CALGARY, Alberta — June 19, 2007 — SMART Technologies Inc. announces that researchers at the University of Virginia have concluded that SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards, when used with appropriate pedagogy and digital resources, can lead to improved student learning outcomes and quality of life for teachers. The three-year study, now entering its third year, examines how to best prepare teachers to effectively incorporate technology into their daily teaching in a way that fosters greater student understanding. Lead researcher Joe Garofalo points to results demonstrating that the majority of students in a class taught with SMART Board interactive whiteboards outperformed students taught without one on a variety of test and quiz items.
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