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Teacher Tech Camp Session #4: Using Your SmartBoard to Create Ingenious Lessons

Teacher Tech Camp Session #4: Using Your SmartBoard to Create Ingenious Lessons. Teachers & Students. using SmartBoards !. Presented By: Conway High School EAST Students February 28, 2012. Screenr http://screenr.com/cds8. Free screencast creator Records computer screen and audio

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Teacher Tech Camp Session #4: Using Your SmartBoard to Create Ingenious Lessons

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  1. Teacher Tech CampSession #4: Using Your SmartBoard to Create Ingenious Lessons Teachers & Students using SmartBoards! Presented By: Conway High School EAST Students February 28, 2012

  2. Screenrhttp://screenr.com/cds8 • Free screencast creator • Records computer screen and audio • Up to 5 minutes of recording time • Sign-in using your Windows Live ID • Save it as an mp4 file on your computer or post a link to it on your website or Edline page. • Helpful for recording instructions or brief demonstrations • Can be started again after 5 minutes, but will save to a separate file. These files can be merged together in a video editing program, like Windows Live Movie Maker.

  3. Math

  4. Desmos – A Better Calculatorhttps://www.abettercalculator.com/ • You do not need an account to use the calculator. • You can create an account to save your graphs. • This could be used in Math and Science classes who use graphing calculators. • Student Opinion: “A very useful calculator!”

  5. Mangahighwww.mangahigh.com • Mangahigh is a website with a collection of mathematical games that students can play online and on the Smart Board! • There is a variety of games offered (some games require a keyboard) • Games include these concepts: • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Factoring • Radiuses of circles • Shapes (Symmetry)

  6. Mangahigh Games Compatible with the Smart Board • The Wrecks Factor • Pyramid Panic • Pemdas Blasters • Flower Power • Algebra Meltdown • Ice Ice Maybe • Transtar • Save Our Dumb Planet

  7. How to Register for Mangahigh • To access Mangahigh, just go to www.mangahigh.com. Type in your school name and click Register. • Fill out the form, click submit, and you are done! • If you’d like to test the games before signing up, just click on math games section and play the game that you think the students will like.

  8. Other Interactive Math Sites • Converticus Unit Converter • http://converticious.com/ • Free unit converter • Temperature • Volume • Distance • Weight • Area • Speed • Time • Data Byte • No account

  9. Other Interactive Math Sites • Yummy Math • http://www.yummymath.com/ • Math problems relevant to current events and today’s world.

  10. Science

  11. Virtual Eye Dissectionhttp://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.html • You do not have to have an account to access this activity. • This could be used in Biology or Anatomy to have a hands-on view of the human eye and to allow students to take part in the dissection. • Student Opinion: “It is interesting and simple. It explains each part of the eye. I learned about the parts of the eye that I didn’t know existed.”

  12. Other Interactive Science Sites • Exploriments • http://www.exploriments.com/ • Simulation-based interactive learning units for enhancing conceptual understanding in Science and Math in an experiential manner • Useful for students and teachers • Provide a highly interactive, exploratory, and engaging experience • Cell Biology • http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html • The Cell: An Image Library • http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/ • Healthline Body Maps (3D Human Body Maps) • http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/

  13. Resources for Finding SmartBoard Lessons Online

  14. Smart Exchangehttp://exchange.smarttech.com • Requires you to setup an account, but it is FREE! • Resources for every subject and grade level! • Games • 3D Models • Lessons created by other teachers • Student Opinion: “The tactile aspect allowed me to better understand the lessons I worked on.”

  15. Live Bindershttp://www.livebinders.com/ • Requires you to setup an account, but it is FREE! • Resources for every subject and grade level! • SmartBoard • Other • Create your own binders to share with the public or with a private group, like students, parents, other teachers, etc. • Create a passcode to give them to access your binder. • Student Opinion: “It is something interesting, fun, and organized at the same time…I think if all of our teachers would do more fun stuff like this, students would be interested.”

  16. Teachers Love SmartBoardshttp://teacherslovesmartboards.com/ • You do not have to create an account to search for resources on this site. • Resources for every subject and grade level! • You can sign up for a free e-mail subscription that will notify you when a new submission is posted to the blog. • Student Opinion: “It’s organized by subject and easy to navigate…teachers can find new ways to teach and make lessons fun!”

  17. English

  18. Interactive English Websites • Cacoo • https://cacoo.com/ • Create diagrams online and use real-time collaboration • Free account available • Holt Graphic Organizers • http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm • No accounts • PDF files of various graphic organizers with teaching notes • Can be saved and/or printed for later use.

  19. Interactive English Websites • Scribd • http://www.scribd.com/ • A collection of documents that could be used as resources for research papers or as examples for in-class demonstrations • You can upload your own writing or students’ writing • Zotero • http://www.zotero.org/ • Free account with limited storage • Easy-to-use online tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources

  20. Miscellaneous Cool Websites Cool Wow Awesome

  21. Miscellaneous Cool Websites • Image Chef • Free or paid accounts • Create word clouds • http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/ • Teach Hub • Free account • Video Writing Prompts by grade level • http://teachhub.com/

  22. Miscellaneous Cool Websites • Twitter • http://www.twitter.com/ • Loaded with educational resources • Not accessible from school computers • Pinterest • http://pinterest.com/ • Loaded with educational graphics

  23. Miscellaneous Cool Websites • Free Technology for Teachers • http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ • Loads of technology resources • You can subscribe to the blog to receive e-mails about new posts. • The Educational Technology Guy • http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/ • Updated daily (most of the time) • Science Resources • Educational Technology Resources and Tips • You can subscribe to his blog to receive e-mails when he posts a new blog entry

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