SMARTBoard


 * SMART Board - Train the Trainer - Tuesday August 4 and Wednesday August 5 at Tivy High School D110 Lab**

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Introduction to Setting Up a SMART Board

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Using the SMART board or the SMART Airliner (portable whiteboard) gives teachers access to the software application called SMART Notebook. This software is what makes the board interactive with the computer.

[|SMART Training Videos - 2 Minute Trainers] [|SMART Training Resources and Downloads]:

SMART is really good about providing both document and video training on their site. You can view the training opportunities of the site by [|clicking here]. SMART also allows teachers to create their own interactive lessons. Here is a [|quick-guide PDF] on how to create and save your own lessons for your SMART board.

Why reinvent the wheel? [|Here is a site] that provides free interactive web sites for whiteboard lessons broken up by grade level and subject. [|SMART directory of educator resources]. Click on Online Classroom Resources where you can view by grade level. This is updated constantly! [|Heather Lamb] is a SMART consultant and she has an excellent resource of tools for teachers. Click on her name to access one of her sites. Heather also has a [|del.icio.us site] (social bookmark sharing site) where she shares websites she finds using SMART and Interactive whiteboards.
 * Notebook Software Lesson Activities include a collection of .xbk files which are the Power Point-type files you can save and edit as you teach. To download these, right click on them and select "Save Target As".
 * SMART Ideas Software Activities is the collection of .ipr files that are best used with the large SMART Boards. These are interactive files and they can be saved and edited. Just select "download lesson" to save them. Your computer must have the IPR application installed for these to work and that is part of version 10.0 which is new as of summer 2008.

[|Tim Fahlberg] is an educator who developed a resource site for teachers wanting to create "mathcasts" - video recordings of whiteboard interactions for students and parents.

SMART Online Resources and Interactive Web Sites
These are great resources for any classroom with a projector (no matter if there is a SMART board or not).

[|Center School's SMART resources] [|Kidspiration/Inspiration SMART Uses] [|LeeSummit Schools] list of SMART resources [|Thinkfinity] - search engine for interactive lessons (on the far right)
 * Teaching with SMART Boards**

[|I Know That!] [|Jeopardy Games I] [|Jeopardy Games II] [|Jeopardy Games III] [|Mr. Nussbaum's Online class interactive games] [|Power Point Classroom Games]
 * Interactive Learning Games**

[|Access Excellence Field Trips] [|AmbleWeb Primary School] [|Beacon Learning Center] [|BGfL] [|EdSitement] [|Eduscapes] - Math, Science, Health [|Interactive Field Trips] [|JC Schools Directory of Interactives] [|Mr. Nussbaum's Online class interactive games] [|Read, Think, Write] [|SAILon Interactives] - Joint venture between Houston area school districts [|Scholastic Resources] [|SMART resources] by country [|Standards Site] [|Teacher's Lab] [|Teachers' Tap] [|Virtual Field Trips]
 * All Subjects Interactives**

[|Primary Resources] Math Interactives: ** [|Brunner Math] [|Everyday Math Resources] [|Fun Mathematics Lessons] [|Illuminiations] [|Interactive Math] [|Mathball] [|Mathcast 24/7] - great resource by Tim Fahlberg [|National Council of Teachers of Mathematics] [|Online Calculator] [|Primary Resources for Math] [|Ready-Made Power Points for Math] [|Smarter Ways to Use SMART Boards in Math] [|Teaching Time] [|Time Lessons] [|Virtual Math Manipulatives]
 * English Language Interactives:**

[|Reading Quest] [|Starfall] - early childhood resources
 * Reading Manipulatives**

[|Amusement Park Physics] [|Anatomy & Physiology Interactives] [|Berkeley's Science View] [|http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.ht]m">Biology I Interactives [|Human Body Interactive] [|Primary Resources] [|Sandlot Science] [|Shodor Math and Science Java Interactives]
 * Science Interactives**

[|Interactive Amazon Adventure] [|National Geographic Xpeditions] [|Primary Resources - Geography] [|Primary Resources - History]
 * Social Studies Interactives**

[|Primary Resources]
 * Technology Interactives**

Free Software Downloads -
[|SMART Education] [|ED Compass]

Lesson Plan Links
[|USD 259's SMART Board Academy Lesson Plans] [|EDCompass Lesson Activities] [|Smart Education Templates and Files] [|Carter School SMARTboard Lessons] [|SMARTboard Lessons from Center School District]

[|Heather Lamb's Delicious Bookmarks for SMARTBoards]
 * Resource Links:**