Smartboards in the Classroom

One of the most time-consuming tasks with the SmartBoard used to be creating text boxes with new vocabulary, creating geometric shapes to match, changing the background color of the boxes, rearranging the order of both geometric shape and textbox and THEN grouping them together.

The object of all this effort, of course, was to create vocabulary words or labels that can be moved around the SmartBoard to show comprehension.

Well, now a new resource has come out that eliminates all this effort. It's called "Word Magnets" and comes to us from educators in the UK. Here's the link. Have fun!

Attachment(s): http://www.xmleducation.co.uk/magnets.html

Here's a great new website for all you Math teachers looking for interesting math activities to engage your students.  Enjoy!
Attachment(s): http://www.subtangent.com/maths/index.php

It is always gratifying to see how teachers have learned to use their SmartBoards and then run with the software to create their own lessons for their own students. Here's a link to such a resource that includes a wonderful idea - How to record a SmartBoard lesson, burn it to a CD and have it ready for a substitute teacher when you know you'll be out of the classroom.  Now isn't that a practical idea?!

Enjoy!

Fran

Attachment(s): http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/specificapps.htm

The primary objective of using SmartBoards in the classroom is to reach tactile learners, those who learn primarly through touch, and kinesthetic learners, those who learn through movement.  Getting your students up and out of their seats means that they will be more engaged in your lesson.  This section will provide insights from other teachers who explore, develop and learn the full potential of this wonderful teaching and learning tool.