Smart Boards

Presented by Elizabeth Schanbacher

Policies and Procedures

Develop policies and procedures for equipment use:

• Sign out Smart Board room?

Possibly use a calendar for long range and sign out sheet for date of actual use?

• Use Yahoo free e-mail account to schedule room?

Equipment

• Turn on computer first

• Turn on projector

• Log in screen-teacher or student depending on usage

• Look for the green light on the Smart Board

• Eraser and pens-lights on

• Shut down-computer first then projector

How a Smart Board works

• Think of two layers of screen-the first layer is the projected image, the next layer is the layer that allows you to write on, erase, etc.

• Orient the board by pressing the keyboard and mouse simultaneously. Use your finger to press the center of the target.

• http://www.smarttech.com/

Smart Board Menu

• Go to Start, Programs, Smart Board • Recorder• Notebook• Video Player• Keyboard• Floating tools-area capture, left click, pen,

highlighter, undo, eraser, right click, customize• Control Panel

Notebook software

• Typing and formatting-just like Word• Floating Tools• Adding content using the Gallery• Other fun stuff-using with a class• www.starfall.com• www.edcompass.com• http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/resources/SItutorial.pdf• www.internet4classrooms.com• http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/SBActivities.htm• http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm

Resources

• If you have a SmartBoard:• Software Downloads• Lesson Activity Toolkit• SMART Educator Resources

– Example by Mansel Wells - The Magic Tunnel

• Free Online Training (print and video tutorials)– Notebook Software Toolbars (PDF)– Using Microsoft Office with SmartBoards (PDF)

Resources• Web Sites to Use with your Interactive White Board:

Spreadsheet of InterWrite Lessons(from Lancaster - can be used with either Smart or InterWrite)

• e-Learning for Kids• BBC Schools• PBSKids.org• CrickWeb (UK)• Readquarium - Vocabulary Activities• ReadWriteThink.org: Student Materials• Other Vocabulary Resources - BAV• (Step 6 of BAV contains PowerPoint Templates)

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives(Math)

Internet 4 ClassroomsGoogle Earth(Interactive World Maps - Download)

• Google Lit Trips

Resources• ThinkBright's EdVideo Online

(download videos - must get passcode to set up account)

VITAL(sign up to download more videos for Grades 3-6)

• Arkive• (thousands of videos and images of endangered and British

animals, plants, etc.; includes an education section with resources and games; also available as a layer in Google Earth)

CoolSchool.ca(Interactive Flash Activities)

• PhET Simulations• NYS Exam Search

Resources

• NYS 3-8 ELA Exams - 2008•

American Memory - Library of Congress

World Digital Library(maps and other primary source resources organized by continent, time period, and topic)

National Gallery of Art•

Sandfields - Free Flash Resources• Erie 1 Wiki - Resources by Grade and Subject

And more Resources

• eThemes from eMints.org - Resources by Topic or Grade Level

• Whiteboard Resources from Birmingham, UK

• Interactive Whiteboard Links from Georgia Department of Education

Other Interactive White Boards

• ACTIVBoard

• PolyVision

• Mimio

• eBeam

• Numonics

• Interwrite

• Starboard