SMART Boards

Airliner - New Win Bluetooth Drivers

Interfacing your AirLiner wireless slate to your Win XP computer is easier than ever before.  Just download the newest Broadcom drivers from their website.  Start up your Win XP computer.  Insert the white Bluetooth dongle that came with your AirLiner into any USB 2.0 port.  Run the drivers.  Restart your computer.  Open up My Bluetooth Places.  Disable the old Airliner devices and "Search for Devices in Range."  Installation time is about 10 minutes.

SMART Technologies has Grant Information

SMART Technologies publishes a monthly newsletter which usually discusses the latest in SMART Board activities and hardware. In addition, the newsletter will also have a monthly theme. September's newsletter has focus on funding for technology purchases such as SMART Boards and Senteo student response systems. To get your copy of the newsletter, click on the link below. The file is a PDF file which will open in Adobe Reader.

 

http://education.smarttech.com/common/education/pdf/092007_thefundingissue.pdf.

Find Funding for Purchasing SMART Boards

Many teachers have seen the educational benefits of using SMART Boards to assist student learning. However, the funds needed to purchase SMART Boards for teachers are difficult for most schools and districts to find. Many teachers have started looking for grants or contests which would gives schools the funds needed to purchase them. To assist you in finding grants, use the following website created  by Technology and Learning magazine: http://www.techlearning.com/resources/grants.php. It will take some time to look through all the sources of funds, but it could be very worthwhile...

Good hunting!