The document discusses the use of Smartboard resources for teaching mathematics to freshmen, highlighting tools such as Venn diagrams, sticky notes, group generators, and timers to enhance learning. It emphasizes the importance of universal design, suggesting varied strategies to engage different types of learners. The author plans to continue exploring these resources for future teaching and will share them with colleagues.

1. Smartboard in
teaching
Zicen Zhao, EDP 279 D

2. Target learners
● My target learners are freshmen.
● Target subject is mathematics.

3. Useful Resources and lessons
This Venn Diagram is good for showing
the relationship between concepts and
number set.
http://exchange.smarttech.com/det
ails.html?id=d930d006-b0a9-4343-
bdaf-3205dc5398e3

4. Useful Resources and lessons (Cont.)
The sticky notes is easy to
create and can remind students
of assignments, formulas and
other things that they would
like to remember.
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.h
tml?id=ba38eef5-01d7-4e88-b62c-
e6a74bbc38d9

5. Useful Resources and lessons (Cont.)
Group generator
This helps teacher to generate groups
randomly :
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.h
tml?id=dfa46711-2b0a-40d6-a73e-
9783b191955c

6. Useful Resources and lessons (Cont.)
A timer helps teachers show the
residual time left in exams:
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.h
tml?id=5f5a8730-5119-4281-af53-
e2122f002c79

7. Related to Universal Design
● Various resources support Universal Design idea.
● Different resources use different strategies to attract students.
● For example:
○ sounds, pictures and cartoons. These resources can attract
visual learners and sound learners.
○ Group discussion is good for group learners.
● Various strategies was designed to encourage students
participate in learning.

8. Overview
● I saw a lot of useful resources in SMART Exchange. I will keep exploring in this
website and use the resources in my future teaching and class setting.
● The resources give students a visual understanding of lectures and learning
materials.
● I will also introduce these resources to my colleagues and friends for their
learning in future. If they want to do some training for others, SMART Exchange is
a really good tool to convey ideas and thoughts.

9. More resources can be found
in SMART Exchange.
http://exchange.smarttech.c
om/index.html#tab=0