Smartboard training
I've been asked by my district to provide some training on the use and implementation of SmartBoards. Unfortunately, I don't really "use" my SmartBoard (it's more of a glorified white board). So, I'm in need of some sites/books to go to for training and advice. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
Tags: boards, interactive, promethean, smartboards, white
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Permalink Reply by Joe Schuch on -
Not sure if you are looking for info on how to use existing smartboards or due diligence in advance of deployment.
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Permalink Reply by Kendra Larmour on -
Most of the training will be using existing smartboards but we do have a few classrooms without so this might be a good option. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Drew McAllister on -
Kendra,
My team provides training for all the Smart Board installs in our district. There are many fabulous resources out there, but I think a good place to start might be the Smart Exchange
When I talk with teachers about Smart Boards, I really focus more on the Smart Notebook product rather than the board itself. For me, it helps to think of Notebook as a launching pad for any number of activities. Some basic uses are:
-- archiving notes that can then be made available 24/7 through a website, or printed out as a study guide for students with IEPs
-- manipulative activities: since everything is an object, even written text, sorting and matching can help kenesthetic learners "touch" abstract concepts, like language. For instance, I like writing out a word and then ungrouping it in order to ask students to come up and "pull apart" the pieces of the word that make up the stem, the tense, etc.
-- used in tandem with a document camera, or any digital camera for that matter, Notebook allows you to pull in artifacts, primary source documents, or student work and annotate together as a group. Comm arts teachers love to use this technique to provide some real-time feedback for students during the writing process.
-- and there are any number of interactive websites or programs that work great with a Smart Board -- fly around the world with Google Earth, learn to read with Starfall.com, create 3d structures while discussing measurement with Google Sketchup, and on and on.
Good luck with your presentation!
--Drew
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Permalink Reply by Kendra Larmour on
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Thanks! Love the practical nature of your ideas.
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Permalink Reply by Corin Drozdowski on -
Kendra,
Drew has given you some good starting points. I am involved with teacher training for the Smartboard in my school also.
One of my favorite sites is The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
It is a good site to use for K through 12, and has wonderful math resources.
Another thing, which would be a good investment, is called "Fonts for Teachers". It is a disc of fonts that you can install on the computer. Many of the fonts have the lines for teaching writing skills. Here is the site to see a better explanation.
http://www.downhillpublishing.com/fonts4teachers.cfm
Hope they help!! Best of luck!
Corin
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Wylie on -
Thanks for the Manipulatives Library. Great site. I will post it on my blog too.
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Permalink Reply by Kendra Larmour on
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I'll have to check these out - thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Cheska Lorena on
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Permalink Reply by Kendra Larmour on
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Great resource! Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Obe Hostetter on -
Over 3500 SMARTBoard users share ideas, lessons, training ideas and Notebook files on the SMARTBoard Revolution Ning. You can see the training forum at http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/forum/categories/training-reso...
The best Notebook 10 book I know that also has examples is the Simple Smart Skills Volume 2 (Windows or MAC). See info at http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/forum/topics/smartboard-book-r...
Finally, you could download and use this free Notebook 10 training file at http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/forum/topics/notebook-10-train...
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Permalink Reply by Kendra Larmour on
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These are great! Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Mrs. Blossom on -
Face to face training is always the best solution in my opinion, however there are now some online solutions that make SMART Board training very flexible. http://www.blossomlearning.com is a great resource for SMART Board training. It includes areas to download lesson activities as well as provides a full online course. I also have my own facebook page with great helpful links to everything involving SMART Boards. You should check it out at http://www.blossomlearning.com or http://www.facebook.com/mrsdblossom
Goodluck!
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