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Introduction to SMART Boards for the K8 Classroom
The document presents a session agenda on the use of smart boards in K-8 classrooms, covering an introduction, components, software, and general uses of smart boards. Participants will learn to describe smart boards, identify key software, and design hypothetical activities using this technology. The session includes demonstrations, group brainstorming, and a debrief to evaluate learning outcomes.
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Introduction to SMART Boards for the K8 Classroom
- 1. SMART Boards for the K8 Classroom Jeremy Anderson Manager of Academic Computing
- 2. Agenda Introduction toSMART Boards Overview of components & software General uses Demonstrations Group Brainstorm Resources Debrief
- 3. Outcomes By theend of this session you will be able to: 1. Describe a SMART Board and list its basic functions. 2. Identify SMART Notebook and SMART Inking and at least two uses of each. 3. Apply your knowledge of SMART Board functions and software to design a hypothetical “SMART” activity.
- 4. What is aSMART Board?
- 5. SMART Board Projector Computer Interactive whiteboard Do not use dry erase markers
- 6. Pens & Eraser Four pen colors Eraser Pen colors can be customized in the SMART software.
- 7. Control Panel Turnon/off the projector Switch inputs
- 8. What applications are there & what do they do?
- 9. Floating Tools Toolsappear on side of screen when computer started. Toolbar can be customized. Mainly for “quick and dirty” inking Mouse Pen 1 Pen 2 Highlighter Eraser Right Click SMART Notebook Keyboard Screenshot* Calibrate* Settings
- 10. Floating Tools –Draw PowerPoint Website Image Paint Word document PDF ANYTHING!
- 11. SMART Notebook Standalonesoftware that must be launched. Mainly for making a collection of interactive objects, exercises, etc. Must save notebook.
- 12. SMART Notebook –Interact Fill in the blank Drag and drop Rearrange Measure Activity Gallery
- 13. Let’s Demo! Whowants to volunteer?
- 14. Basic Features –Floating Tools Orient Finger as mouse Pen Highlight Eraser Screen capture Click
- 15. Basic Features –Notebook Ink, text, shapes Insert image Fill in the blank Drag and drop / Rearrange Measure Save & Export
- 16. Let’s Demo! SampleActivities
- 17. Intermediate Features – Notebook Activity Builder Gallery Essentials Lesson Activity Toolkit
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- 19. As Groups Getinto groups of 3-5 and brainstorm some lessons or activities where you could use the SMART Board. On your group poster paper: 1. List a few activity ideas. 2. Pick one idea and draw the activity with 2 or 3 rough sketches 3. Label the software – Floating Tools or Notebook 4. Summarize the activity in 2 or 3 sentences Circulate to review the products of at least 2 other groups
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- 21. 3 things youlearned 2 ways you can apply your learning 1 question you still have
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Editor's Notes
- #10 The main purpose of Floating Tools is to annotate over anything on the screen. You can save screenshots
- #11 The main purpose of Floating Tools is to annotate over anything on the screen. You can save screenshots
- #12 More robust, added features over the basic inking of the Floating Tools. Aimed at creating interactive workbooks. You can think of a workbook as a lesson or a single activity.
- #15 Bring up a website and a map image, call up volunteers to try each of these types of activities
- #16 Close PPT and open Notebook. Call up volunteers to work through sample workbook activities. Activity 1 – insert an image – use a graphic organizer from K8 Activity 2 – use ink to fill in the graphic organizer Activity 3 – drag and drop – populate notebook page with map and labels Activity 4 – rearrange – populate notebook with shapes for creating a patterns Activity 5 – measure – add a compass and ruler to notebook page along with a triangle Activity 6 – export – demonstrate exporting to PDF for email/flashdrive
- #18 Demonstrate how to make an activity in Notebook Open the Gallery Essentials and show interactive tools (abacus, e.g.)