Poudre School District implements SMART
Technologies' new education software bundle
CALGARY and FORT COLLINS, CO, June
1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT)
(TSX: SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions, has
partnered with Poudre School District (PSD) to roll out SMART
Learning Suite software in 1350 district classrooms. PSD serves
over 29,000 kindergarten through twelfth grade students and employs
3,652 teachers in Fort Collins,
Colorado. The software implementation is part of the
district's educational technology program, Digital Innovation
Pathways, which includes a series of professional development
opportunities, classroom support, education technology tools, and
software for teachers, support staff, and administrators in the
district who wish to enhance and support classroom instruction
using technology.
The SMART Learning Suite enables educators to easily and
quickly create dynamic, interactive, and engaging learning
experiences by providing pedagogical flexibility and by connecting
students, teachers and devices for improved outcomes. SMART
Learning Suite provides educators with more opportunities to
individualize and differentiate instruction, check for student
understanding and to adapt content no matter the subject or grade
level.
"Rarely have I experienced an educational solution that delivers
all that it promises," said Kim
McMonagle, Director of Educational Technology at Poudre
School District. "With an increasing number of educators moving to
online collaborative learning, SMART Learning Suite is the solution
that supports their digital age teaching needs. These programs have
exceeded our expectations. Using SMART's software, students
experience a more robust learning experience as they are able to
seamlessly share knowledge."
"Research has shown that when combined with solid pedagogical
practices, education software can significantly improve student
outcomes in lesson comprehension," said Neil Gaydon, CEO of SMART Technologies. "We are
thrilled to support Poudre's innovative program with software
designed to support transitions in their pedagogy," he
said.
The SMART Learning Suite includes the following programs:
- SMART Notebook®—This software facilitates engaging and
interactive learning experiences while providing the flexibility to
respond to the needs of learners in real-time.
- SMART lab™ —SMART lab enables teachers to create lesson plans
and game-based learning activities in less than five minutes.
- SMART amp™—A web-based learning platform, amp enables student
co-creation of assignments and fosters student collaboration on
devices.
- SMART response™ 2—A formative assessment software for use
on student devices, SMART response 2 allows teachers to create
question sets to complement lessons in under five minutes.
Three teacher volunteers from Poudre joined SMART at the
Breckenridge Google Summit on May
22-23 in Breckenridge,
Colorado to present classroom outcomes using the SMART
Learning Suite.
To learn more about the SMART Learning Suite,
visit smarttech.com/sls.
About Poudre School District
Poudre School District,
located in Fort Collins, Colorado,
serves approximately 27,000 students and includes 50
schools. PSD, the 9th largest school district in Colorado, covers 1,856 square miles in
northern Colorado, including
Fort Collins, Laporte, Timnath, Wellington, Red
Feather, Livermore, Stove
Prairie, and parts of Windsor.
About SMART Technologies Inc.
SMART Technologies Inc.
(NASDAQ: SMT, TSX: SMA) is a world leader in simple and intuitive
solutions that enable more natural collaboration. We are an
innovator in interactive touch technologies and software that
inspire collaboration in both education and businesses around the
globe.
Over 2.8 million K-12 classrooms in 175 countries around the
world use SMART solutions and SMART Notebook collaborative software
for education to make learning more interactive, engaging,
effective and fun.
With over 3.2 million SMART Board® interactive whiteboards,
interactive displays and interactive projectors installed
internationally, SMART has been a consistent innovator since
creating the first interactive whiteboard in 1993. To learn more,
visit smarttech.com.
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