SmartBoard Tips & TricksJill Marano and Julia Harnett

1. Open SmartBoard Notebook Software

2. Open Gallery Tab

3. Access Lesson Activity Toolkit

4a. Select Activities5a. Select Anagram

The Anagram Activity allows students to rearrange a jumbled word into its correct form. This is an excellent activity to review for a

vocabulary quiz or for a quiz on terminology, especially if spelling is assessed.

6a. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” double click on

any color anagram

7a. Click “Edit” and Input DataThe example provided below was used to review for a Latin 1

Vocabulary Quiz. I placed vocabulary words under “anagram,” and their definitions under “clues.” For pictures, copy and paste images

into the document and drag the images into the boxes provided.

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4b. Select Activities5b. Select Vortex sort –

text/imageThe Vortex activity allows students to separate either

words or images into two different categories.

6b. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” double click on

any color

7b. Click “Edit” and Input DataThe example provided below was used to review for Latin 1 students to identify two different groups of verbs by their conjugation. I typed the two different categories in “Vortex 1 label” and “Vortex 2 label” and then typed in different verbs under “Label.” Then I selected one

of the two groups for each verb.

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4c. Select Games5c. Select Crossword

The Crossword Activity allows students to complete a Crossword Puzzle

interactively using the terms which you create.

6c. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” double click on

“Crossword”

7c. Click “Click Here to Begin,” Input Data and Click

“Generate”The example provided below was used to review for a Latin 1

vocabulary quiz. I provided vocabulary words in Latin under “word” and I provided the English translations for my “clues.”

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4d. Select Activities5d. Select Hot Spots

The Hot Spots activity allows students to identity locations on a picture.

6d. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” choose any color

“Hot Spots”

7d. Click “Edit”, Choose Function, drop target, and

Input DataThe example provided below can be used to identify regions on a

world map.

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4e. Select Activities5e. Select Word Guess

The Word Guess activity allows students to identity words using clues.

6e. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” choose any color

“Word Guess”

7e. Click “Edit”, Choose Game, and Input Data

The example provided below can be used to identify Banking Terms

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