SMARTen Up!
using SMARTboards effectively in the middle and senior years classroom
Manitoba Education
June 21, 2010
In this hands-on session we will learn basic through advanced “reveal techniques”, mechanics of using the board, lesson plan design, how to work with video and audio, weave in appropriate web 2.0 tools and applications, and discuss the pedagogical considerations that flow from using this technology, multimedia and the internet.
Below you will find resources and links related to the SMARTen Up! workshop. All slides and SMART Notebook files used in the presentation can be found here as well as other resources teachers may find valuable.
The Aftermath
Please share feedback on the workshop here.
Agenda
There will be a lot going on today and we'll need to get organized. I'm looking for a volunteer to be our D-in-C, Designer-in-Chief to keep our collaborative Google Doc pretty and well organized. (You're invited to join the doc now.)
June 21
9:00 - 9:30 Introductions & Getting Collaborative (there will be music!)
9:30 - 10:30 Basic Reveal Techniques
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
10:45 - 12:00 Advanced Reveal Techniques and Challenges
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 SMARTen Up! with Multimedia
2:00 - 2:30 Web 2.0 Tools to Create & Share
2:30 - 2:45 BREAK
2:45 - 3:30 Next Steps ...
More Resources
There are lots of free resources for you on this page. Keep scrolling down.
The slides from the workshop are available for download below ...
Part 1: Reveal Techniques
Download Notebook file: SMARTen Up Part 1.notebook
Part 2: SMARTen Up With Multimedia
Download Notebook file: SMARTen Up Part 2.notebook
Download Sounds: badabing.mp3 school_house_rock.mp3 ItsGreatToLearn.mp3 darn.mp3
Part 3: Weaving in the Web
Download Notebook file: SMARTen Up Part 3.notebook
Post Script: Sharpening the Saw
My First Class using a SMARTboard
A little rant about Things They Should Have Taught Me (comparing lessons a year later)
The same lesson another year later
How to Find Creative Commons Licensed Images on Flickr
A little screenr-cast illustrating how to download YouTube videos directly to your desktop:
Interactive Resources
At the bottom of the page you will find links to files you can download and begin using with your SMARTboard right away.
This presentation was put together collaboratively by an international group of teachers. One slide at a time. It grows, slowly, all the time. If you want to contribute contact information for Tom Barrett, a teacher in the UK who started it, is on the last slide.
Feed from the TeqSmart Blog. Often has links to Notebook lessons and self-installing Gallery files. This information will update itself automatically. You'll always find something new here:
Stay SMART! Get Connected!
Podcasts
Get SMART with SMART Boards podcast with James Holis and Harvey Almarode
Teaching with SMARTBoard video podcast with Dave Sladkey and Scott Miller
Networking
Join the SMARTboard Revolution ning
Share SMARTlinks at SMARTlinks wiki
More to explore in Darren's IWB bookmarks on delicious.com
FREE GIFTS FOR YOUR SB
There are two files you can download below. One is a collection of tools for your SB gallery. Just download it and double click; it will install automatically. It's mostly math stuff but I'm sure other teachers will find valuable stuff there too.
The second file is a Notebook file with over 170 teaching tools you can use in your classes. They can be added to your Notebook Gallery by clicking on them in the Page Sorter view as shown in the screen capture below.
(keep scrolling down)
TeachingwithSmartboardGalleryFile.gallery.zip
Graphic Organizers (pdf files to download, permission granted for classroom use)
Lots more to download here.
Cheers!
Darren