Now Available: A Smartboard “How To” Book

June 21, 2010

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The book is finally here.  “Easy Smartboard Teaching Templates” is a book full of great ideas for helping you make lessons for your Smartboard.  It is a ‘HOW TO’  book of using SMARTBOARD notebook software.  It is an excellent resource for beginners to advanced users.  The book explains in great detail how to make and use any of the 25 teaching templates that we have covered in the Podcasts.  It is full of color cardstock pages.  It is spiral bound with laminated front and back cover.  This is a great resource for people to have something in their hand to explore as opposed to just looking at instructions on the screen.   The book is written by Scott Miller and David Sladkey who host the Teaching with Smartboard Podcast.   The cost of the book is $16.95 plus shipping and no tax. 


TO SEE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS AND SOME SAMPLE PAGES CLICK HERE

We feel like combining the Smartboard Notebook Software “teaching templates” gallery collection file with the “Teaching with Smartboard Podcasts” and the new book “Easy Smartboard Teaching Templates”will complete the circle of materials for you to be able to make lessons very fast.  This book is all color.  So when you come to a purple word that is a common Smartboard phrase, but you don’t know what it means, you can go to the back of the book where each word is explained with pictures.  For instance, if you were reading somewhere about “Locking” the image, the word “Locking”  would be in purple.  Any purple word is defined in the back of the book with detailed step by step instructions.  We have found that this book acts as a security blanket for teachers.   Many people like to have something more than digital instructions.  This book will alleviate that fear of  “how do I do that?”. 

We have been giving 0ut this book at our Smartboard training sessions within our district and outside of our district for a whole year.  Now it is available to you for $16.95 plus shipping.  If you have any questions about the book please email us at smartboardguys@teachingwithsmartboard.com.

   

TO SEE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS AND SOME SAMPLE PAGES CLICK HERE

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#70 Printing, Exporting, and Importing with Smartboard Notebook Software

March 12, 2010

This podcast will help you through the basics of printing any of your Smartboard notebook software slides.  There are many ways to print.  You can print with a full page, 2 slides per page, or all the way up to 6 slides per page.  You can choose the slides to print as well.  We show you how to do all this.  We also show you how to import your Powerpoint documents into Smartboard notebook software.  It is nice because the objects still are moveable in smartboard.  You can also take your Smartboard documents and export them into Powerpoint software.  Of course we have a couple of jokes for you.  Don’t miss this episode.

Happy Smartboarding,

Dave and Scott

 Download the MP4 Podcast directly

Click Here for RESOURCES and Downloads including notebook documents and PDF’s from each episode

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Guidelines for Students to go up to the Smartboard

November 30, 2009

I think it is important to communicate your expectations often when dealing with the Smartboard.  That is why I made a Smartboard Slide with all my expectation on it.  I always give this at the begining of the year, and often at times throughout the year.  It is a good reminder about how to treat each other with respect while working together as a class to accomplish a goal.  Here is how I set it up.

1.  Have the students work in pairs.

2.  Have the person who is closest to the door be the reader.

3.  Display the “Guidelines for Students to go up to the Smartboard” for the class to read.

4.  Have each pair of students discuss items that caught their attention.

5.  Call on a few students one at a time in a random fashion to share their thoughts.  

6.  Open the discussion up to anyone else who would like to contribute.

   

Guidelines for Students to go up to the Smartboard
 

 

 

Be respectful to others when they are at the board. We will not laugh at mistakes, or make fun of someone for any reason. Remember you will be up there soon.
 

 

 

You always must justify your answer
 

 

 

You may bring a person up to the board to help you.
 

 

 

If you are not sure what to do, you still must come up to the board, however, you may ask for help from someone who has their hand raised to walk you through the problem.
 

 

 

You will be picked at random to go to the board so be ready at all times with your answer.
 

 

 

You may change what someone else has done at the board. You must justify why you changed it.
 
   

 Click here to download the slide with the Guidelines on it.  This will take you to the resources page.  Then click on the Smartboard notebook file that says “Guidelines for Students to go up to the Smartboard”

 
 
 

 

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Marzano and IWB Technology

November 13, 2009

Here are two intresting articles regarding IWB and some studies involving Robert Marzano.  They are well worth your read!

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/nov09/vol67/num03/Teaching_with_Interactive_Whiteboards.aspx

http://iwbrevolution.ning.com/forum/topics/robert-marzano-and-interactive

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Background Music during a Test using Smartboard

October 16, 2009

I gave my students a test today and played some background music throughout the test.  The students loved it and I found myself a little more relaxed.  Why don’t you give it a try.  Just download the classical music notebook file from our resources page.  The composer and the length of the music in minutes is located on the slide itself. 

Click here to go to Resources 

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