SMART to equip high-tech classrooms at Tiger Woods Learning Center
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CALGARY, Alberta --- November 17, 2005 --- SMART Technologies Inc. announces that SMART products will be installed in every classroom at the new Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC) in Anaheim, California. TWLC will serve Southern California youth by providing quality instruction and guidance from staff, local teachers and volunteers. Advanced technology and innovative education tools, including SMART Board(TM) interactive whiteboards, SynchronEyes® computer-lab instruction software and Bridgit(TM)conferencing software, will enhance each student's learning experience and encourage success at TWLC. SMART will also provide professional development for TWLC instructors on how to integrate the technology into the curriculum. The grand opening of the new US$25 million education facility is scheduled for early 2006.
TWLC will feature seven high-tech classrooms, a computer lab, multimedia center, student lounge, auditorium, café and a 14-acre golf facility. With a focus on college and career preparation, TWLC will provide students with a positive learning atmosphere where they learn to apply math, science and language arts skills in a real-world environment.
"The Tiger Woods Learning Center is focused on helping children identify their interests and explore their potential," says Dr. Katherine Bihr, executive director of the Tiger Woods Learning Center. "We are proud of the state-of-the-art technology that we have integrated into the curriculum and are excited about the inclusion of SMART Board interactive whiteboards to help our instructional staff prepare students for a 21st-century workforce."
"Day-to-day learning experiences can have a strong impact on shaping a child's future," says Nancy Knowlton, SMART's president and co-CEO. "SMART applauds the Tiger Woods Learning Center for its efforts to provide quality instruction, guidance and encouragement for its students with best-of-class technology in the classroom."
About SMART Board interactive whiteboards
The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is a large, touch-sensitive display. Connected to a computer and projector, the interactive whiteboard is like a giant computer screen that students and teachers simply touch to operate. Using their finger or a pen as a mouse, teachers and students can access and control any computer application, file or multimedia platform, including the Internet, CD-ROMs and DVDs. They can also write over applications in digital ink, then save their work for future study and review. The SMART Board interactive whiteboard engages students with diverse learning styles by providing both immediate access to a wide range of digital materials and a common focus for the entire class - not something easily achieved with other classroom technology products. It is the number one choice among primary and secondary school educators in more than 75 countries worldwide because it captures the imagination of students of all backgrounds and abilities in order to help them learn together, understand better and achieve more. For more information about SMART Board interactive whiteboards and other SMART products for the classroom, visit www.smarttech.com/products.
About the Tiger Woods Learning Center
TWLC takes young people beyond the classroom and changes the role of education in their world by making it relevant and meaningful. Located on 14 acres in Anaheim, California, the 35,000-square-foot education facility will enable students to broaden their perspective of the world, explore their interests, and investigate new possibilities for the future. For more information, visit www.twlc.org.
About SMART
SMART Technologies Inc. is both the industry pioneer and global market leader in easy-to-use interactive whiteboards and other group collaboration tools. The award-winning SMART Board interactive whiteboard is the most widely installed product of its kind in the world. Many school jurisdictions have standardized on SMART Board interactive whiteboards, which provide interactive learning opportunities and enhance student achievement in more than 150,000 classrooms spanning every U.S. state, every Local Education Authority in the UK and more than 75 countries. SMART products also include interactive pen displays, interactive digital signage, wireless slates and software. Using SMART products, groups can access and share the information they need to meet, teach, train and present. SMART's education customers include New York City Board of Education (U.S.), Oxford University (UK), Tokyo Nampei Senior High School (Japan), Barnier Public School (Australia), University of Ottawa (Canada), United World College (Singapore), Stephen-Hawking-Schule Neckargemuend (Germany), Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (U.S.) and Harvard University (U.S.).
SMART is a private company founded in 1987. Employing more than 700 people, SMART is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with assembly facilities in Ottawa and Calgary, and offices in Bonn, Tokyo, New York City and Washington, D.C. SMART has been issued and maintains a broad portfolio of patents with numerous other U.S., Canadian and foreign patents pending. In 1992 SMART formed a strategic alliance with Intel® Corporation that resulted in joint product development and marketing efforts, and Intel's equity ownership in SMART. SMART products are sold through dealers across North America and distributors worldwide. For more information, visit www.smarttech.com.
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For more information:
Michelle Maingat
Public Relations Specialist
SMART Technologies Inc.
1207 - 11th Avenue SW, Suite 300
Calgary, AB T3C 0M5
CANADA
Phone +1.403.802.2595
Fax +1.403.228.2500
MichelleMaingat@smarttech.com
www.smarttech.com
