Smart+Board+Resources

toc =Welcome to the St. Mary's School Smartboard Wiki= The purpose of this wiki is to provide a resource for you as you explore SMART board use with your students.

1. What Is A Wiki?
This video from [|Commoncraft] gives a wiki explanation in "Plain English." media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" height="349" width="425"

2. Tech Tips
1. [|A One Page Trouble Shooting Guide] 2. [|This one-page document includes tips for long-term care] 3. Three Ways to Orient Your SMART Board 4. Precise SMART Board Orientation 5. Care for Projector Bulbs

3. SMART Technology
1. [|Lesson Activities] : Plan your curriculum by matching hundreds of interactive lesson activities to correlated standards. 2. [|Teacher's Hub] : Find training, networking and content resources to help you make the most of your interactive products. 3. [|Online Classroom Resources] : Browse this list of websites to find free, curriculum-related resources for your classroom. 4. [|Lesson Resources] : Access images, Adobe Flash content and other resources for your SMART Notebook software lessons.

4. Interactive Sites for SMART Board Use
1. [|Sites To Get You Started] is a site organized by the Center School District in Kansas City, MO. This site offers many resources by subject and grade level. 2. [|Read, Write, Think] was established in April of 2002, as a partnership between the [|International Reading Association (IRA)], the [|National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)] , and the [|Verizon Foundation]. Their goal is to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content. 3. These [|resources] related to [|Everyday Math], grades K-5, were created by the Center School District In Kansas City, MO.

5. News and Research
1. This [|free monthly newsletter] keeps you up-to-date on the latest SMART products, tips and tools, the latest lessons and activities designed to help you in your daily teaching. Read current articles or browse the archives for previous issues. 2. Access [|current research] related to interactive whiteboard use.

6. Collaboration
1. [|SMART Exchange] : Connect with a community of educators who are using SMART products in their classrooms.

7. Videos
1. Watch [|video clips] to see how easy it is to use a SMART Board to create extraordinary moments in your classroom. 2. [|World Teacher's Day Videos] : Watch video clips from SMART’s World Teachers’ Day Contest 2007.