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Daily 5 Technology - Jennifer Lambrecht
Grades
K to 5tag(s): independent reading (118), listening (81), literacy (107), reading comprehension (131), reading strategies (58), video (267), vocabulary development (115), word study (73), writing (364)
In the Classroom
Incorporating technology for students into the classroom is necessary to meet state standards. Let this blog guide you and make it easier. Although the creator of this site is a 1st grade teacher, many of the technology ideas and tools she mentions are appropriate for older students and other grades as well. This especially pertains to the QR Code and iPad Creating, and Skype/FaceTime sections of this blog. Mentioned are several iPad apps this blogger is currently using with her students. One ingenious idea is to use Skype or FaceTime for your Read to Someone component. Primary teachers may be interested in Literactive, reviewed here, and Teach Your Monster to Read, reviewed here, that she has students use on her Chrome Books. So if you are thinking of, or just beginning to use technology in your class, take a look at this blog for an easy start or as a guide for new ideas to add.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Modern Chalkboard - SuperTeacherWorksheets.com
Grades
K to 6tag(s): addition (224), charts and graphs (204), continents (49), division (158), electricity (95), geometric shapes (172), grammar (204), human body (132), iwb (30), measurement (178), money (184), multiplication (210), parts of speech (70), place value (56), preK (281), rounding (18), solar system (125), subtraction (187), time (138)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this resource for use throughout the year for interactive whiteboard lessons. Share activities on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students operate the board. Some activities would also be appropriate for individual computers.Comments
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SMART Technology Sites - Arlys Peterson
Grades
K to 8tag(s): alphabet (82), audio books (21), grammar (204), human body (132), iwb (30), manipulatives (25), maps (296), money (184), order of operations (40), poetry (221), preK (281), probability (135), problem solving (292), resources (107), rounding (18), states (160)
In the Classroom
These lessons are great for the new SMART Board user or the seasoned pro. Stop and think before you start about how to use them in a student centered lesson, trying some of the lesson formats that help you avoid being "Vanna." View the lessons as is or use them to help you create your own lesson. Use the training videos to help your teaching peers and new SMART Board users learn how to use the SMART Board. Many of these tools could be used on any brand of Interactive Whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exploriments - IL&FS Education & Technology Services Ltd
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): charts and graphs (204), electricity (95), equations (154), forces (47), mass (27), motion (69), statistics (133), variables (20)
In the Classroom
Put your students into the driver's seat of learning with the interactives found on this site. Place the link to the Exploriments site on a classroom computer, or a blog, wiki, or other site for easy access. Use an Exploriment to introduce a concept. After using the interactive, generate a list of what students have learned even before the concept is studied in class. Use as a learning station in the classroom along with other learning experiences to explain a concept. Note: Register and sign in to be able to view and use the interactives. Download SMART notebook lessons for use in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SMART Board Goodies - Amber Coggin
Grades
K to 12tag(s): iwb (30), literacy (107), numbers (191), resources (107)
In the Classroom
Shop the site for interactive whiteboard resources to download for classroom use. Use the singing horses to teach cause and effect. Use the Facebook page template for students to create biographies of famous people, of themselves for back to school, or of teachers in your building for Back to School nights! There is much to explore at this "gem" of a site!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hands Off, Vanna! Giving Students Control of Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) Learning - TeachersFirst/Candace Hackett Shively
Grades
K to 12tag(s): iwb (30)
In the Classroom
Teachers in any subject and grade level will find ideas for IWB learning in their classroom. Make this professional information a self-guided tour to improve your use of a new or existing IWB. Share it with colleagues for an informal inservice session. Everything is here for you to explore and learn. If you are in charge of leading professional development about IWBs, this new perspective on student-centered use will send Vanna packing and inspire many new avenues for learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mr. Bird's Calc Page - Sean Bird
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): calculators (39), songs (50), test prep (87)
In the Classroom
