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[|SMARTboard] : best practices - F-Parlor Chris Kavanaugh Packer Collegiate

Ongoing discussion... are SBs being used by most teachers for more than just watching movies? (Packer actually has policy that LS classes should not just show movies during school anyway)

Some teachers still intimidated, will stop using it altogether if it's not working correctly.

Goal: to create Guidelines for //responsible, effective// use of SMARTboard (without also using it all day long).

> Google site page dedicated to these files so that teachers have an ongoing online library > frustration: hard to find some manipulatives, when you want it > frustration: hard to find/unable to resurrect some files when computer is re-imaged? (means saving/exporting 'My Content' folder) > ex. grouping images of coins, > frustration: only one touch at a time, meaning only one person can be at the board at the same time; kids think more about their turn than the content of the lesson > possible solution: have personal version of what's going on on the SB at desk/table so that you're not waiting for your turn to do something, i.e. own collection of real pennies on desk to mirror image of pennies on the screen
 * SAVE EVERYTHING, whether you think you're going to use it again or not (especially new users)
 * MAKE TEMPLATES
 * USE INK AWARE (Control panel > Aware > select all > ok)
 * INVOLVE KIDS, let them come up and interact with the lesson/board

//[|Promethean boards] have multi-touch technology!!! one electromagnetic pen as opposed to the four pens & eraser of SB - promethean boards also might be sturdier in general - need a pen - will not recognize finger - newest update (Active Inspire) is much more functional - can use Notebook software, can also bring Notebook lessons into Active Inspire - also has ink-aware layer//

> (cheap external mics work just fine)
 * Create "SMARTBOARD CLUB" of teachers and tech person, meets once a month, after school = encouraging/helpful community, teacher to teacher training, //peer// training
 * Post [|JING VIDEO] (of audio and screencapture) of lesson on website/wiki/blog for students to see later
 * Teach HANDWRITING
 * as tech integrator - DEMONSTRATE BEST PRACTICES 101, as well as actual lessons, and/or individual tools
 * everybody needs to UNDERSTAND THAT THE FIRST YEAR IS THE HARDEST, it takes time...
 * teach/train teachers to SCAN CONTENT WITH WHICH THEY'RE ALREADY COMFORTABLE - ta da! usable material
 * USE A DOCUMENT CAMERA: [|Elmo] ($$$), [|Averkey] ($$), [|SMARTboard] ($$)
 * USE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERED BY SMARTboard and/or SELLER (some discussion about whether you should do this??)
 * frustration: MAC vs PC Notebook capabilities... (mac can't do what PC can do)
 * BRING .flv VIDEO FILES RIGHT INTO NOTEBOOK (don't have to wait for it to load, won't ever lose it)

//Is anyone using it "too much"?? some administrators seem to think so... too much screen time, not enough 101 interaction between teacher/student //

//How do I train MYSELF? YouTube Atomic Learning smarttech.com (Tequipment too overwhelmed/busy to be helpful)

Virtual manipulatives vs. real tangible manipulatives

Smart Board Training Videos://
 * http://stusupport.curry.edu/SMARTBoardTutorials.html
 * http://smarttech.com/Trainingcenter/material.asp