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Creating Interactive Lessons on the SMARTboard

Creating Interactive Lessons on the SMARTboard

Stephanie J. Madlinger, Ed.S.Cooperating School Districts

1460 Craig Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146

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SMART Notebook

• SMART Notebook software available at www.smarttech.com

• Use subject to the license terms in the Software License Agreement

• Can download onto computer not attached to SMARTboard only if you own a SMARTboard

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SMART Notebook

• Power lies in interactivity

• Can be used many ways– Graphic

organizers– Internet

activities– PowerPoint

presentations– Peer editing

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SMART – Simple toolbar

menus

SavePrintUndoNextBack

Add BlankSelect

PenDelete

Slide Sorter can be moved to either side of board

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Windows Toolbar

Format text

Insert new page

Insert new document

Shade/covers and reveals

Pointer/ chooses

Pen-writes and draws

Creative pen-colorful writing

Eraser

Shapes

Straight lines

Launch print capture–select areas to capture

Full screen

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Templates

• Lots of templates found in Design Gallery

• Can find more on the SmartTech Website• http://edcompass.smarttech.com/en/lea

rning/activities/notebook.aspx

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How to Create a Lesson• Think of your objectives• How can you get students involved?

– Goal is to get them up to the board• You know the material

– Create task for them to do that requires manipulation

– Have rest of class help person at board– Other students take turns at board– Have one student per day designated as

“moderator” or “helper”• Teacher on one side of board, student on other side

– Scan pictures or other materials in

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Websites• Christie McKenzie’s Templates

– http://emints.more.net/info/central/templates.htm

• Scroll down to SMARTboard Templates to download lots of Notebook files such as The Big Word, Daily Math Example, synonyms, and possessives.

• Pershing County School District Online – Reno, NV– http://www.pershing.k12.nv.us/elementary/SM

ART.htm

• Has lesson plans for use with SMARTboards and a list of ways to use the SMARTboard in the classroom.

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Websites

• Sullivan Public Schools Templates for SMARTboards– http://www.eagles.k12.mo.us/sullivan/

karen/pd4ets/templates.htm • Has templates arranged according to content

area

• Smart – And Getting Smarter– http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/

smartboardindex.htm • Find links to established lessons and to template

files you can download. You will be able to view all of them before you download.

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CSD Website• All of these

websites can be found on CSD’s iKeepBookmarks page– www.ikeepbook

marks.com/CSD – Click on the

SMARTboard Stuff folder

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New Versions of Software

• Latest version 9.0 released Jan., 2005

• Updates of Notebook software can be obtained automatically

• Uninstall old version first; then install new

• Download new versions at http://www.smarttech.com

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Learn Online

• SMART online orientation sessions• 40-minute computer and

telephone conferences• No-cost overview of the basics• Led by a SMART trainer• To register, go to

http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/online/index.asp

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Contact Info

Stephanie J. Madlinger, Ed. S.Technology Instructor, unitedstreaming Educator

Cooperating School Districts1460 Craig Rd.

St. Louis, MO 63146314-692-1212

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