Use the Calculus Songs as warm-ups for class time and have students create their own songs. Share the video on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Challenge students to create their own top 10 lists to share with the class. Use the AP review quizzes to help students study for the exam. Print the Calculus study cards for students to use for review. Challenge students to create calculus flashcards using a tool such as Flashcard Stash, reviewed here. Teachers looking for new ideas to spice up their calc class will find terrific possibilities on this teacher-created site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Longwood Central School District SMART Board Lessons - Longwood Central School District
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
These lessons are great for the new SMART Board user or the seasoned pro. Use these if you need a lesson but don't have time to create one from scratch. View the lessons and use them to help you create your own lesson. Click the different tabs to view the different grade levels. Please note that all of these activities require SMART Notebook software (which comes with SMART brand IWBs). Don't have SMART brand IWB's? Some files will work using the SMART Notebook Express online viewer available smarttech.com/#">here. (Download the notebook file from Longwood's collection to your desktop and then upload to SMART Notebook Express site.) If you use a lesson, go to the staff directory under District Information -> Email Directory and send the creator a thank you. Think how great it would be to receive an email from a teacher "out there" thanking YOU for sharing?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SMART Notebook Express - SMART Technologies
Grades
K to 12tag(s): iwb (30)
In the Classroom
Teachers who do not have access to a whiteboard no longer have to miss out on SMART's great activities. Use this site with a projector and have your students manipulate the information from the attached laptop. Use as a classroom center and have students work on SMART Notebook activities. Students can even access activities from home because the files can be opened on the web. When using SMART Notebook express it is important to note that not all features of a lesson may work.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Harvey's Homepage - Harvey Almarode
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K to 12These lessons are created for the SMART Board so SMART Notebook software is needed to run the lessons. If you don't have SMART Notebook the lessons can be viewed using SMART Notebook Express found at http://express.smarttech.com/#. The site also sells a flash drive with the lessons loaded on it, but you don't HAVE to buy anything.
In the Classroom
If you have a SMART Board and you teach math, you will want to download these lessons. Use the lessons to make your teaching more interactive and meaningful. Use the lesson in a whole group setting or load them on classroom computers and use them as centers. Be sure to check out the professional development link to learn more about SMART Board use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SMART Lesson Collection - Scholastic
Grades
K to 12tag(s): iwb (30)
In the Classroom
These lessons are great for the new SMART Board user or the seasoned pro. Use these if you need a lesson but don't have time to create one from scratch. View the lessons and use them as ideas to help you create your own lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exploring the Secret Life of Trees - University of Illinois Extension
Grades
2 to 9In the Classroom
This is ideal for use on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Due to the ability to easily pause the video, students can take notes directly from the whiteboard. Create a guided note sheet to accompany the interactive by capturing the screens into PowerPoint slides or a smart notebook and put blank text boxes over the writing so that students can enter the information as they watch it. This is a great one to save in your favorites for an Earth Day activity! Have student create their own "tree stories" using digital pictures of a tree they know and narrating it on Slidestory, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using the Smartboard to support Math - Kenton County School District
Grades
K to 12The activities are divided up by grade level. There is something here for all grade levels. You can also search activities by name: clock templates, Pythagorean theorem, graphing coordinate pairs, spinners, and many others.
tag(s): charts and graphs (204), counting (109), fractions (232), iwb (30), numbers (191), patterns (89), volume (52)
In the Classroom
Unlock the power of the interactive whiteboard by using these activities to introduce or reinforce concepts in a variety of Math subjects. For example, teach geometry using the "Geometry in Action" activity which uses architecture to teach geometric concepts or use "Cubic Volume" to fill a rectangular prism with cubes to determine the volume. Be sure to check out the external sites also, there are some gems! If you have a different brand of whiteboard, preview the ideas for the downloadable files, then check your company's software for an equivalent activity. Many offer very similar resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SMARTboard Two-Minute Tutorials - SMARTtech
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K to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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