Smartboard+in+the+Classroom

toc =What is a Smart Board?=
 * touch-sensitive
 * one of a variety of interactive whiteboards
 * connects the projector and a computer
 * anything you can do with an overhead, a mouse and a computer, you can do with a Smart Board
 * use it in //any// area of the curriculum
 * does not replace effective teaching

=What's So Great About It?=
 * Chalkboards vs. Smart Boards

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 * Management
 * Exciting, Engaging, Motivating - Kids love it, they pay more attention. So do teachers!
 * It reaches and enables children to learn at their own level.
 * Increased interaction between student, teacher, and lesson
 * Encourages questioning and easy to evaluate through demonstration
 * You can save and modify lessons instantly, go back to previous examples, save and print
 * For classrooms with few computers, it reaches all
 * Spontaneous research on the Web during a lesson
 * Building community, collaboration
 * Different learning styles - supports kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learning
 * Any 'point and click' application, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or pages in web browsers such as Safari/Explorer, etc. can be used.

=What are some of the possible challenges?=
 * Know your students; who has low self-confidence or self-esteem, shy, fear of failure, etc.
 * Murphy's Law - It won't work when you need it to.
 * Children may know more than you do - but //is// that a challenge?
 * Access to a Smart Board - be creative and buddy up or borrow when the class isn't there
 * Teacher confidence

= = =Basics= Tutorials - Orientation, Keyboard, Toolbar Tools, Gallery and Content
 * [|Atomic Learning] (need to be a member, but some are free)
 * [|Smart Technologies Tutorials]
 * [|Smart Technologies Creating Lessons and Teaching them using Notebook Software]

= = =How do I Start Incorporating it Into My Teaching?=

Ideas from other websites . ..

 * [|41 Ways to Integrate]

Literacy

 * Morning Message
 * reading - character analysis, vocabulary
 * writing - [[file:Scarecrow poem.notebook]], [[file:punctuation.notebook]], revising
 * word work - sorts, spelling, handwriting, 'read, write, check'
 * [[file:May 09 calendar.notebook]]
 * [|Foreign Languages]

Math

 * time
 * money
 * [[file: loose teeth and lunch.notebook]]
 * fractions
 * [[file:Making 10 (vortex).notebook]]
 * measurement
 * [|algebra]

Science

 * [[file:monarch.notebook]]
 * [|human body]
 * space
 * plants

Social Studies

 * [|climate change]
 * [|Panama Canal]
 * [[file:gettysburgaddress.notebook]]
 * [[file:13 colonies.notebook]]

=Tips=
 * When creating a lesson consider the children's height, write lower or have a stool handy.
 * If you need to use a lot of text, try using a larger font size and splitting it over 2 or 3 pages.
 * For children (and teachers) who have difficulty dragging objects, use the two finger approach . . . touch the object you want to drag with one finger. . . with another finger touch the spot you want it to end up . . . let go of the object and it should zip over to the other finger.
 * If two pens are mistakenly picked up, the print will be the color of the last pen chosen.
 * Make sure your hand doesn't rest on the board as you write or it too becomes a pen!
 * Screen capture by pressing the following keys in order //Shift, Apple, 4//

=For Us as Teachers=
 * a commitment of time and individual exploration
 * Access
 * Professional Development
 * collaboration

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