SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Technology in Special Education Classrooms
This project used cognitive/behavioral counseling, social-skills training, and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard to teach students with emotional/behavioral disorders.
Absenteeism: The Learning Gap Solution
This study explored alternative approaches to instructing students when they are absent from class, such as using a SMART Board interactive whiteboard and SMART Bridgit conferencing software.
Helping All Children Learn Action Research Project
This project records a teacher's observations of technology integration with grade three students, including two students with ADHD.
Report on the Use of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Enhance Literacy in Children with Learning Disabilities
This study compared the academic performance of disabled students who learned emergent literacy on a digital whiteboard to that of students who received traditional literacy instruction.
The Aural Enabler: Creating a Way for Special Needs Kids to Participate in the Classroom Lesson
With a SMART Board interactive whiteboard being used for instruction, this study assesses the language skills of grades three and five special needs students.
SMART Technology Research Project at Dr. Gordon Townsend School
This research paper investigates the SMART Board interactive whiteboard's potential impact on teaching and learning in an environment where many of the students have physical or mental difficulties.
Report on the Use of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Teach Language Arts to Children with Autism and Autistic-like Behaviors
This study compared the use of a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in teaching autistic children language arts to the use of a written newspaper containing identical information.
The Effectiveness of the SMART Board while Instructing Limited English Proficient Learners
This project examined the literacy gains made by students with limited-English proficiency when taught with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard.
Case studiesShowHide
Dore Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dore Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina is a school for children with attention and learning disabilities. The school uses SMART Board interactive whiteboards and SMART Ideas concept-mapping software to ensure lessons are highly visual, interactive and engaging.
John F. Kennedy Centre in Hong Kong
John F. Kennedy Centre in Hong Kong uses SMART Board interactive whiteboards to transform learning for special needs students. Students’ attention and retention was improved and lesson planning was streamlined.
The Bridge School in London
The Bridge School in London, United Kingdom teaches students 5 to 19 years old who have Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD).
The pen and finger-touch capabilities of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard mean all students can use and benefit from the technology, even students who can't hold a pen.
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine, Florida is a state-supported residential school for eligible hearing-impaired and visually impaired students from preschool through grade 12. SMART Board interactive whiteboards have improved learning outcomes and brought learning benefits to all students.
