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

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

3. The Digital Generation: “JUST DO IT!”

4. The Digital Generation: “JUST DO IT!”

5. Did You Know
By Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod

6. Shift Happens Wikispace:

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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

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

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

13. E2T2 Grant

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

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

16. KM SMART Board Action Plan
SMART Boards
SMART Boards
SMART Boards

17. Additional Equipment
Projectors
Scanners
Speakers
Microphones

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

19. 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.

20. Resource Web Page

21. SMART Free Online Training

22. Two Minute Flash Tutorials

23. SMART Print Tutorials

24. Notebook Lesson Activities Standards, Subject, Grade

25. Essentials for Educators

26. Speller Number Cruncher Finale Notepad
Free Software
Speller
Number Cruncher
Finale Notepad

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

28. Free Online Materials

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

30. 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.

31. 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.

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

33. Thinkfinity (Marco Polo)

34. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

35. SSC SMART Board User Group

36. SMART Boards Lesson Podcast

37. SMART Board 2007 Blog

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

39. The materials from this presentation are available on my SMART Minnesota Summer Institute 2007 wikispace at:

40. 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