I have been a user of SMART Learning Suite for over 20yrs and I have used The SMART Learning Suite Online ever since it rolled out. I have watched both pieces grow and become strong tools over time. My experience with SMART SLS and SLSO are positive and I would highly recommend it to all educators.

The thing that I like most is it allows users to create limitless possibilities. SMART Learning Suite and SMART Learning Suite Online have lots of premade game-based activities, manipulatives, graphic organizers that can be blended in lessons for e-learning or for classroom engagement.

Interestingly I can not find any Cons to SMART Learning Suite.

It does so many things! From teachers checking work in real time, ease of putting lessons up for students who are absent, and fun games - it checks so many boxes that made it easier to teach during the pandemic.

I love that both in-person and online students can work together. Smart Learning Suite encourages collaboration in real time. The games are fun and require very little work on the teacher's part. Students beg to play them!

They have great tutorial videos. Once you get the hang of it, it is easy to use.

I cannot imagine not having Lumio for my classroom. Since first playing around with it three years ago, I have completely redesigned how I present and share my lessons and materials with my students. With the press of a few buttons, I can get my work on student screens and have students interact with each other. I start my classes with a simple poll for a content-related question. My directions for classwork are always prominently displayed on all student devices during work time. Easy reviews through games are present in my classroom. It's easy to see that I am a big fan and a huge advocate for Lumio!

Lumio allows me to make every part of my lessons accessible and interactable for my students. Whether it is a quick idea share, a poll of the classroom, an on-the-fly game, or a large-group workspace, Lumio lets me do it all. Once the students are aware of how to navigate the space and materials, they can instantly get pulled into the work on their own devices. If a user/teacher is willing to dig a little and get some practice in, Lumio can change the way instruction and materials are delivered.

The hardest part of using Lumio is getting trained. If a SMART trainer does not come and provide training, using Lumio can be overwhelming at first. A user needs to have a certain amount of initiative and comfort with technology in order to quickly get in and make it happen. Provided that a company that is looking to use Lumio provides quality training right from the start, this can be avoided.

I used SMART Learning Suite almost every day of my teaching career. We recently switched to something different, and I’m kind of glad that we did. I think that SMART products would benefit from updating some of their functions and making it easier for teachers to use and a bit more reliable.

I liked being able to use the base functions. It’s definitely easier than an overhead projector! And of course more functional.

The software was sort of difficult to use and finicky. I would often have to have a back up plan because sometimes the provided activities for from their website or from their SMART products activities that people had created would not work.

I love SMART! This product is exceptional and their customer service is great! I love their programs, trainings, and support!

I like the teacher interactivity with individual students and with the class as a whole. The engaging games and pre-made slides also make it easy to design in!

I wish there were features like grouping objects and duplicating/ copying slides. But SMART is very responsive to educators wishes and works hard to incorporate requests in a timely manner.