Teaching with SMARTBoard

(#24) Back to Basics Part 4 of 4 Using Smartboard Notebook Version 10

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:48:00 GMT

BACK to BASICS 4 of 4 (Using SMARTBoard version 10) We made a podcast out of our Basic Smartboard Class that we hold in our district. We broke it down into 4 podcasts. If you have never used a Smartboard, this is a great place to start. There will not be new lesson structure ideas covered in these episodes. Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey show the Page Sorter, the item drop down menu, and the insert menu. Please join us for this 4 part series. Tell your colleagues that are just starting with SMARTBoard about this podcast. Please join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#23) Back to Basics Part 3 of 4 Using Smartboard Notebook Version 10

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:58:00 GMT

BACK to BASICS 3 of 4 (Using SMARTBoard version 10) We made a podcast out of our Basic Smartboard Class that we hold in our district. We broke it down into 4 podcasts. If you have never used a Smartboard, this is a great place to start. There will not be new lesson structure ideas covered in these episodes. Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey show the Gallery, the File Menu and Properties Menu. Please join us for this 4 part series. Tell your colleagues that are just starting with SMARTBoard about this podcast. Please join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#22) Back to Basics Part 2 of 4 Using Smartboard Notebook version 10

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:41:00 GMT

BACK to BASICS 2 of 4 (Using SMARTBoard version 10) We made a podcast out of our Basic Smartboard Class that we hold in our district. We broke it down into 4 podcasts. If you have never used a Smartboard, this is a great place to start. There will not be new lesson structure ideas covered in these episodes. Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey show the ins and outs of the toolbar in SMARTBoard version 10. Please join us for this 4 part series. Tell your colleagues that are just starting with SMARTBoard about this podcast. Please join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#21) Back to Basics Part 1 of 4 Using SMARTBoard Notebook Version 10

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:22:00 GMT

BACK to BASICS 1 of 4 (Using SMARTBoard version 10) We made a podcast out of our Basic Smartboard Class that we hold in our district. We broke it down into 4 podcasts. If you have never used a Smartboard, this is a great place to start. There will not be new lesson structure ideas covered in these episodes. Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey begin with the very basics including plugging your SMARTBoard in. We also cover how a notebook document is similar to a Word document.

Please join us for this 4 part series. Tell your colleagues that are just starting with SMARTBoard about this podcast. Please join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#20) Process Circuits and Our Favorite Podcast and Blog

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:37:00 GMT

We will cover our favorite Podcast and Blog today. Also we cover a lesson idea called Process Circuits. This is where students get up out of their seat and do problems all over the classroom. Sue Palmberg gives us some excellent Math Jokes as well.

Please join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#19) Jigsaw Puzzles and Google Earth

Wed, 21 May 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Todayâs lesson is how to incorporate jigsaw puzzles in your lessons. Jigsaw puzzleâs are easy to make using Smartboard. More importantly, students are engaged in the learning process. We will walk through how to make a jigsaw puzzle step by step. We will take a spin with Google Earth as well. Please join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

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(#18) Tear the Angles, Math Type in Notebook, and Delicious

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:28:00 GMT

Our lesson today is from Steve Batts of the UK. He submitted a lesson on Tearing Angles. Also, we cover how to import Math Type Equations into Notebook. Lastly the website http://del.icio.us is described.

Please join us this week and every week at itunes or teacher tube.

Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#17) Shell Lessons and Emailing a Lesson to Others

Thu, 8 May 2008 19:29:00 GMT

Shell Lessons are filled in during a class period and then âsaved asâ? another name or folder. Hosts Scott Miller and David Sladkey examine the benefits of this system. Also we look at sending a lesson by email to others.

Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#16) Reveal the Answer and Using the Scanner

Thu, 1 May 2008 01:20:00 GMT

In this episode (16) hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey have a guest, Todd Holmberg, who shares his Anthropology lesson that Reveals an Answer. Also they look into using the scanner with Smartboard. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

Happy Smartboarding

(#15) Brainstorm the Order and Ordering items in the Document

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:04:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey look into a lesson structure called Brainstorming the Order. This is where steps of a process are scrambled and a student has the class brainstorm to get the correct order. Our tip and tutorial is showing how to order items within the document. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#14) Magic Squares and Saving to My Content

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:58:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey look into magic squares. This is where each row, column and diagonal must add up to the same number. Our tip and tutorial is putting a new folder and pages into My Content. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube.

Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#13) Finish the Chart, the Oops button and Print Capture

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:57:00 GMT

In this week's podcast we look at a lesson structure called "Finish the Chart". There a few different math examples, however, they can easily be adapted to any subject area. The tip of the day is using the Oops button which is actually the undo button. We finish with a tutorial on how to Print Capture something.

As always the lesson will be posted at our website in PC form.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

Happy Smartboarding!

