Learn the ins and outs of your interactive projector, as well as websites and apps that engaged your students.

1. Goal of today: Learn the ins and
outs of your interactive projector.
Learn about new websites and
technology that keep your students
motivated and engaged.
Sarah Weingartz
sweingartz@lakeorion.k12.mi.us
5th Grade Teacher – Stadium Drive

2. This is a handout for you as well,
but these are the features we will
be discussing quickly.

4. Steps to starting your interactive projector
1. Click on your keyboard and the letter p
2. Click “duplicate”
3. Click on
2. Click on
3. You will then see the following bars appear:

5. Whiteboard Mode Annotation Mode
Looks like a whiteboard
or you can change the
background to grid paper,
color, or lines for writing.
You can also print the
slides for students who
need your notes.
Whatever is on your
screen, you can
annotate using your
pen – document,
webpage, picture,
home screen, etc.

6. o Click
o Select the part you want to
enlarge
Before After

7. o Click
o Select the part you want to spotlight

8. o Click
o Select the part you want to cover up using the gray outline
around the shade (you can move it up/down or left/right)
Gray outline

9. Set the
background to:
o Grid paper
(large and
small)
o Lined paper
o Different colors
o Insert an image
to annotate

10. Steps to printing notes:
1.Click
2.Click
3.Your normal screen for
printing will then appear

11. Steps to a screeshot:
1.Click
2.Click
3.Click paste into a
document after you
click the capture button
and your screenshot
will appear.

12. Steps to scanning a document to project on your
whiteboard:
1. Scan your document at the copier (load, click the scan
button, find your name, and then click start).
2. You will receive an email with a PDF file. Open it.
3. If you are in the program, you can then annotate
the document.
4. You can choose to save the annotations or just save
the document.

14. http://mrnussbaum.com/clockworks/
o Students manipulate the clock
using the interactive pen
o Set as many clocks as possible
in two minutes.
o Easy setting: times that end in
:00, :15, :30, or :45.
o Medium setting: includes the
above as well as five-minute
intervals.
o Advanced setting: includes
times to one-minute intervals
o Challenge setting: includes
difficult elapsed time problems

15. o LIVE streaming videos of different animal
reserves in Africa. Many different live streams
to choose from.
o FREE – but you can upgrade if you choose
o Upgrade to view more live streams
o Day and night streaming
o Teach or learn about animal interactions,
ecosystems, animal relationships, compare and
contrast opportunities, link to read aloud Home
of the Brave (5th grade), etc.
o Practice making observations as scientists
o Negative – commercials every few minutes,
time difference of 7 hours
Hippo
www.africam.com

16. o Teachers and students can use the
interactive pen for math lessons,
whole group sharing or small groups.
o Click the symbol to begin
writing.
o Click the symbol to highlight
important information.
o Helpful hint: Do not push on the
black portion of the pen/the part that
touches the board. Students will also
need to practice this.
This picture shows a small math group, where everyone
solved a math problem and then drew a job role from the hat
to see who would be the “student teacher”.

17. Using iTools in your lessons
Steps to using iTools
1.Click on “Math
iTools”
2.Click on the concept
you would like to
teach
3.Click on “Activities”

18. Using the “Interactive Whiteboard
Lessons” to enhance your lessons and
engage students
Steps to using interactive
whiteboard lessons
1. Click on “Interactive
Whiteboard Lessons”
2. Click on “Smart Notebook”
3. Click your grade level,
unit, and lesson
4. Click “Download Lesson”
5. Click on the presentation
to open it

20. www.gonoodle.com
Use for brain
breaks, indoor
recess, or class
rewards!

21. https://app.gonoodle.com/s/sweingartz

22. o Used for introducing and exploring ideas
o Reveal a small bit of an image using the flashlight tool
Steps of a Zoom In
o Students look closely at a small bit of the image.
o Ask: What do you see or notice?
o Ask: What is your hypothesis of what this might be based on
what you are seeing?
o Reveal more of the image
o Ask: What new things do you see?
o Ask: How does this change your hypothesis?
o Ask: What new things are you wondering about?
o Repeat the reveal until the full image is shown
o At the end of the zoom in, ask students what lingering
questions they still have about the image.

23. First step
revealed
The whole
image
revealed
5th Grade

24. 1st Grade
You can use a Zoom In for MANY images and for multiple subjects!

25. www.brainpopjr.com
K-2
www.brainpop.com
3-5
Brainpop website provides:
1. Graphic organizers
2. Vocabulary practice
3. Quizzes
4. FYI – extra information on the topic
5. Some FREE videos if you do not have an account – talk to
your principal about purchasing a whole school license.

26. www.orionlibrary.org
Steps to using the
Orion Library website
1. Click on “Youth”
2. Click on “Student
Resources”
3. Scroll through the
many resources that
are geared towards all
grade levels.
o Some websites that you
click on will need a
username and
password. You should
be able to get this from
your Media Specialist.
o Project articles, books,
and videos.
o Students can use it at
home as well.

28. Animated books that are
read aloud to students.
Each book has a brief
summary, reading level, and
games that link to the book.

29. Teachers pay teachers
Fluency and Fitness for:
o Comparing Numbers(8.50)
o Long Vowels(8.50)
o Nonsense Words(5.50)
o Missing #'s(6.50)
o Dolch Words(12.00)
o CVC Words(8.50)

31. 1st grade shared reading lesson on non-fiction
o Many teachers have an
account, so you can share if
you know someone who has
one.
o Buildings can purchase a
subscription and multiple
teachers can use it.
o Can search for books by
reading level or topic.
o LOTS of topics/titles to choose
from.
o Has an interactive toolbar in
the book (highlighter, text
box, stamps)
www.readingatoz.com

32. www.harrykindergartenmusic.com
o Songs for a variety of
subjects and topics
o Catchy tunes that will
hook students in!
o Many songs include
vocabulary that aligns
with the Common Core

34. o Download on your iPad or access online at www.showme.com.
o Students can follow you and your videos that you post, post a link on
your classroom website/Weebly page, or send the link home in School
Messenger for parents and students to access.
o Search for other ShowMe videos that have been created and tagged by
other teachers.
o Connect your iPad to Airserver or Airserver Connect for students to use
during lessons or small groups.
o You can take a picture of any image, upload an image from
Dropbox/Google Drive, or search the internet for an image. Add it
directly into your ShowMe video for you or students to annotate.
o Record explanations right on your ShowMe video.
o Multiple slides, which makes room for lots of information.
o Helpful tip: use a stylus versus fingers to write/draw.

35. http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=YLtYN1c

36. o VERY similar to ShowMe, but you can edit the final video of where you
want it to start from.
o Download on your iPad or access online at www.educreations.com.
o Students can follow you and your videos that you post, post a link on
your classroom website/Weebly page, or send the link home in School
Messenger for parents and students to access.
o Connect your iPad to Airserver or Airserver Connect for students to use
during lessons or small groups.
o You can take a picture of any image, upload an image from
Dropbox/Google Drive, or search the internet for an image. Add it
directly into your video for you or students to annotate.
o Record explanations right on your video.
o Multiple slides, which makes room for lots of information.
o Helpful tip: use a stylus versus fingers to write/draw.

37. https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/double-digit-division-methods/16393559/

38. www.linoit.com
o Create a canvas of online sticky notes
o Type text, add video, add images, or add
documents
o Sort sticky notes
o Account can be set to private or public
o FREE
o Students can access at home to add to the
canvas. Send home a link in School
Messenger or add to your classroom
webpage

39. http://linoit.com/users/stadium5th/canvases/Word%20Study