smartboard tips & tricks jill marano and julia harnett
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SmartBoard Tips & TricksJill Marano and Julia Harnett
1. Open SmartBoard Notebook Software
2. Open Gallery Tab
3. Access Lesson Activity Toolkit
4a. Select Activities5a. Select Anagram
The Anagram Activity allows students to rearrange a jumbled word into its correct form. This is an excellent activity to review for a
vocabulary quiz or for a quiz on terminology, especially if spelling is assessed.
6a. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” double click on
any color anagram
7a. Click “Edit” and Input DataThe example provided below was used to review for a Latin 1
Vocabulary Quiz. I placed vocabulary words under “anagram,” and their definitions under “clues.” For pictures, copy and paste images
into the document and drag the images into the boxes provided.
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4b. Select Activities5b. Select Vortex sort –
text/imageThe Vortex activity allows students to separate either
words or images into two different categories.
6b. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” double click on
any color
7b. Click “Edit” and Input DataThe example provided below was used to review for Latin 1 students to identify two different groups of verbs by their conjugation. I typed the two different categories in “Vortex 1 label” and “Vortex 2 label” and then typed in different verbs under “Label.” Then I selected one
of the two groups for each verb.
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4c. Select Games5c. Select Crossword
The Crossword Activity allows students to complete a Crossword Puzzle
interactively using the terms which you create.
6c. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” double click on
“Crossword”
7c. Click “Click Here to Begin,” Input Data and Click
“Generate”The example provided below was used to review for a Latin 1
vocabulary quiz. I provided vocabulary words in Latin under “word” and I provided the English translations for my “clues.”
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4d. Select Activities5d. Select Hot Spots
The Hot Spots activity allows students to identity locations on a picture.
6d. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” choose any color
“Hot Spots”
7d. Click “Edit”, Choose Function, drop target, and
Input DataThe example provided below can be used to identify regions on a
world map.
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4e. Select Activities5e. Select Word Guess
The Word Guess activity allows students to identity words using clues.
6e. Under “Interactive and Multimedia,” choose any color
“Word Guess”
7e. Click “Edit”, Choose Game, and Input Data
The example provided below can be used to identify Banking Terms
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