Get your SMARTBoard up to Speed

Session Description Gearing up your use of technology may be as simple as fully utilizing your SMARTBoard software. Excellent for differentiation for k-5 and 6-8. From hands-on to one- on-one computer work, students can achieve success in many subject areas while at the same time integrating these subjects with technology. We will share lessons and activities as well as links for more resources.

Previous Page Next Page Add a blank page Save Paste Undo Delete Toolbar- Same icon format as you see in Windows programs

Shade Full Screen Capture Select Tool Pen Creative Pen Eraser Toolbar These are unique to SMART

Line Shapes Font Fill Transparency Line Width Move toolbar to bottom Toolbar These are unique to SMART

Up to Speed? Use engaging websites Tools are great for enhancing the visual of any activity Concept Mapping Maps Virtual Field Trips Tutorials Manipulatives in math Writing – editing, composing, brainstorming, story starters Great for use with existing software such as Kidspiration, Inspiration,Timeliner or activities such as Jeopardy created in PowerPoint Labeling parts of an image or diagram Recording data Comparison Timelines

Teacher Created Activities Start from Scratch Or start with a created activity and modify to suit your lesson Use tools and backgrounds to enhance

Question boxes – question on one side, click and it flips over to reveal the answer.

Page 2 of Teacher Created Activity

Use a pen to draw lines….

Or use a creative pen to draw lines….

Teacher Created or Gallery Materials lend for easier differentiation Drag Pets into graph, Use tally marks or write numbers

Page Sorter shows all pages open Gallery- Access to Gallery and Essentials for Educators Attachments – View of files you have attached

Gallery Essentials for Educators –Administration and Evaluation –Arts –English Language Arts –Geography –History –Mathematics –People and Culture –Science and Technology –Special Needs –Sports and Recreation

Gallery Gallery Sampler –English Language Arts –Geography and History –Mathematics –Science –Professional

Gallery Lessons and Activities in All Subject Areas –Science Structure of a Leaf (Gallery Sampler,Edu, Sci-Tech,Biology) Flowers and Seeds (Essentials for Edu,Sci/Tech,Biology-Plants) –Math-Telling Temperature (Gallery Sampler, Mathematics – shape, space measure, temp) –LA –Grammar Show Interactive (Essentials for Educators, ELA, Grammar, Adj.) –Technology - Detectives (Essentials for Edu,Sci-Tech,Tech,Computers) –Social Studies-I have a Dream (Essentials for Edu,History,North America,Famous Americans) All Grade Levels Formats: –Interactive Movies – some with Quizzes –Sound Files –Templates –Images –Some activities link to pages and activities on the WWW

In Gallery Essentials for Educators Geography Maps North America USA USA-States Geography

Click and drag states – They will snap to the correct spot.

Interactive Movies in the Gallery Essentials for Educators – Physics – Gravity – Gravity and the Solar System

Some interactive movies have Tests and Reviews

Tools in Software Dice Spinner Clock Timer Question Boxes Navigation Buttons Paper Backgrounds Planning Tools for Teachers Shade

Dice With Numbers, Letters and Sounds

Spinner

Clock Shows Current time and runs.

Clock with Timer Can set time to start and run clock

Timer Set time to run up or down. Timer will beep when time expires.

Enhanced Resources There are also: Navigation Buttons Paper Backgrounds Planning tools for teachers

Add Sounds to Text Hear the Pig Another Teacher Created Activity

Drag money amounts to coin.

Coins are locked in place Money amounts and words are not locked. Movement is allowed. Amounts and words can be dragged to the coin.

Drag words to match coin and money amounts.

Shade is used to hide areas of the SMARTBoard. Shade reveals coins and money amounts.

Shade reveals only coins.

Shade reveals only words to read and review.

Lessons From SMART-found on Web – Links are in Gallery – Online Resources Content added to gallery- My Content Alphabetical Flowers Concrete or Abstract Nouns Volume Which Bubble is the Biggest St Patrick’s Day Math, St Patrick’s Day Fun, World Maps and Google Earth Weather POTD

Lessons Available on Internet Lessons in Many Subject Areas- (See Table of Links) –Science – Butterfly Life Cycle Flower Power 2 nd – in gallery (Timothy Littleboots) Plants –Math Post a Letter Shapes –LA Idioms 4-8 – added to gallery –Technology Primary Keyboarding- added to gallery –Social Studies Maps 4 th – added to gallery

Our Tables of Links For Interactive Sites For SMARTBoard Notebook Activities For Links sites with MORE>>>

SMARTBoard Presentation Created by Kathy Beck, Instructional Technology Coordinator and Linda Lerch, Technology Teacher Iredell-Statesville Schools for NCAECT March 2008 Concord, NC