Smart Board

Ideas for using the Smart Board:

• Word sorts/Vocabulary review
• Morning messages and meetings
• Warm ups
• Exit tickets
• Assessments
• Games (both educational and recreational)
• Scanning in handouts
• Accessing Google Lit Trips
• Accessing Digital book talks/book trailers/YouTube/TeacherTube
• Demonstrating technology use
• Virtual Field Trips
• Modeling writing
• Large displays for reading/whole group read alouds
• Displaying attendance/seating charts
• Homework
• Recording plans for a substitute
• Recording and playing listening passages
• Accessing the internet and various technology available online
  

Essential Icons:

These icons can be accessed on Notebook when creating a Smart Board lesson (top toolbar)

• The underlined A: Change font and size
• Rectangle and circle: Add shapes
• Line with an arrow: Add lines
• Paint can: Change background color
• Camera: Capture images and texts from anything on the computer
• Computer screen with small white arrows in the corner: Full-Screen version
• Document camera: Allows you to connect the Smart Board with your document camera

The Benefits of using a Smart Board:

• You can print an entire lesson or notes for absent students
• Sub plans can be pre-made and saved on a Smart Board and be more effective
• A variety of resources and technology are made available through the Smart Board
• Students can have hands on engagement
• Games, lessons, assessments, and tools are easily accessed