SMART Ideas for SMART Schools Melody Melin Technology Integrationist Kasson-Mantorville Schools

Digital Kids, Analog World. . . Multiprocessors Knowledge navigators Hypercommunicators

The Digital Generation: “JUST DO IT!”

The Digital Generation: “JUST DO IT!”

Did You Know By Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod

Shift Happens Wikispace: http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com

KM2010 Delivering a vision for…… Administrator Teacher Support Staff Student Parent Community

KM2010 Objectives: Improve learning Build a vision Deliver a plan Determine investments for each year KM2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Guiding Questions. . . What are the 21st Century Skills we want our students to have? How can we go about training teachers to have those skills? Will having tools such as SMART Boards encourage teachers to integrate technology into their curriculums.

NETS-S – released at NECC NETS-T – 2008 NETS-A - 2009 NETS-T, NETS-S, NETS-A NETS-S – released at NECC NETS-T – 2008 NETS-A - 2009 www.iste.org

Kasson-Mantorville Student Technology Standards NETS-S MEMO Standards for Information and Technology Literacy Standards from other Schools

Online Training Provided Licenses for everyone. Addresses the performance indicators included in the NETS-T.

E2T2 Grant

KM Board Credit Classes 12 Hours of Class Time 10 Hours outside of Class Class Project 1 KM Board Credit = 1 Graduate Credit

KM Tech Sessions Based on Survey Data. Best Practice. District Needs. Last Year: 50+ Sessions

KM SMART Board Action Plan 2006-2007 11 SMART Boards 2007-2008 18 SMART Boards 2008-2009 14 SMART Boards

Additional Equipment Projectors Scanners Speakers Microphones

SMART Board Placement By Grade levels/Departments. SMART Board communities. Curriculum Cycle

KM SMART Board Teachers SMART Teachers attend 10 hours of initial training. Write a monthly SMART Board Activity and SMART Notebook Goal. Attend informal Chat/Share Sessions. Demonstrate SMART Board activities in their building.

Resource Web Page

SMART Free Online Training www.smarttech.com

Two Minute Flash Tutorials www.smarttech.com

SMART Print Tutorials

Notebook Lesson Activities Standards, Subject, Grade www.smarttech.com

Essentials for Educators www.smarttech.com

Speller Number Cruncher Finale Notepad Free Software Speller Number Cruncher Finale Notepad www.smarttech.com

SMART Ideas Software Free license per registered SMART Board Be sure to register your SMART Board, it extends warranty from 2 to 5 years.

Free Online Materials www.smarttech.com

Lesson Activity Toolkit Make your own activities. Customizable tools/templates. Beta Version.

SMART Notebook Software Free, unlimited downloads. Schools can download SMART Notebook in computer labs, classroom computers, teacher computers, etc.. Greater opportunities for teachers and students. Gives future SMART Board teachers an opportunity to become familiar with the software.

Ed Compass Newsletter EDCompass provides news, best practice, tips and tricks, etc. for integrating technology into your classroom. This free e-newsletter is your source for links to the latest lesson activities, online classroom resources, program opportunities and contests. www.smarttech.com

i.e. Interactive Educator Magazine Information about implementing and using education technology in the classroom www.smarttech.com

Thinkfinity (Marco Polo)

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

SSC SMART Board User Group

SMART Boards Lesson Podcast

SMART Board 2007 Blog

Instructional Changes at KM Higher student engagement. Increased student motivation. Learning styles are accommodated. Teacher productivity has increased. More efficient integration of technology. Teamwork!

The materials from this presentation are available on my SMART Minnesota Summer Institute 2007 wikispace at: https://minnesotasmart.wikispaces.com

it leaves a mark in the mind… Go leave your mark!” Thanks for attending today’s presentation! “Digital Ink doesn’t stain… it leaves a mark in the mind… Go leave your mark!” Melody Melin Technology Integrationist Kasson-Mantorville Schools