smartboards

=SMART Boards For Smart Teachers =


 * Instructors: Brad Fuhrer & Deb Moon**
 * Description:** A SMART Board interactive whiteboard is a great tool to enhance your instruction and engage your students. The touch-sensitive surface allows you to control your computer applications with your finger, write in digital ink, capture all your notes, and save the files to your computer for future use. This in-service includes a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard overview (troubleshooting, orienting, basic use, etc.) and Notebook software training. Participants will also learn how to use the SMART board with a variety of applications (United Streaming, Keynote, Safari, etc.) and will learn how to connect peripherals (VCRs, video cameras, Elmos, etc.) to their boards.

=In-service Schedule=

**August 5, SMART Board Basics:**
Goal: Introduction to the capability of the SMART Board and Notebook software.

9:00 Introduction - Agenda, Housekeeping

9:10 Getting Started
 * demonstration of Smart Board tools
 * components: (remotes, ready light, pen tray, buttons, styluses, eraser)
 * orienting the SMART Board
 * finger mouse
 * Notebook software intro
 * edit text objects using the on-screen keyboard

9:40 Hands-on Practice #1

10:00 Working with applications on your SMART Board
 * access applications from the interactive whiteboard
 * create annotations and highlight important information using the Floating Tools
 * capture annotations and insert into any application.

10:30 Hands-on Practice #2

10:50 Using Smart Notebook Software
 * download a Smart Notebook file
 * use the toolbars, menus, and side sorter in SMART Notebook software to create, enhance and navigate between pages in a file
 * changing properties of objects (clone, cut, copy, paste, delete, locking, flip, properties)
 * create, move and change the color of objects within a Notebook file
 * create and insert templates in Notebook software
 * export the contents of a Notebook file in a variety of formats

11:20 Hands-on Practice #3

11:40 Review and Wrap-up

**August 15, Beyond the Basics:**
Goal: Introduction to the advanced capabilities of the SMART Board and notebook software.

9:00 Questions and Review

9:10 Advanced Notebook Tools
 * access and use the SMART Board tools
 * add tools to the Editable Floating Toolbar
 * modify pen tray and board settings
 * search the gallery and insert: clip art, flash files, templates

9:40 Hands-on Practice #1

10:00 Finding Additional SMART Board Resources
 * access and download Notebook files from SMART Tech
 * google power searches
 * search the internet and insert: clip art, flash files, templates
 * access and use United Streaming

10:30 Hands-on Practice #2

10:50 Scanning Documents and Connecting Peripherals
 * scan and use a document on the SMART Board
 * connect a VCR, Elmo, and Video Camera to the SMART Board

11:20 Hands-on Practice #3

11:40 Review, Wrap-up and Evaluation


 * Food For Thought**

Technology does not replace good teaching.

Great teachers: • Are life long learners • Are familiar with different forms of pedagogy • Are experts in content • Take their students to higher levels of thinking (Bloom’s Taxonomy)

When teachers make the connection between higher level thinking and technology as a tool, quantum leaps can be achieved.