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Smart Board VS. Promet hean Smart Board Smart Board VS. VS. Promet hean Promet hean

A research st udy t o A research st udy t o compare which int eract ive compare which int eract ive whit e board is best f or t he whit e board is best f or t he element ary classroom. element ary classroom.

• Smart Not ebook Sof t ware convert s

Promet hean Flipchart s

• Pens can be used as a point er
• Finger can be used t o operat e boards

f unct ions

• Not ebook Sof t ware is included wit h

purchase of board. Sof t ware is user f riendly and of f ers an array of t ools and digit al resources.

• Sent eo Response Syst em available f or
• purchase. Works wit h Not ebook Sof t ware
• 4 hours of t raining wit h purchase.
• Smart Tech.com of f ers a variet y of educat ion

Not ebooks available f or download.

• Price is great f or an educat ional budget . I n

Louisiana of f ering 2 f or 1 boards wit h 1

st

• rder placed.
• I nst allat ion included in price of board.

• Every t ouch of t he board makes a mark or

eliminat es writ ing.

• Smart Board or iginally built f or business

use.

• Limit ed color of pens – hard t o locat e

highlight er.

• Float ing t ool bar is limit ed wit h t ools.
• I mport ing Power Point Present at ions

messes up t he f ormat of Power Point .

• “The Flip”
• Built f or use in an educat ional set t ing
• Act ivSt udio / Act ivPrimar y Sof t ware

included wit h purchase of board

• Promet heanPlanet .com of f ers over 10,000

downloads f or t eacher access

• Made durable f or classroom use
• Act ivot es Response Syst em available f or

use wit h sof t ware and user f riendly

• Wand/ Point er of f ered as addit ional equipment f or

children t o use t he board wit h ease.

• Act ivpen used as pen and mouse
• Training included wit h board
• Float ing t ool bar is user f riendly and can be

cust omized t o suit needs

• Boards are not sensit ive t o t ouch
• Easy use f or lef t handed users
• New pricing f or 2008
• Online t ut orials available

• Finger cannot be used t o operat e board
• Only Promet hean inst rument s can be used

t o operat e board

• Price is higher t han Smart
• I nst allat ion of board not included in price
• Not all vendors of f ering new prices.
• Elect ronics can go out of board, but can be

changed easily

Through all of my research and seeing a present at ion by bot h companies. We were able t o list all of t he pros and cons of each board, and t hen rat ed what was most import ant t o our use in t he classroom. Ascension Parish chose Promet hean Boards f or t he element ary classrooms. We f eel t hey are more user f riendly f or element ary st udent s. The resources available f or our t eachers is unlimit ed and would bring t he most benef it t o our t eachers.