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Using a Smartboard in the Classroom

Using a Smartboard in the Classroom. Diana Dawson Rockwood Elementary School dlsanchez@okcps.org. Using the Smartboard. * Writing - Draw and move, make bigger, clone, group and ungroup * Screen shade – hiding items * Magic pen – spotlight, zoom

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Using a Smartboard in the Classroom

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  1. Using a Smartboard in the Classroom Diana Dawson Rockwood Elementary School dlsanchez@okcps.org

  2. Using the Smartboard * Writing - Draw and move, make bigger, clone, group and ungroup * Screen shade – hiding items * Magic pen – spotlight, zoom * Shape recognition pen – makes perfect shapes *Transparent screen – write, use screen capture *Dual Screen and page pinning

  3. Visuals! Screen Full Dual Screen page Pin Shade Screen Screen Capture Magic Pen Tool: Draw circle for spotlight Draw a square to zoom

  4. Using the side icons * Gallery Essentials – education resources by separated by subject and subgroups * Gallery Sampler – find pictures * My Content – save and insert personal items to your “My Content” folder. Right click on what you want to save and click Add to My Content * Using the search bar to find a specific thing (i.e. timers, paper backgrounds) *Smart Exchange – find already made lessons that you can download and save on notebook!! * Lesson Activity Tool Kit – Has games that you can play on smartboard all you do is pick a game, click “edit” and type in your own questions

  5. Smartboard Tricks!! • When some pens/erasers don’t work – touch pen tool with a working pen and change it’s color. This also allows you to work faster without switching b/w pen tools. • Calibrating shortcut - touch the two buttons in front • Changing pen colors – from welcome screen go to control panel, smart hardware settings, pens, click on the pen you want to change, click fill effects, and choose your color, then apply • Quick erase – make a circle around writing area and touch center

  6. Reading Instruction using the Smartboard • McGraw/Hill Reading: (Online teachers’ manuals, need id and password) http://www.mhln.com • Student.Treasures.Reading: (mcmillan/mcgraw activities) http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/national/students • Smartboard Notebook Software: Interactive Teaching Chart. Examples of center activity for smartboard 1. Essentials for Educators English and Language Arts Spelling ( fridge magnets) 2. Lesson Activity Toolkit Example: Activities > Sentence arrange > go down and click on Interactive and Multimedia

  7. Sites for Reading Centers using Smartboard • Smartbook Notebook Software Essential for Educators English and Language Arts > Lots of things you can choose from there depending on the skills you are working on. Lesson ActivityToolkit > Activities > ex: > Keyword Match (make your own vocabulary match game), Sentence arrange ( you can type in sentences for students to put in the correct sequence.) * Student.Treasures.Reading: http://treasures.macmillanmh.com/national/students • Online children’s picture books: http://childrensbooksforever.com/ • Sight words practice grades 1-4: http://www.sightwordswithsamson.com/sw/sight_words.asp • Storyline (picture books read by actors) http://www.storylineonline.net/ • Phonics practice and storybooks: http://starfall.com

  8. Using a Smartboard for Math Instruction • Smartboard Notebook Software: Essential for Educators Mathematics > ( lots of things you can choose from depending on what you are learning) Lesson Activity Toolkit Activities > Games > Ex: Multiple choice ( make up your own math game using multiple choice) • Math skills: http://www.sandyhill.dcpsmd.net/Navigate/students2.htm • Math Jeopardy:http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/mathjeopardy.htm • Smartboard Lessons: http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smart-lessons/elementary_lessons.html#Math • Math Skills by Pass Objectives • http://www.ixl.com

  9. Useful Websites • Has lists of websites organized by grade levels, subjects, and skills http://www.internet4classrooms.com • Story creativity, specialized content, educational information, fun activities http://www.magickeys.com • List of Interactive Websites by subjects http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-read.htm • Houghton Mifflin Math Website http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/

  10. Technology around the Classroom • Using usb and web cam Use web cam under Windows Movie Maker and show students how to record themselves and save on usb Ideas: Record themselves reading - Keep a digital file of their reading through out the year - Save the recording and burn on a disk, emailparents Record themselves giving a response about a book that they read with some written teacher questions about the story. Playback on Friday on review and assess day. Talk about it. • Tall standing speaker w/ microphone • Students can sit in a circle next to the speaker and read along with a microphone • Have students use OKCPS digital school library. Students can check out an e-book online if available and read it at home. To access go to okcps.org, click resources, scroll to Parent and Student resources, click OKCPS digital school library. ( Your librarian will be able to tell you about this, if not e-mail me for any questions!)

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