Introduction to SMART Board
Facilitator: John Pititto
Time: 2 hours
Attendance (10 min.)
Notebook (5 min.)
Distribute: Notebook Software Version 10 Toolbars
Do Now and Introductions (10 min.)
Do Now: Think of an effective way that one of your elementary/primary school teachers presented information to your class and why was it effective?
(Think about a technological advancement that exists now that did not exist when you were a child, and how it has changed your life?)
Learning Objectives: Participants will explore a variety of SMART Board tools and will discover ways to incorporate the use of those tools into instructional time in order to increase student achievement.
Orienting and Connecting the SMART Board (10 min.)
SMART Board Software (10 min.)
http://tequipment.com/softwaredownloads.html
Notebook Software 10 Basics
SMART Tools (15 min.)
Screen Shade, Spotlight, Magnifier, Calculator, Pointer
Customizing Pens (20 min.)
Eraser (10 min.)
Keyboard (15
min.)
Q&A/Reflections on Aim (5 min.)
Online and Paper Surveys (10 min.)