SMART Board Tips and Tricks
If you recently had your SMART board installed and don’t even know how to turn it on, then this is the class for you. Learn what all of those “cables and things” are hanging off the board, quick troubleshooting tips, and orientation tricks.
Level 1: SMART Introduction
(A: NO experience with software at all) In this class participants will be introduced to the Notebook software and begin using a few of the features. Participants will explore the basic tools: tables, screen shade, pens (including magic pen), shapes, text tools, lines and their properties. Participants will be given the opportunity to register for the SMART Exchange and see how to search for TEKS specific lessons.
Level 2: SMART Basics
(B: I have used the software minimally.) I have opened the software and can use the pens, shapes, lines, etc. in the toolbar. I need to learn ways to easily put my curriculum into the Notebook software to make the lessons interactive and more engaging. In this class, participants will explore the object properties menu: clone, copy, paste, delete, locking, grouping, ordering, flipping, and infinite cloning and the role these properties play in creating interactivity. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore the Lesson Activity ToolKit, Gallery Content and recording features.
Level 3: SMART Lesson Activity Toolkit
(C: I have used the tools and have a pretty good understanding of their uses, but want to explore the pre-made templates in the software.) Come and explore the Lesson Activity ToolKit and Gallery to create interactive activities. Participants will be given time to find and tweak lessons in the exchange, as well as to create their own lessons from scratch. This is a bring your own device class. Teachers need to bring their teacher laptops with the latest version of the Notebook software installed.
Level 4: SMART Intermediate
(D:I feel comfortable with all of the tools, but need some vision for how to use them to create interactive lessons) Come learn how to add interactivity to your lessons. Participants will explore 11 simple ways to add interactivity to a lesson (move to reveal, erase to reveal, change color to reveal, order objects, spotlight tool, table tool, identify and label, infinite cloner, pull tabs, dual page display, and the activity builder widget) and will have some time to tweak specific lessons using the learned techniques. This is a bring your own device class. Teachers need to bring their teacher laptops with the latest version of the Notebook software installed.
Level 5: SMART Advanced
(E: I use the software ALL the time and feel comfortable with the basic tools and object properties, but know there are some features of Notebook software that are unknown to me ) Come learn how to record with Notebook, embed videos, create links, animate objects, and learn about a new feature, widgets! This is a bring your own device class. Teachers need to bring their teacher laptops with the latest version. of the Notebook software installed.
Making Lessons POP with the Lesson Activity Toolkit
The Lesson Activity Toolkit for SMART Notebook software provides teachers with customizable tools and templates to help them easily create professional, interactive and engaging lessons. Teachers can start with templates for games, quizzes and sorting tables, or use the provided Flash tools to add interactivity to lessons. Once downloaded, the Toolkit is conveniently integrated into SMART Notebook software’s Gallery.
Magic Reveal Techniques
Lesson activities need to be designed for both content and presentation. Knowing a little about design and the best practices on how to build interactivity using Notebook software will help you create lessons that meet curriculum learning objectives and engage students. In this course you will learn 6 interactive reveal techniques that capture your students’ attention. A basic understanding of the Notebook interface is required.
Modifying Lessons from the SMART Exchange
The SMART Exchange offers a wide variety of already created SMART Notebook lessons for teachers. In this class you will learn how to search their database for exactly what you need, and how to modify lessons to increase the level of thinking while adding more interactivity.
Interactive Websites for the SMARTboard (K-5)
This hands-on class will focus on free web-based tools that work perfectly on the SMARTboard. Over 30 sites will be featured for cross-curricular integration. Participants will also learn how to embed these sites within a Notebook file.
Weekly SMART Challenges
I often hear from teachers that they don’t have time to attend technology trainings due to tutoring or other departments requiring after school professional development. Below you will find weekly challenges for those that are interested in learning more techniques and strategies for using Notebook on their SMART Board or Slate. Each week I will provide a video tutorial demonstrating a skill with an example.
Example Lessons
- Graphing Data_3
- Energy_Grade 3
- Text Features
- Summarizing and Sequencing
- Main Idea
- Making Inferences
- Area_Perimeter_3
- Area unit intro
- Input_Output_3rd
- Making a Table_3rd
- Weathering and Erosion 4-5
- Battle of the Alamo Research 4
- Monthly attendance files
- Roll, Make, Expand (Place Value)
Self-paced tutorials
- Using the Attachments Tab in SMART Notebook Software – Flash
- Using the Add-ons Tab in SMART Notebook Software – Flash
- Using the Google 3D Warehouse in SMART Notebook Software – Flash
Quick reference guides
Great workshop today on interactive sites! Best one I sat in on today!!!
Thanks for making it worthwhile!
Annie
I enjoyed teaching it! Thanks for coming:)