Can it help engage our students? 1

Jenn Smith – Special Education Teacher at Oswego High School: 9 years teaching experience Lindsay Therrien – Art Teacher at Southside Academy Charter School: 5 years teaching experience Christine Astafan – Instrumental Music Teacher at West Genesee Central School District: 4 years teaching experience 2

Introduction to the world of technology in the classroom Elmo Movie Maker Programs Smartboard/Promethean Board Survey says? Conclusion 3

What is it? Document camera/projection system Evolved from the overhead projector Displays documents and objects that are not translucent Also able to display movies 4

What teachers can do with this technology Display 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional work Whole class instruction Small reader books (primary grades) Introducing new topics Review of concepts (patterns, colors, vocabulary) Demonstrations in special areas (art, science) 5

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History : Windows Movie Maker came out in 2000 and suffered poor reviews compared to iMovie by Apple that had been released in 1999 ( Windows Movie Maker and iMovie are software downloaded to the computer There are also web based movie making programs Animoto.com Kizoa.com 7

What teachers can do with these programs: Pre-teach Summaries Review Teach classroom routines Class Projects Book Trailers Demonstrations/Presentations 8

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Interactive white boards have been around for almost 20 years. They are used in education, businesses, and governmental areas. The two main companies that manufacture interactive white boards are SmartBoard and the Promethean board. 11

The SmartBoard originated from Canada. It was founded in 1987 by David Martin and Nancy Knowlton. Made its first appearance in In 1992, Smart linked with the Intel Corporation and the SmartBoard took off. Today it is reported that 1.7 million to date installed for schools, business, and government. Fun Fact: You may also have seen them on the popular TV series CSI. ( uick%20facts%20and%20stats) ( ndustry) 12

In 2003, Promethean was the first to release program for primary level called ActivPrimary. “Promethean Planet” ActivInspire is the main software space where all documents are stored and basic layouts of charts can be found and shared. v.21199http:// v (time line) 13

Research Dr. Robert J. Marzano, PhD, cofounder and CEO or Marzano Research Laboratory in Englewood, Colorado, conducted a study regarding the use of technology and student growth. The study showed that teachers who were more confident with using the boards used it more, helping instruction within their classroom. ( 14

Games Overhead Videos/DVDs Notes “Bell Ringers” Internet sites Interactive flipcharts for group lesson Maps Projection As a Whiteboard 15

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How often do you use technology in the classroom? Please check one ( ) Always ( ) Frequently ( ) Occasionally ( ) Never Please check any of the following forms of technology that you have used in your classroom. __ Television__ Movie Maker__ LCD Projector __ Computers__ Elmo__ Smart board __ Overhead Projector__ Other. 17

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Correlation of comfort level of teacher and use of technology Always evolving Be creative Training available Be “in” with the students/colleagues 20

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