A Beginning Level SMART Board Workshop
"I appreciated the hands-on practice that was provided in this workshop. Without the practice I would not have taken away half as much.
I am ready to go and have already started using things I learned in this workshop". - Nancy Cholewa (librarian)
Interactive whiteboards are rapidly changing teachers' lesson planning skills. Now photo images, videos, audio, websites, and interactive games can be easily embedded into lessons to make them more relevant and motivating. In this workshop, K-12 educators will be introduced to basic SMART Board skills and become familiar with the Notebook software that accompanies this board. This six-hour workshop can be presented in one day or three two-hour sessions. Each participant will receive the Level 1 Learner Workbook written by the SMART Company that thoroughly outlines the use of the SMART interactive board. Participants will learn how to:
- turn on/off and orient the SMART Board
- touch the SMART Board
- launch the Notebook software for lesson planning
- manipulate the different tools available in the Notebook software
- access and use the floating toolbar
- utilize the Page Sorter, Attachment Tab, Gallery, and Properties Tab for creating simple classroom lessons
- download teaching and learning materials for use with the SMART Board
Audience: K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers
Recommendation: maximum of 15 participants
(It is necessary for participants to have access to computers with Notebook software loaded on them.)
Time frame:one 6-hour day or three 2-hour sessions
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SMART Board Lesson Design for the Intermediate SMART Board User
"Susan did an excellent job presenting information and tools that are relevant and useful in my teaching." - Julia Mazzota (elementary art)
"It was a great review of the basics in the beginning and then I learned several ideas to better use my SMART Board. I loved it all!" - Laura Milanette (high school Spanish)
"I appreciated the hands-on practice, the question and answer time, the class sharing, and the tutorials." - Barbara Callaghan (second grade)
"I liked both the guided and independent practice Susan provided." - Robin Parker (reading specialist)
This workshop is for the intermediate SMART Board user who knows the basics of how to operate the SMART Board and is now ready to delve into SMART Board lesson design. Participants will learn how to structure and organize a SMART Board lesson plan by:
- creating easy to use lesson title, teacher note, and lesson note pages
- grouping pages in a lesson
- linking pages in the same lesson file, another file on a computer, a website, or an attachment already included under the Attachment Tab
- adding their own material (photo images, videos, audio, maps, clip art, etc.) to the My Contents folder found in the Gallery Tab
- designing their own lesson themes and interactives
- adding graphic buttons and Pull Tabs for differentiating lesson materials
Time will be allotted to explore websites where one can go to download SMART Board lessons already designed by teachers for use in the classroom. Hands-on time will also be provided for participants to start creating their own lesson plans.
This eight-hour workshop can be presented in four-two hour sessions. Each participant will receive the Level 2 Learner Workbook written by the SMART Company that thoroughly outlines lesson designing practices and tips.
Audience: K-12 teachers, administrators
Recommendation: maximum of 15 participants
(It is necessary for participants to have access to computers with Notebook software loaded on them.)
Time frame:four 2-hour sessions
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An Introduction to the SMART Table
"I am glad we had plenty of time to use the SMART Table. Thank you, Susan, for having so many files available. Susan's knowledge of the SMART Table makes it so easy to problem solve and instruct." - Rhoda Broman (math resource teacher)
"I liked he hands-on practice to play with the SMART Table and see how the different programs can be applied to library lessons." - Karen Arendt (elementary librarian)
The SMART Table is an interactive learning center with a touch-sensitive surface that allows for more than one student to “touch” it at a time. The Table encourages collaboration and cooperation as students create, select, move, and resize digital objects on its surface. In this workshop, participants will explore:
- SMART Table Basics: Become familiar with the SMART Table, how it works, and how you can use it in your classroom
- SMART Table Applications: Learn and use the software applications on the SMART Table
- SMART Table Toolkit: Examine the SMART Table customization software, and learn how to download ready-made, customized activities and applications
- Customizing Applications: Learn how to modify a SMART Table application and create their own customized SMART Table activity
Each participant will receive the SMART Table Training Workbook that has been written by the SMART Company about the use of the SMART Table.
Audience: K-3 teachers, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers
Recommendation: maximum of 10 participants
(It is necessary for participants to have computers with SMART Table Toolkit software loaded on them.)
Time frame:one 6-hour day
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