Get your SMARTBoardup 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.

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Add a blank pageSave

PasteUndo

Delete

Toolbar- Same icon

format as you see in Windows programs

ShadeFull Screen

CaptureSelect Tool

PenCreative Pen

EraserToolbar These are unique to SMART

LineShapes

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TransparencyLine Width

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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 -Email 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

DiceWith 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 ResourcesContent added to gallery- My Content

• http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/

• 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 2nd – 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 4th – added to gallery

Our Tables of Links

• For Interactive Sites

• For SMARTBoard Notebook Activities

• For Links sites with MORE>>>http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/tech/kbeck/entiwblink.htm

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/tech/kbeck/entiwblink.htm

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/tech/kbeck/iwblinkla.htm

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/tech/kbeck/iwblinkm.htm

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/tech/kbeck/iwblinks.htm

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/tech/kbeck/iwblinkmsa.htm

SMARTBoard Presentation

Created by Kathy Beck, Instructional Technology Coordinator

andLinda Lerch, Technology Teacher

Iredell-Statesville Schoolsfor NCAECTMarch 2008

Concord, NC