Involve Your Students!

One of the best ways a SmartBoard can be utilized in the classroom is when the students are using it! Instead of having the students teach something through a PowerPoint presentation or by handing out worksheets have them create a SmartBoard lesson that fits into the curriculum and teach it to the class! This is one of the easiest and most usful ways the SmartBoard can help your students get involved.

Planning Your Own Lesson

Creating your own lesson on the SmartBoard may not be the easiest thing, that is why I am providing you with a video demo. Follow the link below to learn how to create your own SmartBoard lesson.

http://downloads01.smarttech.com:80/media/trainingcenter/95notebook_classroom.pdf

Good Luck!

Integrating the SmartBoard

Copy and paste this link into your navigation bar to recieve some new tips on how to use the SmartBoard in your classroom.


http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/Edtech/SB/resources/SMART%20Board.pdf

This link also provides some troubleshooting tips and contact information of the website builders.

SmartBoard Lessons

Once you have access to the SmartBoard in your classroom you must begin using it!! Finding lesson plans to fit into your curriculum is extremely easy if you do not feel like making one, follow the directions below!

Step 1: Go to this website:

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/enus/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/

Step 2: Click under United States the "view all" link

Step 3: Find your subject and grade level

Sep 4: Pick a lesson that fits into your curriculum

Step 5: Download it & teach it!

This is the easiest way to use the SmartBoard lessons in your classroom. Each lesson designed on this website is interactive and educational you cannot go wrong. Get the students out of their seats AT LEAST once a week and have them participate in a SmartBoard activity or review lesson.

Welcome!

Welcome to "Using a SmarBoard" here I am going to explain some suggestions on how to integrate the SmartBoard into your classroom as well as answer any questions that my arise. Feel free to leave a post with any questions regarding the information I post or information you would like to add! I hope this site leaves you with some helpful hints and ideas on how to use the SmartBoard in a sucessful way in your classroom!