Today I learned all about the fabulous SMART Board. First I learned the basics such as how to make it work, orienting the screen, care and maintenance, as well as the basic functions of the SMART Notebook software. But after that is when the real magic happened..... We were introduced to various ways of creating interactive lesson activities for the 21st Century classroom. We were given total creative freedom and were asked to create our own interactive activities that we could use in our own classrooms. After playing around with the gallery, properties tab and various other built-in tools, I learned that the possibilities for creating a technologically advanced classroom, that fosters collaboration and student involvement can be done with ease.... well maybe a little more practice is needed but so far so good. Below check out some of my interactive activities I created today!
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Activity 1: Students will take turns coming up to the SMART board to drag the correct colour from the side to the correct mixture. Simply click the solution button to instantly link to another slide with the correct answers on it.
Activity #2: Students will drag and drop the words to the correct area on the picture of the flower.
 Activity #3: Students will solve the math equations and then take turns coming up to the SMART Board to use the magic wand to reveal the correct answer. |
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I found the SMART Board magical as well as soon as I was able to gain some training on it. My personal favourites are the Lesson Activity Toolkit #2 and the SMART Exchange. It is always neat to go and look at other peoples ideas to give yourself some new ideas. The toolkit with all of the flash components make engaging lessons and great "centres" for the younger grades.
Some schools have mounted the boards lower for the primary students to be able to reach them appropriately!
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