Thriving with SMARTBoard in the 21st Century

SMART Version 9.5

Linda LerchKathy Beck

Iredell Statesville SchoolsFor NCECT – Fall 2007

Advantages to SMARTBoard

• Make each lesson exciting

• Grasp student attention

• Allows for Easy Differentiation

• Has activities for All subject areas

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Add a blank pageSave

PasteUndo

Delete

ShadeFull Screen

CaptureSelect Tool

PenCreative Pen

Eraser

LineShapes

FontFill

TransparencyLine Width

Move toolbar to bottom

Page Sorter shows all pages open

Gallery- Access to Gallery and Essentials for Educators

Attachments – View of files you have attached

Activity 1Practice Writing

• Teacher adds text to page with handwriting background from Gallery

• Student can trace with finger on screen or SMARTBoard

Student can click on speaker to hear the name of the letter

Activity 2Parts of the Computer

Teacher Created Materialusing images from the gallery

Using the Question Box Feature

Student clicks on the question box to reveal the answer.

The answer is revealed

Page 2Draw a line to the picture from the word

Click on Expand Screen to see full screen

Select PenEither before or after expanding screen

After expanding screen

Select width of line

Draw line

Or Select Creative Pen

Select width of line

Select a different Creative Pen

Practice Typing

Differentiation

• Page 1 is visually matching parts and their name and description

• Page 2 is drawing a line to each part from the word

• Page 3 is typing and reciting the word

Activity 3Graphing

Survey the types of pets students have in each student group.

Drag each animal into the chart.

Students use the mouse on their individual computers

At SMARTBoard – touch and drag with finger, tennis ball, pointer

Tally

Select Pen - Write Number

Select Text

Activity 3Money

Click on Title to hear the coins

Click on the Speaker to hear the pig.

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 money amounts to coin.

Drag words to match coin and money amounts.

Shade:Used to cover areas of the

SMARTBoard

Select Shade

Shade reveals only coins

Shade reveals coins and money amounts

Shade reveals only words to read and review

Dice

Click on Die

Die Spins and student can hear number revealed

There are also dice with numbers

Click on Die and it spins and reveals number. Number is also heard.

Spinner

Clock Shows Current time and runs.

Clock

Can set time to start and run clock

Timer

Set time to count down or up

Click startTimer will beep when time expires.

Beep is heard when time runs out.

Enhanced Resources

Navigation Buttons

Paper Backgrounds

Planning Tools

Interactive Movies in the Gallery

Some interactive movies have Tests

And Reviews

Geography

• Gallery

• Geography

• Maps

• USA

• States

Click and drag states –

They will snap to the correct spot.

For Further Information

• See the SMARTBoard contact in booth

• Slide show of presentation at the Iredell Statesville webpage, under Departments - Technology.

• iss.schoolwires.com/technology