Michael Lingenfelter

Lingenfelter's "Teaching with SMART Technology" program is designed to motivate and increase interest in math for sixth graders by offering highly interactive lessons through a white board that is called the SMART board. Students can control the SMART board from a laptop, the projector or by directly writing on it in the classroom. The versatility of the SMART board also allows students to manipulate three-dimensional objects; extend patterns; master the use of measurement tools to find perimeter, area and volume of geometric figures; graph mathematical data; and determine the relative size of fractions, decimals and percents. The SMART board benefits students by making a variety of interactive lessons possible that help engage students in both learning and becoming excited about math.