Here’s a Presentation from Tom Barrett listing a variety of Interesting ways to use an Interactive Wipe Board. It keeps growing, so bookmark it and come back and look every now and then!
http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dhn2vcv5_106c9fm8j
Tag: Smart Board
Word Sort Templates for the Smartboard
Want an easy way to create a word sort using a Smartboard? Try out these new Smartboard templates:
Basic shapes (to look like a chart) and text boxes:
Using a few Interactive Features from the Lesson Activities Toolkit in the Notebook software:
(For those of you who teach in Salem, you can also get to them from the G drive > Common> ITRT Resources for Teachers > Smartboard > Smartboard Activities > Word Sorts). These word sorts were actually an idea from Debbie Kier with some input from Angela Hash.
Finally, want some pre-made Smartboard words sorts? Check out these resources created by Kristi Burke from Orange County Public Schools.
Know of any other resources for words sorts on the Smartboard? Leave a comment if you do!
Picture Books for the Smartboard on Lookybook
A group of technology educators on Twitter have been passing around this great site for Early Readers on the Smartboard. It’s called LookyBook, and it presents picture books in a format that you can use on the Smartboard (or any computer, really). Here’s an thumbnail example I felt was appropriate for this time of year. Click on the book once to turn pages and twice to see the larger version on the Lookbook Website.
http://www.lookybook.com/embed/1498-embed.swf
Using the Smartboard, you can present a picture book in a way that all children can see it easily (or allow them to present it), AND you can WRITE on the book. Cirlce rhyming words, highlight descriptive words, pick out punctuation…all using the Smartboard pens. *The writing in a few of the books is pretty small, so you’ll have to check them out first to see if this will work.*
Another neat feature is that the site will allow you to customize your own virtual bookshelf where you can store your favorite stories. Currently there are over 300 books to choose from, but more are being added every day.
Websites to Use with the Smartboard
Finally, this wasn’t really a question, but it is a reminder from me. Don’t forget to use websites with SMART Boards.
I’m creating some ready-to-go pages listing websites (by subject) with links to sites that work well with SMARTboards. It’s taking me some time because there are so many out there. You can check out what I have at the moment on the SCS SMART Board Sites for Kids page (Your school homepage > Students > Links for Kids > SMART board sites for kids). Meanwhile, if you want to start looking for your own, or suggest some to me, that would be great! Here are a few sites that already list a bunch…
And this is a great blog to follow…Teachers Love SMART Boards….there’s always new and exciting posts about using SMART Boards in the classroom.
I keep a list in my delicious account too (though it is getting very long): http://del.icio.us/tcoffey/smartboard
While you are looking, if you find a good one, please, please leave me a comment and share it. I’ll add it to the SCS SMART Board page so that others can use it too!!
Pre-made Activities for the SMART Board
Next questions I’ve heard:
Are there other places to look for lessons (other than the Smart Site)? Where do I look?
Here are a few sites that have resources you can use “as is” or you can customize:
Rockingham County Teacher-made Lessons
Teaching with Technology 