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Interactives and More for Savvy Smart Board Users Lela Alston Elementary February 23, 2009. Pamela Gavina Ann Lumm. Roster into this Session. Access myThinkfinity. Click on Attendee Sign-In. User ID. ********. Introducing…. Your name Your current position
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Interactives and More for Savvy Smart Board Users Lela Alston Elementary February 23, 2009 Pamela Gavina Ann Lumm
Roster into this Session Access myThinkfinity Click on Attendee Sign-In User ID ********
Introducing… • Your name • Your current position • A topic or concept of interest that you’ve chosen, and why • Share one side of your Bio Cube ReadWriteThink Bio Cube Keyword search… “Bio Cube”…It will be the 3rd Resource…Partner Site ReadWriteThink
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How did you learn about mathematical combinations? Blah, blah, blah, red andyellow, red and blue blah, blah, blah, green and brown , green and blue ….. Huh? Zzzzz… ?!?!?!
Video Clips Combination Games //pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/combinations/combinations.html http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/math/patterns/people/ Interactive tools for engaging learners and differentiating instruction!
Math Resources to Explore….. http://illuminations.nctm.org/
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More Exploring! Commanding Heights Gravity Launch Art of Explosion All Systems Are Go Continent Assembler Tower of Hanoi
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