Smart Board products allow instructors to create interactive lesson plans with conferencing features so multiple-site training sessions become possible. The Smart Board conferencing features allow instructors to collaborate when creating business classes. Instructors can create training presentations with embedded video and audio, active hyperlinks, animated graphics and charts. A special "pen" tools allow instructors to write additional notes during the class for later use by students. These pens interpret handwriting into text formats for readability.
The functional flexibility of the Smart Board allows instructors to train large business groups at multiple classroom sites on new technologies or software upgrades. Smart Boards can access desktop computers allowing real-time software demonstration and instruction. Trainers also can download training programs developed by technology companies, create PowerPoint presentations or create videos demonstrations to enhance the learning experience. Since the Smart Board allows real-time note-taking with Internet access, students can learn in front of any linked Smart Board, learn how to use technologies in real time, save the class and reference it as needed.
Creating business classes on the fundamentals of selling and sales performance becomes easier with the Smart Board. Instructors can introduce topics such as how to develop sales leads, how to close a sale and how to create repeat sales opportunities using audio scripts and sales flow charts. Instructors can have business students reinforce newly learned skills using the Internet -- for example, using new sales-prospecting tools to access information on potential sales leads through the Internet. The Smart Board's multimedia flexibility and online access allows trainers to incorporate sales presentations, sales reinforcement programs and practical sales applications into a seamless business sales course.
Discussing concepts such as managerial planning, organization and control are easier to present when instructors are able to combine video, audio and visual training methods. Subjects such as managing employees, monitoring inventory, developing and analyzing financial statements, creating operational budgets and other management processes often require documentation. Instructors can develop visual tools on the Smart Board such as graphic charts and financial spreadsheets to develop management reports.
Smart Board technologies and tools such as the pen allow instructors to provide systematic in-depth training on management responsibilities, such as creating work schedules and developing operational budgets. Instructors can develop courses using Smart Boards that allows students to watch the management process evolve from development to implementation as notes, video and audio is preserved for latter use.