(#12) Millionaire and the making of a JPEG

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:34:00 GMT

Who wants to be a Millionaire? A listener John Dolleslager has given a lesson in which we go through step by step. A template of this is located at our website. http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

We also go through how to make a JPEG from any slide in notebook.

Happy Smartboarding

(#11) Class Vote, Saving a Page to the Gallery, and the Making of Class Vote

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:27:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey look into the lesson structure âClass Voteâ?. This is where students are introduced to a completely new topic by figuring out characteristics that are common. It uses the voting power of the class with thumbs up or down. The tip of the day is saving pages into the gallery. The tutorial is the making of âClass Votesâ?. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube. Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#10) Senteo, using your fingernail, and creating a pull tab

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:54:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey look into using Senteo handheld devices. The tip of the day is to use your fingernail to move items around on the screen. The tutorial of the day is creating a Pull Tab. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube. Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#9) Lesson Activity Tool Kit, rearranging slides and putting a timer in My Content

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:25:00 GMT

This week we cover an example from the Lesson Activity Toolkit. Our tip of the day has to do with sorting slides in the page sorter. Our tutorial is putting a timer into the gallery. Check out our website.

We are also putting out a call for lessons to be sent to us. We will be going over a few on the upcoming broadcasts.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

Happy Smartboarding

(#8) Let's get some order here please!, Customizing the toolbar and Using the virtual TI-84

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:38:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey look into the lesson structure âLetâs get some order here please!â? This is where we create different text boxes and can order them in different ways. Our tip of the day is customizing the toolbar. Our tutorial is how importing a graph from the virtual TI-84 Calculator. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube. Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#7) Slide it Over, Making Slide Overs, and changing pen styles

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:50:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey look into âSlide it Oversâ?. This is where a question slides over and the answer gets revealed. There is a math slide over and a foreign language slide over. The tutorial is how to make a slide over. The tip today is changing pen styles. Join us this week and every week at iTunes or teacher tube. Our website is: http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

(#6) I Burned the Lesson Plan Again, Changing Views, and Freehand Screen Capture

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:36:00 GMT

Hosts Scott Miller and David Sladkey discuss the lesson structure called "I burned my lesson plan again". This sturcture is where pieces of the lesson are missing (burnt) and the students have to figure out (deduce) what the pieces actually were. The smartboard tip is changing views in smartboard. The tutorial is using the freehand screen capture tool.

Hope you can visit our website sometime where there are other resources available.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

Happy Smartboarding

(#5) Fill in the Missing Pieces, Regular Shapes, Rocks Paper Scissors Math and Notebook to Powerpoint Activity

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Hosts Scott Miller and David Sladkey of Naperville Central High School in IL talk about a lesson involving Filling in the Missing Pieces. This lesson structure shows how you can give a simple definition in notebook and still engage students minds. The tip of the day deals with making regular shapes in smartboard like a perfect circle, or hexegon or any shape. Also described in this episode is a activity that you can have your students do when in the middle of class to get their brains and bodies moving a little bit called rocks, paper, scissors, Math. Lastly we cover how to make a brain based activity in powerpoint. We export a smartboard document to powerpoint and then change some settings in powerpoint to make it a timed activity.

Happy Smartboarding

As always we would love to hear from you.

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(#4) Nine Piece 3 by 3 Puzzle, grouping with control, and exporting to powerpoint.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:22:00 GMT

Hosts Scott Miller and David Sladkey explain the lesson idea of a 3 by 3 puzzle. They also go through how to use the control button to select and group items. Lastly they go through step by step how to export a notebook document to powerpoint.

We would love to hear from you.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

Happy Smartboarding

(#3) Memory Game, new folder in gallery, and storing items in the gallery

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:13:00 GMT

In this episode hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey explore how to use the memory game in class. They show an example of equivalent fractions, but this game can be used for a variety of uses. In today's tutorial we show how to make a new folder in the gallery. Then once you have made a new folder, you can put different items in the gallery for future use.

We would love to hear from you. Please post a commnet or email us.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

Happy Smartboarding!

(#2) Characteristic Sorting, infinite cloning, and screen capture.

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:11:00 GMT

This episode Scott and Dave look into the lesson structure of Characteristic Sorting. This gives students the opportunity to show what they know, instead of what they don't know. We look into the infinite cloner and how it might be used in a math lesson. We also discuss the use of the screen capture button. This lesson structure as well as many others are at our website at : http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/

We would love to hear from you, so please post a comment

(#1) 4 Corner Sorting, page length and cloning pages

dsladkey@naperville203.org (Dave Sladkey) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:32:00 GMT

Hosts Scott Miller and Dave Sladkey talk about a lesson structure used on the SMARTBoard called "4 corner sorting" as well as inserting pages and a tutorial on how to clone a page. This is a Video Podcast that shows a computer screen shot of SMARTBoard notebook software while explainations are made.

http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/